In our times, when obesity and overweight turned into quite a common problem, the world’s scientists and researchers are constantly looking for new natural treatments and herbal remedies for this health condition. A great number of today’s scientific studies and experiments are being done with the aim to find an effective remedy for overweight. One of such studies by the specialists at the University of Yaounde showed that mango extract, namely African mango seed extract, can assist people who want to shed some pounds, as well as help in lowering cholesterol levels. Read the rest of this entry »

Cheese is one of the most favorite and popular foods which is a part of daily diet of overwhelming majority of modern families throughout the world. For the last decade, cheese consumption in the US increased by almost 22%. This dairy product is a very common ingredient of may dishes, the one which makes those dishes delicious. However, many people are trying to avoid eating lots of cheese as it is reported to have high content of saturated fat and cause cholesterol problems or other unwanted health conditions. At the same time, it is impossible to claim that moderate cheese consumption does not lead to any good for our health. Read the rest of this entry »

High levels of cholesterol is a problem of millions of modern people, and the following cholesterol lowering tips can help anyone to keep this problem under control.

1. Create a strategy for effective weight management. Studies showed that the higher BMI of a person, the more cholesterol is produced in the body. Approximately, every extra kilo you gain adds 2 more points to your cholesterol level. Try to follow a healthy nutrition plan, and your diet should be 70-75% of fruit, vegetables, cereal and grains, so only 25-30% of your diet can be meat and diary products. Read the rest of this entry »

Eggplants, or aubergines, or Guinna Squashes, are dark purple shiny veggies, which have great nutritional value and are used for cooking really delicious meals. These relatives of peppers and tomatoes came to the Western countries from China, where they have been cultivated for thousands of years. Eggplants are very popular in the Middle East and used for cooking a great variety of meals, starting from amazing stews with hard cheese and ending with deserts. These purple veggies were introduced in Europe in the end of the 17th century, and very soon a famous scientist and botanist Thomas Jefferson started cultivating eggplants in the US. Read the rest of this entry »

For the last decades, the popularity of oatmeal, or crushed oats, has been increasing on global level. More and more people around the world learn about numerous nutritional and health benefits of oatmeal, and start eating a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast on a daily basis. Before, oatmeal was commonly consumed in the form of porridge prepared after soaking the grains overnight in water and cooking on a low fire. In old Scottish and Irish cuisines oatmeal was also used as an ingredient for cookies and bakery, puddings and special oatcakes, as well as other traditional meals. Read the rest of this entry »

Constant feelings of being lonely, isolated and depressed may have really harmful effects on our psychological condition. In order to find a new remedy for feeling lonely and left out, the experts tried to base their therapeutic approaches on the idea that social isolation and depression make people feel cold. Two psychologists at the University of Toronto, Geoffrey Leonardelly and Chen-Bo Zhong, leaded a series of experiments directed on confirming or disconfirming this common assumption. Read the rest of this entry »