Is Eating A Lemon Healthy For The Body | Lemon is one of the controversial fruits of our times. Not as popular as cherries, bananas, apples or strawberries because of its bitter taste, lemon has more health benefits that one might imagine.

I personally like lemon; I eat it every chance I get and I cannot get enough of this sweet-bitter taste! Brought in the area of the Mediterranean Sea by Arabs, it originates in India from the tree called “Citrus Limon”. Romans used this yellow, oval-shaped fruit in their food in order to improve its’ taste and give it favor. Today, lemon is not only used for culinary purposes but also for therapeutically and medical purposes as it contains anti-cancer and antioxidants properties.

The fresh lemon juice is a rich source of Vitamin C which is vital to our body. So the answer to the question “Is eating a lemon healthy for the body?” is definitely yes. It is quite recommended actually.

Lemons are especially rich in citric acid which is an important ingredient for foods giving them a special flavor and a bitter-sweet taste that is mostly appreciated .However important lemon might be in our daily food, the culinary benefits of lemon cannot be compared to the numerous and important health benefits that lemon provides us with.

Today most people drink their water with a slice of lemon in it or with freshly squeezed lemon juice mixed with water. Besides the refreshing feeling we get during a hot summer day, the health benefits of lemon juice are numerous and I will try to resume myself to the mist important of them. Lemon juice has digestive abilities and can be used to relieve belching, bloating and heartburn, which are all symptoms of indigestion. Consumed regularly lemon juice can help you with all sorts of digestive problems and can act as a liver tonic.

Lemon is used also in dental care in order to reduce pain caused by cavities or gum infection. Gum bleeding can be stopped by massaging the gums with lemon juice. Lemon is very good for skin care and its’ rich content of Vitamin C can remedy wrinkles and blackheads and can rejuvenate the skin, acting as an anti-ageing agent. Lemon is found in the composition of many daily skin-creams and its’ effects are visible after only a few usages.

Lemon can control high blood pressure due to its’ high percentage of potassium and can relax your mind and body. It is used most commonly in weight-loss diets in the form of lemon water. It works wonders for people trying to lose weight.

So, is eating a lemon healthy for our body? Do you still need an answer to that question? I think not. Or maybe we should just add that it would be great if you could eat more than one lemon a day. I would do wonders for your health!

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Healthy Eating And Longevity | Aging is an issue that concerns people all over the world. It always has and it always will. Nobody wants to age before their time, and let’s face it getting older sooner than we should is no rollercoaster ride.

Scientists from all corners of the world have been trying for ages to reverse the aging process and provide longevity to people. There are all kinds of cosmetic products that promise you a long lasting baby face or vitamins that make you live 10 years longer than you are supposed to.

Even from ancient times, people have been trying to maintain their youth and prolong their lives. Let’s not forget the famous Cleopatra, who was well known for taking long milk baths in order to preserve the youth of her skin. However, we are constantly searching for solutions in all the wrong places. Did we ever stop to wonder if not healthy eating and longevity are strongly connected?

Let’s remember our ancestors! They were much healthier and they definitely lived longer if not affected by disease or war. Their food came from their gardens, it was not treated or refined, and they drank the milk directly from their cows, their fruits from the forest and drank their water from the rivers and wells. They worked hard day after day. They lead a healthy way of life if we really take a second to think about it. Their days were for working and their nights were for sleeping and not the other way around.

Nowadays, the word “longevity” has almost entirely lost its’ actual meaning. We refer to longevity mostly in the sense of “life expectancy” which is something completely different. The life expectancy is decreasing with every year, due o unhealthy food, alcohol, smoking, sedentary and all the diseases related to these vices.

Healthy eating and longevity are indeed strongly connected in today’s world. We should try and eat as healthy as we can: vegetables, fruits, fish, and low calorie products. As far as alcohol is concerned, do not abuse it, but also do not completely eliminate it from your eating habits. A glass of wine every now and then is actually good for your heart. Just make sure that it is only a glass, and only once in a while.

Fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants which have many positive effects on the body. They are known to represent a “fountain of youth” if consumed daily. Don’t forget to exercise no matter the age. I have a neighbor who daily takes out her bike and goes for a 2 hour ride in order to remain fit. She is 70, looks 50, extremely healthy and energetic.

My longevity family line fills me with hope. My great grandmother died at the age of 93, proving that healthy eating and longevity do have a common point. She lived most of her life in the country side and she was a great fruit lover.

So, don’t lose hope. We can all live long and healthy lives. It’s in our hands.

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Health Benefit - Eating Eggs | Eggs represent one of my favorite foods. I am not joking. Boiled, scrambled, fried, pickled, in whatever way they are cooked they have always represented one tasty course for me to eat. If you let me, I could eat scrambled eggs every morning as funny as it may sound it is my number one food choice.

Eating eggs health benefits are nowadays well known to most people and we have started eating eggs not only for their tasty flavor but also for the benefits they bring to our health. It is one of the ways though which we could “mix business with pleasure” if I may say so.

But what are exactly eggs and where did they first came to use? Eggs are an oval shaped cell laid by different species of females. The eggs we eat are mostly chicken eggs, turkey eggs and duck eggs. They are made of a protective eggshell, albumen or otherwise known  egg white and vitellus or egg yolk. Men have eaten eggs since prehistoric times. All sorts of old paintings and cave cravings show men raising chicken and carrying large baskets of eggs. Therefore, eggs have had a long life as a nutrient and their tasty flavor and health benefits have managed to preserve eggs among people’s largely consumed food.

Let us take a look of the few eating eggs health benefits. They contain significant amounts of vitamins and minerals like vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B12 as well as iron, potassium, calcium, folic acid and phosphorus. That is quite a composition, don’t you think? The best thing about eggs is that we can find them all year long in all sorts of supermarkets, top shell and at affordable prices.

Maybe the widest known benefit of eggs is that they protect against macular degeneration and they are a real eyesight protection because of the antioxidants found in the egg yolk: zeaxanthin and lutein. These two components protect the eyes from sun radiation and keep them healthy longer.

Eggs are very good in weight-loss diets as they can control your body’s rate of absorbing calories. They are also recommended if you want to maintain your weight. They are not fattening and they help your body control its’ weight.

It seems that eggs also provide us with choline, a substance that helps the brain development and gives us brainpower. Our body does not produce this substance in large amounts, but it is ok, we can take it from eggs. Eating eggs health benefits do no stop here. Eggs are recommended during pregnancy also because they contain choline that is very good for good fetal development. The protein found in eggs is a source of lasting energy and it stops us from consuming unhealthy snacks during the day. The egg yolk contains anti-clotting proteins that prevent blood clots and reduce the risk of heart attacks.

Overall, I think the health benefits of this little oval shaped food are quite numerous. So, do not forget, eat at least two eggs a day!

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Health Effects - Eating Cabbage | Cabbage is not the most popular vegetable. On the contrary it chases away both children and adults and it is rarely consumed in the United States of America. Europeans however eat a lot of cabbage especially during weigh-loss diets. Eating cabbage health effects are numerous although people may not enjoy the strange cabbage taste and smell.

Cabbage is a leafy green vegetable and it belongs to the Brassica oleracea Linne family.It is a crowded mass of green leaves, sometimes even red, forming a globular cluster.

Cabbage is derived from a leafy plant called wild mustard, which grew in the Mediterranean region, mostly along the coast. It was known to the Romans and to the Greeks as sea cabbage and it was highly praised for its medicinal properties rather than for its culinary purposes.

The name cabbage comes from the Normanno-Picard name caboche, which meant head. Today, the largest cabbage production can be found in China, followed by India and Russia. It is used mostly for culinary purposes but with the on going natural plants revolution it has started to be used also for its’ health effects. The parts of the plant that are normally used for culinary purposes are the leaves, which make a great cabbage soup.

Eating cabbage health effects have begun to spread all over the world and specialists agreed that it is one of the healthiest and vitamin rich vegetable. The good news is that cabbage can be found all year long, it is very cheap and easy to cook. Not all people will enjoy cabbage meals at fist but in time, you will get used to this healthy vegetable.

It is considered a cancer inhibitor and it has been demonstrated that it kills certain viruses and bacteria. Cabbage produces many antibodies that definitely improve our immune system. As far as digestion is concerned, cabbage contains significant quantities of iron and sulphur. They are minerals that very much contribute and help with the digestion process.

Cabbage is highly recommended in weight-loss diets. It contains vitamin C that helps the body burn all the fat and vitamin D and A, which is very good for one’s skin, keeping it young and maintaining its’ vitality. Cabbage juice is used in order to treat ulcer patients and it is also very effect full in the treatment of fungus or infections.

The iodine in cabbage helps you maintain a proper muscle development and helps you build your muscle. The lactic acid contained by cabbage helps with the daily energy and it acts in order to disinfect the colon. Cabbage juice consumed daily can help treat headaches, bronchitis, asthma and all sort of digestive problems. Known as a detoxifying agent, cabbage increases the production of antioxidant through sulforaphane. Another important antioxidant found in red cabbage, anthocyanin, helps with the protection of brain cells and prevents people from Alzheimer's disease.

As you have seen, eating cabbage health effects are indeed numerous and we should consider ourselves lucky that we have this wonder vegetable at our disposal all year long.

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