As the American Heart Association recommends, the consuming of saturated fats should be significantly reduced. All healthy fats are of unsaturated group and their sources are nuts, seeds and fish. One of such sources has unfairly lost its popularity nowadays. It is sunflower oil, which is good ...
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Flaxseed Oil Benefits for Women
Flaxseed oil derived from flaxseed contains the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid, one of omega-3 fatty acids. Fish oil is considered the best source of omega-3 fatty acids. However, vegetarians or people allergic to fish can receive the benefits of omega-3s from flaxseed oil. There are ...
Read More »Fish Oil and Weight Loss
According to the reports of the American Heart Association, obese people are prone to health complications. They often suffer from high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and sleep apnea. While exercise and diet are key factors necessary for a functional and healthy body, supplements becomes more popular ...
Read More »Ever Wondered What Coconut Oil Brand Is The Best?..
As I have stated multiple times already – coconut oil, together with olive oil, is extremely popular in our house and we were very happy to make this discovery together with the rest of the world! Below are the coconut oils we trust and use for ...
Read More »Ever Wondered What Olive Oil Brand Is the Best?..
In this post we would like to tell which olive oil brands we personally use and they are now sitting in our kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Since olive oil is the oil we use most than any other for numerous things (along with coconut oil), I ...
Read More »Super Easy Ways to Introduce Coconut Oil to Your Diet
Coconut oil is very health beneficial fat, containing lauric acid, capric and caprylic acids, which are highly protective. Coconut oil helps combat free radicals and is rich in antioxidants. It’s heat stable oil and needs no refrigerating. It is solid at room temperature and can ...
Read More »Coconut Oil for Stretch Marks: Why & How
Stretch marks are a certain form of scarring that takes place after rapid skin stretching. At first they appear purple or red lines and then they become of a pale, white or pink shade. The damaged area is very soft and delicate. If stretch marks come ...
Read More »Is Coconut Oil Good or Bad?
Coconut oil was believed harmful due to high concentration of saturated fats. Experts dismissed coconut oil and considered it unhealthy for consuming. A lot of researches have been carried out and it has been found out that coconut oil contains healthy fat. It has been ...
Read More »How to Take Coconut Oil to Benefit from It
Coconut oil is extremely beneficial for human’s health if you know how to take it properly. It lowers blood pressure, helps to control the cholesterol level in your blood and therefore minimizes the risk of heart disease. Coconut oil normalizes and improves digestion and adoption of ...
Read More »Coconut Oil as a Sunscreen?
Most of us nowadays are looking for natural solutions for all kinds of health problems. Although health care industry develops rapidly in all directions, people never forgot about the benefits of organic ingredients. Coconut oil sunscreen is a perfect example of natural alternative to a commercial ...
Read More »How to Use Olive Oil for Hair Growth
When people meet hair problems, when their hair is thin and weak they usually turn to a medicated shampoo. Olive oil, however, can provide much help to our hair as well. It is a great idea to apply olive oil for hair growth even if we ...
Read More »Olive Oil: Nutrition Facts
Olive oil is derived from crushed and pressed olives, is an important part of the Mediterranean diet. It is considered to be one of the healthiest dietary oils and is widely used for cooking, seasoning and flavoring. The most beneficial for health are virgin and extra ...
Read More »Can Coconut Oil Clear Acne?
Many people believe that acne takes place on oily skin and oily products can’t be applied to heal it. When we talk about coconut oil and acne we should have in mind that coconut oil has antibacterial properties and can be applied for acne treatment. The ...
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