At its most basic, water is a molecule with one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms, bonded together by shared electrons. In general terms, the human body can go two to three days without water and, it is often said in survival guides, 30 to 40 days without food of any kind. When it comes […]
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How to Get in Shape before Christmas
Christmas is just round the corner, and with it , eating, drinking and merry making. After that, New Years Eve celebrations will see even more eating, drinking and merry making.. yikes! So, how do you get in shape before the intense partying gets into full swing? Here’s How: 1. Stop snacking on Junk Food Clear […]
5 Unusual Foods that will Boost your Sex Life
How Can one Improve one’s Sex Life? Routine is great in our daily lives.. except for in the bedroom. In the bedroom, routine is death. Don’t let boredom in the bedroom get you down. Worse still don’t find yourself in the perfect situation for some nooky, and then not being able to perform! Here […]
Hot Chocolate helps you sleep .. Myth or Fact?
So, when people say, Hot Chocolate helps you sleep .. is that a Myth or Fact? We all know that foods that contain tryptophan are often helpful in inducing a good night’s sleep. Tryptophan is one of the essential amino acids needed in our bodies and helps us to get the proper rest; it also enables […]
Nuts over Coconuts
I remember a couple of years back, we had a visitor to Malaysia, who had never seen a coconut in his life. When we cracked open the shell for him, he was even more impressed at the clear sweet, yet slightly salty liquid that poured out. When we finally cut open the nut and fed […]
Pinole, pretty please!
Another one of my secret weapons for long distance running, is the Pinole. Pinole is a Spanish translation of an Aztec word often called “La comida del desierto” (food of the dessert) and is a form of parched corn. It is toasted maize kernels, often in a mixture with a variety of herbs and ground […]
Chia Seeds and the Tarahumara
I have to admit that I’ve been pretty taken with the book, “Born to Run” that I picked up in the airport one recent transit. After reading the book, three things happened to me. 1. I was inspired to keep up being an endurance runner, and to try and run even for longer distances 2. […]
Heard of Quercetin?
Food fascinates me. And the way food works on the body, whether good or bad, depends on what sort of food you allow into your system. One of the buzz words that I want to talk about, is quercetin. Quercetin are flavonoids that give many fruits, flowers, and vegetables their color. Flavonoids scavenge damaging particles […]
10 Good Reasons to Start Eating Chia Seeds
What are Chia seeds, you may ask. They sound Chinese, and when my mum first introduced them to me I was somewhat baffled by the strange name. Then a little research on the internet showed that Chia seeds are in fact, Salvia hispanica, a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. The […]
Is Coffee Bad for Me?
I am a coffee addict. I find it hard to walk around after lunch, without entering a coffee bar. I have tons of coffee bookson my coffee table at home, and I generally just love talking about coffee! Well the good new is that, studies show that we may actually be benefitting from more than just […]