We talk about vegan, vegetarian, and healthier lifestyle. But unfortunately, we are still a minority, and we hardly ever see information related to it in the media. Now Justin Timberlake made a fantastic splash on Saturday Night Live. Everybody has been talking about it, and searching "Justin...
For those of us that have been talking about alkalizing for a while, the first thing that comes to mind when we think of alkaline foods is kale. Kale is the king of alkaline foods, it is rich in calcium, iron, fiber, amino acids, and omega 3s and 6s, and it offers an amazing array of health...
I love my Chia Seed, which is the best known source of Gelatinous Fibers available. This tiny little seed is so powerful in cleansing your system and providing you nutrition that it once constituted the main source of energy for the Aztecs in pre-Columbian times. Let me re-share some impressive...
No Milk, Please The last few months have been a bit hectic around here, and I guess you've noticed it because I haven't been writing as often. I apologize for that! The truth is I HAVE been writing. Not blog posts, but my book: No Milk, Please. That is what has had me so busy lately. You see,...
Eating 7-8 Fruits And Vegetables Per Day Will Make You Happier [STUDY]
Michael Kelley | Oct. 23, 2012, 9:30 AM |David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald and Sarah Stewart-Brown have written one of the first studies on the potential influence of the different kinds of food people eat on feelings of happiness. Using datacovering 80,000 randomly selected British individuals along with seven accepted measures of well-being, they found that happiness and mental health rise in proportion to the number of daily servings of fruit and vegetables, peaking at 7-8 servings of 2.8 ounces each. The pattern remains "remarkably robust" when adjusted for a large number of other demographic, social and economic variables, the study found. Even after isolating confounding variables, it was found that individuals consuming at least 7 servings a day were 2.7 percent happier than those who eat almost no fruit and vegetables. The authors note that the rise in life satisfaction is larger than "being a non-smoker [1.9 percent], is only a little less than that from being married [3.6 percent], and in absolute size is more than half the coefficient of having a longstanding illness [negative 4.3 percent]. Being unemployed, which is known from well-being research to have routinely one of the largest effects in happiness equations, is associated with approximately [negative 9 percent]." The scientists conclude that thinking about the types of foods we consume may be valuable for governments concerned with the ultimate happiness of their citizens.
Flickr/Harald Groven The study defined a serving as about 80 grams (2.8 ounces). Eating fruits and vegetables is strongly associated with peak mental well-being, according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
We've heard of the going green movement, but how about we start an Eat Green Foods movement for our health! If you look at our Alkaline Food Chart you will see that the best alkalizers are all green. Well this is no coincidence! In fact most of our fellow mammals eat a green diet. Green...
Months ago, in a post titled Top 5 Trendy Healthy Foods we talked about quinoa. This nutritious superfood made our top 5 then and is still at our top 5 today, in our grocery list, if nothing else. Quinoa tastes great, and is so nutritious and easy to make and combine with almost any meal that its...
