Archive for the 'Nutrition' Category

How To Make a Bunny Rabbit Cake

For a little fun in the kitchen, consider adding a Bunny Rabbit Cake to your dessert plans. This simple-to-follow plan will be fun for you and the kids. You’ll be sure to have a great time making and dining on this special dessert. Here’s how to make a Bunny Rabbit Cake : Materials: Cake mix [...]

Acai Has The Highest Antioxidant Capacity of Any Fruit or Vegetable

Free radicals are reactive unpaired electrons (called oxidants) that can have acute or chronic adverse effects on normal physiological function. This negative effect is referred to as oxidative stress. The main role of antioxidants is to interact with excessive free radical activity, and mop up or quench these free radicals so they are rendered harmless.

Acai Berry – The Discovery of A Superfood

Until 2000, no one imported significant amounts of Acai into the United States or other countries around the world, so interest in this “superfood” was in limbo until the beginning of the 21st century. Some companies promoted and marketed Acai products in the early 2000’s via distribution in juice bars and mass-market outlets. These used [...]

Relieving Stress With Correct Nutrition

Causes of stress have never been as prevalent as they are today. On a worldwide scale there is an economy that is desperately struggling, the threat of war and terrorism and a distrust of governmental figures. If those aren’t enough to cause a person stress, we all have individual problems to pile up on top [...]

Calcium saves bones during weight loss

Overweight adolescents wanting to lose weight should not neglect calcium-rich foods such as dairy, a world leader in bone research says. Connie Weaver and a team of researchers from Purdue University in the US studied calcium metabolism throughout people’s life cycle, particularly during periods of high demand such as adolescence.