Thu. Apr 18th, 2024

Although everybody understands the importance of water for your overall health, many people prefer adding something to their water so it’s not too boring. The go-to additive is usually lemons, which not only adds flavors, but it also adds a ton of health benefits.

Lemons are a natural detoxifier, and they can also improve digestion, neutralize acidity in your body, improve weight loss, and improve your skin. You can not only get these benefits from the juice of the lemon; you can also benefit from essential oils that come from the peels.

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A recent diet that has been gaining in popularity recently is raw veganism, where those who practice it try to eat food as naturally as possible. They believe that this makes them more lively, and that consuming purer food will allow them to be purer as well. Raw veganism involves primarily fruits and vegetables, but you can also consume other non-animal products while on this diet, like seeds, nuts, and herbs. What makes this different from regular veganism is that you can’t eat food which has been cooked above 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

The idea behind the raw vegan diet is …

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Although there have been books and articles that recommend a diet high in plant content and low in meats and dairy products for cancer survivors in order to avoid cancer reoccurrence, a new scientific study has come out that confirms these findings and provides even more insight on why cancer survivors should change their diet to stay healthy.

The lead author of the study is Fang Fang Zhang, M.D., Ph. D., who said that “dietary changes that include more fiber, fruit, and vegetables in the diet and less fat, sodium, and added sugar would be important for cancer survivors.”…

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A common misconception is that the only way to get stronger and build more muscle is to eat a lot of meat and animal products. However, there are plenty of examples of vegans today who are not only breaking these preconceptions. They are also breaking records.

World’s Strongest Vegan

Patrick Baboumian is an Armenian-German weight lifter who currently hold the world record in his weight class for the log lift. In 2011, he also won the German’s Strongest Man competition, beating out a number of meat-eating competitors.

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James Cameron is a well-known director and climate change activist. He is also a vegan and recently delivered a message as to how going vegan will help impact the environment in a positive way.

He said, “The thing that became abundantly clear to us when we met with the experts who are working in nutrition and energy sustainability and climate change is that we can’t actually meet our emission goals if we don’t address animal agriculture, and that’s the thing that’s been left out of the conversation.

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As veganism becomes more popular, there are more and more vegan options popping up in restaurants.

One of the biggest struggles that many people faced as they made the decision to be vegan was that they had a very limited number of options when it came to dining out. Previously, there were only a few vegan options that showed up on restaurant menus, but this has been changing recently as more people choose veganism.…

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Before you throw away that avocado pit, consider planting it so that you can get fresh avocados throughout the year. Growing an avocado from a pit is easier than you might think and can be a fun project to do with your kids. You can start your avocado tree from a pit that comes out of a fresh avocado that you’ve bought from the store with just a cup, some water, and a few toothpicks.

Heath Benefits of Avocados

Before we get to the growing instructions, let’s take a moment to look at the numerous health benefits that avocados have. …

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Is purchasing only organic fruits and vegetables pricey for you?

In this 7 minutes long video Kristina (from FullyRawKristina)  explains which 12 fruits and vegetables (most contaminated and sprayed)  should be organically produced and which 15 fruits and veggies can be conventional produced, thus save same money.

Find out which foods are best to buy organic. Watch this video.…

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