A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
When it comes to getting dressed up for a special occasion, finding the perfect dress can be a daunting task. You want something that looks great, feels comfortable, and enhances your natural figure. Fortunately, garment designers have come up with an innovative solution to help you look and feel your best with body shaping dresses….
Plums are a delicious and nutritious fruit that offer a vast range of health promoting benefits. These small, juicy fruits that come in red, yellow, black, green and purple are packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that can help improve overall health and wellness. Below are some of the key health benefits of plums. 1. …
An orange a day could keep doctors at bay, researchers have found. Oranges are not only delicious but are a nutritional powerhouse that are packed with vitamins and minerals. The most noteworthy of these is vitamin C, a water-soluble antioxidant that prevents cell damage and strengthens your immunity. Every cell in the body contains DNA,…
The simple answer to this question is ‘yes’, you can wear shapewear or a body shaper every day. However, there are some caveats to this practice. As shapewear is very restrictive, the compression can lead to health issues such as abdominal discomfort, difficulty in breathing, and skin problems if the garment is worn for long…
Blueberries are named for their deep blueish-purplish hue. They are delicious, nutritious and contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants which are bursting with notable health benefits. Packed with antioxidants and flavonoids, these berries are also high in potassium and vitamin C, making them the top choice of doctors and nutritionists. They are anti-inflammatory and may lower…
In recent years, silicone utensils and baby-feeding items have grown in popularity as safer alternatives to plastic. Silicone baby bottles are among some of the newest and most inventive products that have flooded the market. Silicone is naturally free from harmful chemicals like BPA, phthalates, and other chemical substances that rank highly toxic on the…
Many of us juggle tasks every day. As a mother of 3 teenage girls, I juggle house tasks, work-related tasks, and tasks of caring for my daughters every single day. Did you know that juggling is a great exercise for your brain? But it is not juggling with daily tasks that help boost our brain…
What is NEAT? Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sports-like exercise activity, sleeping, or eating. It ranges from the energy expended in walking to work, typing, standing, performing house chores, undertaking agricultural tasks, and even fidgeting. Even trivial physical activities like walking to the toilet or…
We have all heard of probiotics, which are microorganisms that increase your population of good bacteria and prebiotics, which are foods for the probiotics. Prebiotics are fuel needed for good bacteria to grow. Dietary fiber, which you can get by eating certain foods or supplements, is the most common prebiotic. Enter POSTbiotics, the newest member…
The weather these days have been so hot that I’m back to showering five times a day. All the fans in our house are turned on at full blast the whole day. I am in my loosest and thinnest house dress all day long. Going out means slipping into the thinnest dress with a wireless…