Ketchup can be a very healthy and tasty condiment. However the industrially produced versions you find in supermarkets are often loaded with refined sugars, preservatives and other health defeating ingredients. This simple homemade version however is both very tasty and very healthy, as…
HomeMade Ketchup!
Posted in Cardiovascular Health, Dips and condiments, Recipes Tagged with: cardiovascular health, ketchup, lycopene
One cup of blueberries a day to improve blood pressure
A new study on post-menopausal women published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2015, doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.11.001) reports that just one cup of blueberries per day could reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness, which are risk factors…
Posted in Cardiovascular Health, Powerful foods Tagged with: Blood pressure, blueberries, hypertension, nitric oxide
Consumption of polyphenol rich peach and plum juice protects cardiovascular health
Polyphenols from fruits and vegetables have been reported to play a role in the prevention of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. A very recent study in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry investigated the impact of the consumption of peach and plum…
Gluten and dairy free creamy raw chocolate cake
This is a delicious, chocolatey and incredibly guilt free treat which will please the whole family and infuse your body with goodness. Raw chocolate contains many important vitamins and minerals including magnesium, and other essential minerals like calcium, sulfur, zinc,…
Amaranth beneficial for cardiovascular health
What is amaranth? Amaranth is a grain very similar to quinoa, and to the untrained eye they might be mistaken as the same thing. Both of the grains are small and bead-like, and the only noticeable difference between the two…
Posted in Cardiovascular Health, Powerful foods, Well Being Tagged with: amaranth, cardiovascular health
Choco-Coco cookies!
The biscuits are a tasty in-between meals snack or can be a quick breakfast on those days when the time is tight – they are very nutritious, keep you full for long and are very nice with coffee. They are…
Posted in Brain Health, Breakfast, Cardiovascular Health, Recipes, Snacks Tagged with: almonds, chocolate, coconut, cookies, flavonoids
Brain health promoting grain-free low-GL blueberry muffins
This is a delicious treat with a wealth of nutritious and low-GL ingredients. Coconut oil and coconut flour, in combination with almond flour and eggs will give you energy and keep you fuller for longer. Coconut oil has also been…
Posted in Breads and cakes, Breakfast, Recipes Tagged with: Blueberry muffins, brain health, grain-free, Healthy recipe, Paleo
Tastiest and healthiest mayonnaise ever
Did you know that mayonnaise can be a very healthy and nutritious condiment? Shop bought mayonnaise, however, is not a healthy option as the oil(s) used are usually highly processed and heat-treated. Processing vegetable oil compromises the chemical structure of…
Grain free bread with sun-dried tomato and herbs
This bread is so delicious, that, having baked it on a Sunday evening, it hardly made the breakfast table! It has also a low glycemic index (no grains in it), it is gluten free, it has plenty of essential fatty…
Posted in Brain Health, Breads and cakes, Breakfast, Cardiovascular Health Tagged with: fibre, Grain-free bread, herbs, low GL, omega-3, sundered tomatoes