Should you replace vegetable oils with coconut oil?

Should you replace vegetable oils with coconut oil?

Before you make any rash decisions, let’s take time to learn about what is coconut oil. Extracted from the flesh or “meat” of mature coconuts, coconut oil is made using machines that press the liquid from the “meat” of coconuts.

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Which is healthier: Wild Salmon vs Farmed Salmon?

Which is healthier: Wild Salmon vs Farmed Salmon?

You likely have heard of the terms “wild salmon” and “farmed salmon,” but may have little knowledge on their differences between them. And are there any differences nutritionally?

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Pineapple: Say aloha to a tropical sensation

Pineapple: Say aloha to a tropical sensation

Hawaii still grows pineapple but over the years, it is no longer a profitable place to grow and process this fruit.  Today, Hawaii currently only grows about two percent of the world’s pineapple. 

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How healthy are liquid meal replacements?

How healthy are liquid meal replacements?

Many people resort to choosing these quick, reliable and presumably healthy meal beverages justifying their decision based on “if I didn’t have this I wouldn’t time to eat anything at a meal.”

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Protein-packed breakfasts best for healthy weight loss

Protein-packed breakfasts best for healthy weight loss

There’s more research than ever demonstrating how a high-protein breakfast is being used as a successful strategy in promoting weight loss and/or preventing weight gain both in teenagers and adults. 

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8 overlooked vegetables you should be eating

8 overlooked vegetables you should be eating

Some of them are not as familiar as broccoli, cauliflower, or asparagus but they are packed with important nutrients and give just enough variety to an otherwise routine serving of the same old, common vegetables.

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Keeping your gut healthy with prebiotics and probiotics

Keeping your gut healthy with prebiotics and probiotics

What our gut is trying to tell us when these diseases arise is that the gut’s microbiome, partly inherited from your mother at birth and partly determined by your lifestyle, have a great deal of influence on our health. 

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