NUTRITION

Vegan diet is more than a diet - it’s a lifestyle. The main focus behind a vegan diet is to improve animal welfare and to reduce our environmental footprint. Also, research shows that it has protective effects against cancers, diabetes and heart diseases. But, are there any downsides to being a vegan, and if so, how can we overcome them?

Magnesium is a mineral involved in more than 300 enzyme processes that help build proteins, regulate blood sugar, blood pressure, repair DNA, and provide support for muscle and nerve functions. We usually obtain magnesium from food sources, but sometimes a magnesium deficiency can occur. Let’s see why it happens and how we can prevent it.

Intermittent fasting – the trendiest diet search term on Google in 2019 – is currently one of the world’s most popular diet plans. As there have been many diet trends that come and go, we may question the hype behind intermittent fasting claiming to be the best diet hack. So, is this trendy diet Fad or Fact? Let’s find out what the science says about intermittent fasting.

Vitamin C is an essential vitamin found in food and today sold in different forms as a supplement. We cannot make vitamin C in our body, which makes proper nutrition and supplementation important because latest research has shown that vitamin C plays an important role in our physical and neurological health.

With a negative stigma behind fat, it is important to understand the need for fat that our body has in order to function properly. Differentiating between the types of fats can help us improve our cognitive function and health. Also, we need to understand which types of fat our brain prefers in order to delay aging and cognitive decline.