Mind-Body Health

We carve pumpkins or paint faces on them for the amusement of others, but are there other uses? Well, pumpkins make great additions to recipes, but they aren’t guaranteed to be low fat meals. What people don’t know is that eating pumpkin on its own gives the best nutritional value and taste.

What we eat has a great effect on how we feel. During winter it’s especially apparent as many people find their mood often becomes depressed. Of course there are medicines available, but if you would like to try a more natural route to dealing with moodiness and feeling down, why not address your diet first?
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Many reports about eggs contain contradictory information. Eggs are, in fact, a great source of vitamins and minerals. Nowadays, they are also great sources of essential fatty acids.

The American Psychological Association recently conducted an annual survey of 7,000 Americans. The results show just in the past five months, anxiety about the economy has jumped from 66 percent to 80 percent. Americans are stressed about their personal finances and the economy, and to cope with stress, the survey found that up to 48 [...]

A piece of fruit is mostly water. The drying process concentrates the natural sugars and can feed our sweet tooth better than candy and other sweet foods. Also the vitamins and nutrients contained in the fruit are still present. Depending on the fruit, it can contain folates, antioxidants, vitamin C, and vitamin A.

Is there a more popular dinner food than chicken? Fried, baked, fricasseed, or boiled, chicken is routinely eaten at evening meals the world over. We each have our favorite ways of preparing it.
The average supermarket chicken is raised in a small crowded pen with not enough room to stretch its wings. It’s fed a [...]