Monday, February 25, 2013

Let us eat.... Avocado!!

Avocado is high in Vitamin E, Vitamin K and good fats (monounsaturated fatty acids, Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils), why no have a few Avo trees in your back yard? :)

Short health facts and tips dump

  • Ginger, onion and garlic are natural antibiotics, their antibacterial properties can strengthen your immune system, especially in winter
 
  • Word of the day:
    Pregorexia, a condition where a pregnant mother is obsessed with being thin.
 
  • Maternal undernutrition plays a big part in the brain and cognitive underdevelopment and alteration in the fetus. If the mother is malnourished during her pregnancy, the infant will have a higher risk of having mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. 
 
  • Health fact of the day:

    Muesli might be much tastier, and contains a bigger range of nutrients than oats, but it is much higher in calories.