The importance of pulses and the macrobiotic diet

2016 was declared International Year of Pulses by the United Nations in order to promote the consumption of them and increase the worldwide awareness about their nutritional benefits. What are pulses and why are they important? Pulses are part of the legume family (plants whose fruit is enclosed in a pod) but the term “pulse” […]

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Keep Your Immune System Strong this Fall

Immune System

Fall is here, and along with the benefits of cozy movie nights, magically falling leaves, pumpkin soup and hot chocolate comes something much more insidious: rain and gloomy weather…. Transitioning from summer into fall can be tricky, particularly if you have a somewhat weak immune system. A cold is easily caught! No time to spare […]

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HEALTHY NUTRITION TIPS

healthy nutrition tips

We live influenced by a fast lifestyle. Workload, family, household chores and stress, do not allow us to eat healthily. And many times we don’t even know how harmful some foods are for our body. We get carried away by the fast food, ready meals and we deceive ourselves with light products, unaware that there […]

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