Research suggests that our ancestors in the Paleolithic era ate about 100 grams of fiber per day. Nowadays, the average person consumes only about 15 grams. This big difference can have significant

Like the other nutrients, fats are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. However, their hydrogen-to-oxygen ratio does not match that of water, which is why water and fat do not mix but repel each other.

Does too much coffee make you feel agitated, or does a lot of sugar make you jumpy or drowsy? If so, then you have firsthand experience proving that food can affect how you feel beyond just feeling satiated,

There are thousands of different proteins. Wheat gluten, maize gluten, zein, and albumin are some examples. Any food or living organism contains at least one protein. Eggs and seeds may have one to a few,

Did you know that over 1 billion meals are wasted globally every day, while 783 million people continue to face hunger? That’s not just a statistic—it's a stark reminder of the inequalities we face in

Discover how carbohydrate intake impacts hormone balance, regular periods, and overall reproductive well-being.

Health and wellness for all! I am back in the community to share with you the experience of participating in a natural medicine workshop where we learned how to prepare an aloe vera syrup. The workshop

Our foods are made up of many different components. We can roughly put them in these categories: phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, water, fibre, fat, carbohydrates, protein, and even natural toxins exist

Summer is on its way, and melons are coming back in stores. That is, if you find yourself in the northern hemisphere of our planet. Over here in the Amazon rainforest, we are actually in winter, which

Yes, it does! Try to imagine the following: fresh peas that you got from a nearby small farm. No synthetic fertilisers or pesticides were used. The farmer says they grew along with some basil and marigolds

Did you know that bananas are berries? Botanically speaking, they fit the jacket of a berry, as they are fruits coming from one single pistil, and the berries are soft inside, as are their seeds. Many

Lemon Balm is the great herbal soother. Its well heavenly scent can uplift our spirits soothing anxiety and stress.

Smelly farts, bloated, abdominal pains. Being unnecessarily irritated, anxious for inexplicable reasons, always tired, depressed, gaining weight. IBS, SIBO, diabetes, autism, MS. All of the above can be

Mugwort is a magical, healing herb with deep connections to healing and mythology.

This Post is both in English and Spanish. En Español puedes ir directamente dando click Aquí Hello to all my friends at @plantpowervegan. It's a pleasure to share a delicious, nutritious and quick recipe.

Eating is awesome! Food tastes good, and it keeps you alive! And, when done properly, eating doesn't just keep you alive; it also gives you the energy and vibrant health that you need to achieve your goals

Greetings my friends, I hope you are well, and these days have been resting with your loved ones, today I want to share with everyone what my dinner was that day, it was not fish, nor meat, it was a delicious

We all know those pills, creams, eyedrops, and nosesprays—those'solutions' when things have gone wrong with your health. Many of them are purely synthetic, meaning they are not made from compounds found

Weeks have passed since my last Herbal Homestead update. And although I have been going out to collect nearly each day, my baskets haven't been as varied as I would like. Life has taken me into many different

And none of them is to drink more coffee. As delicious as it is, coffee is not what keeps us going. If you use it too much, then coffee could even inhibit your energy potential. Coffee and also tea are