Tag: Red Meat

Iron is an essential mineral required by the body for producing hemoglobin and myoglobin. However, too much of iron can be harmful to the body, it may cause problems such as stomach pain, constipation, and vomiting. To lower the iron level in the body, eat less meat, reduce sugar intake, lower alcohol consumption, eat more of calcium-rich foods, and eggs.

Gut bacteria determine not only your digestive health but your overall immunity as well. Eating a variety of foods, mostly plant-based, fiber-rich, and naturally fermented can help foster the growth of a range of good bacteria. The more diverse your microbiome, the greater will be your health benefits. Refraining from red meat and artificial sweeteners can help discourage disease-causing bacteria in the body.

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Are you suffering from chronic pain? Making dietary changes helps you inhibit chronic pain to a great extent. Identify foods that rile up your pain and foods that fight it. Gluten, red meat, milk, and eggs may contribute to your pain. The anti-inflammatory and the antioxidant properties of a few foods such as green leafy vegetables, ginger, and turmeric will alleviate your pain.

Kickstart your mornings with a tall glass of warm water while be sure to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water during the rest of the day. Use healthy oils like coconut oil, olive oil, ghee in foods to create lubrication. Slash dairy and red meat from your diet; instead fill up on cooked roughage and fiber-filled foods including whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds.

Cancer is a dreadful disease which looms over majority of people. There is more good than harm by being aware of the foods which cause cancer. These 16 cancer-causing foods in the list might be in your diet everyday without your knowledge about their effects. Check out the list and keep it out of your diet to stay away from cancer.

Getting to sleep (and staying asleep) doesn’t have to be a daily struggle if you eat the right foods. Consuming a diet rich in Tryptophan (chocolate, honey, seafood, eggs), Carbohydrates (cereals, oatmeal), Vit B6 (bananas, tuna), Mg (almonds, spinach) amps up your serotinin and melatonin (sleep inducing neurotransmitters) production, and helps regulate your sleep.

There are a lot of controversial topics in nutrition … should we eat 3 meals per day with no snacks, or snack periodically? Are...

In this episode of The Ayurvedic Diet, I talk about meat as medicine and meditation. I ended 26 years of a being a vegetarian because...