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The alarming impact of added sugars and ways to limit it

The alarming impact of added sugars and ways to limit it

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The presence of added sugars in our diet increases our risks to serious health concerns.

The excessive use or consumption of added sugars in our food or drinks have been linked to a lot of negative outcomes, and these includes the following:

  • Weight gain: Added sugars in our diet can contribute to excessive calorie intake, this can lead to weight gain and obesity if already uncontrolled.
  • Cardiovascular health: High consumption of sugar may increase the risk of getting heart problems.
  • Type 2 diabetes: High consumption of added sugars have been associated with developing type 2 diabetes.
  • Dental health: Sugars consumed in high quantities can contribute to oral health problems like tooth decay or dental carries.
  • Inflammation: Too much sugar intake contribute to chronic inflammation, which is linked to several health conditions.

It is important for individuals to manage and control their added sugar intake to mitigate the potential damaging effects on their health. Adopting strategies to lessen the intake of sugar can play a key role in addressing high sugar level in the body.

The following are some of the effective ways to limit your sugar intake:

  • Read labels: Always check the sugar content of packaged foods that you buy and choose low-sugar or sugar-free alternatives to reduce your sugar intake.
  • Choose whole foods: Prioritize to buy unprocessed foods such as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains that can naturally lower your sugar consumption.
  • Avoid sugary beverages: Cutting back on sugary drinks like energy drinks, sodas, tea or sweetened coffee can remarkably reduce sugar intake.
  • Choose natural sweeteners: Use natural sweeteners like honey, this can still satisfy a sweet tooth with less added sugar.
  • Cook at home: Preparing snacks and meals at the comfort of your own home allows a better control over the sugar content and ingredients of the food that you want to eat.

By following these strategies, individuals can reduce their sugar intake and help themselves support their overall health.

Funnside Ningnangan in Kawit, Cavite

Funnside Ningnangan in Kawit, Cavite

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Are you one of those people who love to eat outside and try out new recipes from your usual meals? And looking for a place to eat freshly cooked recipes? Well, you have to try funnside Ningnangan! It is located along the main road in Kawit Cavite Philippines.

Funnside Ningnangan in Kawit Cavite.

Things that you would also like here would be the spacious area, the Kubo (Nipa hut), and the well-ventilated area while eating your meal. We went here at 9 pm for our dinner and there were still a lot of people coming by. Group of families, friends, and lovers are some of the customers here. During our visit, some people celebrated their birthdays here! You can also celebrate your loved one’s birthday in this place, and ask the staff to give a surprise announcement of his/her birthday!

Below are the fresh foods like salmon, chicken wings, tuna, pork liempo, prawns, seashells, milkfish, tilapia, squid, etc. that you can choose and will be freshly cooked for you by the Ningnangan’s staff.

We tried their grilled pork liempo, grilled tuna belly, baked seashells with garlic and butter, sinigang na salmon belly (salmon belly with tamarind flavor), and deep-fried crablets that taste like chicharon!

The food that we tried was cooked and served well. Thanks to the staff! This place is highly recommended for those people who love to eat various kinds of recipes. The price is just right or reasonable for the good taste and service we experienced here!

Eating in this kind of place where you can see a lot of people enjoying their meals is somewhat relaxing and will gonna give you a moment of boosted mood and energy, it also improves your attention and concentration.

Impressive health benefits of banana blossom

Impressive health benefits of banana blossom

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The banana blossom or the banana heart grows at the end of the banana fruit cluster. When cooked, it has a chunky and flaky texture.

Health benefits of banana blossom and banana blossom recipes.

According to our health food source, the impressive health benefits that you can get from banana blossom are as follows:

  • Banana blossoms are rich in fiber, making them good food to aid in constipation and promote good digestion.
  • It is also rich in potassium that is good at regulating fluid balance in our body.
  • Helps in muscle contractions and nerve signals.
  • Rich in antioxidants that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals.
  • It helps to slow the aging process.
  • Helps manage blood sugar levels.
  • It may help in kidney function.
  • Helps to lower high blood pressure.
  • It has antimicrobial properties, which helps in wound healing.
  • It helps to boost mood.

Disclaimer: This post is intended for educational purposes only!

The Strawberry Farm in Baguio City Philippines

The Strawberry Farm in Baguio City Philippines

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The famous strawberry farm in Baguio City, Philippines is located in the town of La Trinidad Benguet, Philippines.

Strawberry farm in Baguio City Philippines

The Strawberry Farm is owned and maintained by Benguet State University. The area is very spacious, and the ambiance is very calming.

What to do in strawberry farm?

  • Sightseeing -looking around the area is a good activity which can dig your soul with the beautiful nature.
  • Take a look at the Strawberry plants that are patiently waiting for their fruits to come out!
  • Take a look at the quiet and peaceful community houses around the nearby mountains.
  • Enjoy starring at the trees which embraces the high mountains.
  • Feel and breath the fresh air around the strawberry farm.
  • Photo taking- take a photo for every angle which captivates your soul! You would love seeing this as time goes by, specially if you were the one who took the photos.
  • During our visit in the strawberry farm, I saw these beautiful work of arts hanging at the fence before the farm. If you are an artwork lover, you can buy one, and be able to help them as well.
  • Souvenirs shopping- you can see these souvenir stalls before the fence going to the farm, these are products produced by the people of Baguio City, some products are handmade coin purse, wooden products, printed t-shirts, soft broom, keychains etc.
  • Buy their food products- be able to try their food products, these include strawberry jams, fresh strawberry fruits, crinkles, honey, sweet products etc.
  • Strawberry picking during their pick season- we went here during the month of June, and unluckily it isn’t a pick season for strawberries. If you prefer to enjoy picking strawberries you should go here during the months of March, April or May according to the strawberry seller. She added that between the months of November to May are also preferable because June to October are already off season, or there was a low produced strawberries already.

The strawberry farm in Baguio City, Philippines is a good place for sightseeing and photo taking! So if you are interested in visiting this place don’t forget your cameras, money to buy their handmade products and be able to taste their food products, and most importantly your appreciative heart and soul! To be able to enjoy the simplicity and captivating nature of this place.

The Strawberry Farm in Baguio City, Philippines

The Strawberry Farm in Baguio City, Philippines

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The famous strawberry farm in Baguio City, Philippines is located in the town of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Strawberry farm in Baguio City Philippines

Benguet State University owns and maintains the strawberry farm. The area is very spacious, and the ambiance is very calming. It’s a well-known strawberry farm in the Philippines where tourists go to see actual strawberry plants living on the ground. And what the local tourists love in this place is the actual picking of the strawberry fruits.

What to do in strawberry farm?

If you are a natural explorer, you can do a lot of things to explore even in simple places. Below are some activities which can make you appreciate the strawberry farm:

  • Sightseeing -looking around the area is a good activity which can dig your soul with the beautiful nature.
  • Take a look at the Strawberry plants that are patiently waiting for their fruits to come out!
  • Take a look at the quiet and peaceful community houses around the nearby mountains.
  • Enjoy starring at the trees which embraces the high mountains.
  • Feel and breath the fresh air around the strawberry farm.
  • Photo taking- take a photo for every angle which captivates your soul! You would love seeing this as time goes by, especially if you were the one who took the photos.
  • Try their delicious strawberry ice cream and taho with strawberry flavor! These creamy and flavorful food helps to refresh and in a way improve your mood.
  • During our visit to the strawberry farm, I saw these beautiful works of art hanging at the fence before the farm. If you are an artwork lover, be able to buy one so that you can be able to help the artist as well as the seller.
  • Souvenirs shopping- you can see these souvenir stalls before the fence going to the farm, these are products produced by the people of Baguio City, some products are handmade coin purse, wooden products, printed t-shirts, soft broom, keychains etc.
  • Buy their food products- be able to try their food products, these include strawberry jams, fresh strawberry fruits, crinkles, honey, sweet products etc.
  • Strawberry picking during their pick season- If you prefer to enjoy picking strawberries you should go here during the months of March, April, or May according to the strawberry seller. She added that between the months of November to May are also preferable because June to October are already off season, or there was a low produced strawberries already.

The strawberry farm in Baguio City, Philippines is a good place for sightseeing and photo taking! So, if you are interested in visiting this place, just don’t forget to bring with you your cameras!

Important health benefits of chicken meat

Important health benefits of chicken meat

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Chickens are a widely known type of poultry in the world, they are considered domesticated animals. It’s been a very beneficial source of meat and eggs for human consumption. Some common cooking methods are soups, grilled, sautéed, baked, curry and fried.

Here are the important health benefits of chicken meat according to our health food source:

  • It builds muscles, because it has a lot of proteins and little fats.
  • It contains zinc which helps to maintain good appetite.
  • Rich in phosphorus and calcium that are needed to keep the bones healthy.
  • It contains niacin which helps to lower cholesterol.
  • It has a lot of trace minerals that helps to improve immunity.
  • One of the best food for growing children as it have a lot of amino acids that helps children grow taller and stronger.
  • Rich in mineral called selenium which helps to cut the risk of arthritis.
  • It has vitamin B5 or the pantothenic acid which have a calming effect on the nerves and therefore helps to relieve stress.
  • Reduces the risk of heart attacks, Rich in vitamin B6 which lowers the levels of homocysteine that causes cardiac arrests.
  • It has magnesium which helps cope with premenstrual syndrome.
  • The zinc helps to regulate the male hormone levels.
Health benefits of quail eggs

Health benefits of quail eggs

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Quail eggs are a smaller and cuter version which can be use as an alternative to chicken eggs, the dotted color of their shells looks appealing and impressive. They are packed with nutrients that are essential to our body. According to our health food source:

  • Quail eggs contain vitamin B12, selenium, riboflavin, choline and iron.
  • Selenium and riboflavin are important nutrients that help your body break down the food you eat and transform it into energy.
  • It can promote bone health, improves vision, may reduce the risk of anemia, and it can also improve energy levels.
  • Quail eggs are also rich in protein and may stimulate tissue repair and growth.
The importance of plants in our lives

The importance of plants in our lives

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This post will tackle about the beneficial effects of plants in a human being.

Are you one of those who have a green thumb? A green thumb means that you have the ability or talent in growing different plants.

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Plants are responsible for giving us food, helping us to build shelter, serving as ingredients in making herbal medicines, and the major source of our food, which is needed to fuel up our body!

Plants are really eye catching and heart melting. Just like pets in our houses, plants also have life. They need our attention and love, they are nature’s way of saying that in order for our world to be a better place to stay, we must consider taking good care of them as well! They are considered as blessings, and it really takes a good heart to appreciate these beautiful creations. Both women and men seen involved in planting nowadays! They are often called as “plantitos and plantitas” because of their passion in planting.

Here are the health benefits of plants:

  • Responsible for absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, which is essential to life.
  • They help to absorb rainwater, preventing floods.
  • Edible plants (fruit bearing and vegetables) are great sources of daily food.
  • Herbal plants are important in making herbal medicines or herbal supplements.
  • Ornamental plants improve and beautify our surroundings.
  • Plants are a great stress reliever, they have a good calming effect.
  • Plants can improve a person’s creativity and productivity.
  • Improves your mood and concentration.
  • Helpful in cleaning the environment, and serves as natural humidifiers of the surrounding.
  • Plants provide extra life to a lonely space or corner in the house!
  • Helps in decreasing anxiety and stress levels.
  • A good form of relaxation, to divert you from negative thoughts.
  • Adds positivity to the environment.

Whatever your reasons for planting, be it a hobby, way of communicating to nature, be it to go with the trend, for business or something to make an income, all of these deserves an appreciation. You are a good example to people who don’t appreciate the importance of nature! Continue to be an inspiration to other people, to be more loving and caring of what our creator gave us.