A few tips on healthy eating

In planning a diet, the important thing is to also endeavour to restrict your ingestion of refined carbohydrates, salt and fats.

The problems associated with low carb diets
Its extremely popular, but it is really safe for you?
The majority of the undesirable side-effects reported, such as feeling tired, diarrhea, constipation, or headaches seem to pass quickly, but critics contend that low carb diets are not without serious long term side effects.
Moreover, it has been proposed that the kidneys may come under too much strain and that a related change in blood acidity levels can lead to bone damage, but some of the scientifc research trying to test the hypothesis have struggled to find significant evidence of damage to the kidneys or loss of bone.

Lycopene super foods
(includes apricot, red bell peppers & rosehip)

The nutrient lypcopene is a naturally occurring chemical compound and a member of the same group of phytochemicals as carotene. Lycopene is accountable for the red color of quite a few natural foods.

Usefully, unlike most other nutritional compounds, this useful phytochemical does not degrade if cooked, but is noticeably increased in efficacy by cooking.

. Lycoprene's most valuable health contribution is that it is an antioxidant and appears to be an asset in the battle to lower the risks of developing cancer.

This useful phytochemical is the most potent fighter of singlet oxygen, which is correlated with skin aging. It's also believed to slow down the growth of atherosclerosis.