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How to start taking care of yourself and switching to a healthy diet: 5 steps
How to start taking care of yourself and switching to a healthy diet: 5 steps

Want to make the switch to healthy eating but don't know where to start? We can tell you. 
Food should be a source of energy and health, not extra weight. Here are some simple tips to help make eating healthier:

How to reduce salt and sugar intake
How to reduce salt and sugar intake

Salt or sodium is found in small amounts in most foods - a little more in animal foods, a little less in plant foods. More often than not, people get much more sodium than they need, mostly in the form of table salt. Its average consumption is 12-14 g per person per day.

It is recommended to limit sodium intake to 2000 mg per day, which corresponds to about 5 g of table salt (1 teaspoon). In some cases, a stricter restriction is required.

Healthy nutrition for schoolchildren: a diet for successful learning
Healthy nutrition for schoolchildren: a diet for successful learning

How to make a menu for students: expert recommendations.

Nutrition should fully meet human needs in energy, food and biologically active substances. For schoolchildren, a carefully thought-out diet is especially important, as it is food that first of all creates the conditions for intellectual and physical development, supports immunity and protects against diseases.

Garlic is a natural immunomodulator
Garlic is a natural immunomodulator

Garlic is one of the oldest crops that people began to use in cooking and medicine. Four thousand years ago it was cultivated in Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan. It was an obligatory product in the diet of the ancient Egyptians. It was also fed to slaves engaged in hard labor to give them strength and prevent diseases. During the excavation of the ancient tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, garlic heads were found.

Foods that increase hunger
Foods that increase hunger

Have you just recently eaten, but you feel like snacking again? Perhaps foods that tend to aggravate hunger are to blame.

Child's immunity: how to strengthen
Child's immunity: how to strengthen

Frequent colds can prevent a student from learning new things. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to strengthen the immune system.

The warm summer is over, replaced by fall - with winds, rain, slush and sudden weather changes. Very soon, seasonal diseases will begin to increase. The most vulnerable during this period are children of preschool and school age, as their immunity is just gaining strength. To make the natural "defender" of the body was strong, it must be helped.

Carbohydrates in the diet. Who, why and how much?
Carbohydrates in the diet. Who, why and how much?

Carbohydrates provide the body with energy, but they come in many forms.

Carbohydrates are a key source of energy in the human body, with just 1 g of them providing 4 kcal of energy. When carbohydrates are broken down in the body, glucose is formed, it is extremely important for the preservation of tissue protein, fat metabolism and central nervous system nutrition.

Basics of good nutrition
Basics of good nutrition

What a person needs for a happy, carefree, bright and long life? Health, of course. In Europe, people in retirement are becoming more active, now they have free time to travel and enjoy life in peace. But how can you enjoy it if your health is no longer the same? If the general condition is so bad that you do not want anything in life.