by Mira | Aug 2, 2010 | beans, calories, fiber, legumes
This is a random lunch I had at home with the family š I am on vacation and my mom knows well what I like, so she prepared it especially for me š – Courgette, green beans and potato salad with lemon & olive oil dressing: 5 tablespoons, 70 calories Ā -Arabic...
by Mira | Jul 24, 2010 | almonds, cholesterol, diabetes, fiber, health, Metabolism, Nutrition, Omega 3, unsaturated fat
Some people might beĀ afraid to consume nuts due to their high fat content! But it is not always about calories and weight gain when it come to nutrition. There areĀ things beyond that š In a study published in Nutrition Research and Practise, peanuts showed to to...
by Mira | Jul 18, 2010 | bloating, calcium, calories, intestinal gases, yogurt
Few months ago, I started to include activia yogurt instead of my daily morning skim milk. Milk was causing me bloating and some abdominal pain. I tried to have the soya milk but I didn’t stick to it. I amĀ having my plain activia yogurt twice a day, in the...
by Mira | Jul 15, 2010 | brain, cancer, chocolate, cholesterol, cranberries, diabetes, fat, fiber, green tea, health, Nutrition, Omega 3, soy, vit c
I talked a lot in previous posts about antioxidants and how effective they are in treating many diseases and cases like cardiovascular diseases, cancer, immunity, brain health, athletic performance and many others! A wide variety of antioxidants have recently been...
by Mira | Jul 11, 2010 | interview
SomeĀ peopleĀ wanted me to translate the article that has been posted in Al Siyassa newspaper. So here is the translation! š 1-Ā Ā Ā What are the reasonsĀ of obesity in Kuwait? Kuwait is sorted as the 2nd country known for its obesity, right after the united states....