Cooking Tips

DON'T: - Eat processed foods such as white flour, sugar, cheese slices, chips etc.. - Eat chemically charged foods - Eat foods containing preservatives - Eat artificial sugars - Eat saturated and trans fats - Drink excessive amounts of sodas - Supersize your meals - Eat foods containing little or no nutritional value.

Artichokes contain a compound called Cynarin, which increases the liver's production of bile. Since bile plays a key role in the excretion of excess cholesterol from the body, then artichoke is a highly effective cholesterol reducer.

Cocoa hydrates your skin, making it firmer and more suppler. Dark chocolate contains high levels of flavonols, a potent type of antioxidant. For maximum flavonol content, eat chocolate that's at least 70% cacao. A couple of squares a day should be enough to improve luminosity. The caffeine in chocolate may temporarily reduce skin puffiness.

3 Carrots give you enough energy to walk three miles.. They were first grown as a medicine not as a food.

Did you know that SMOKING harms your vision? Cataracts (clouding the eye's natural lens) are a leading cause of blindness in the world. Smokers significantly increase their risk of developing a cataract compared with non-smokers. In fact, studies show that people who smoke DOUBLE THEIR CHANCE of forming cataracts, and the risk continues to increase the more you smoke.

Stretch receptors are located throughout the stomach. When they are triggered by food, they send signals to your brain to tell you to stop eating. With high fiber, whole plant foods, you can eat the most quantity for the least amount of calories. For example, 400 Calories from Vegetables would full your stomach comparing to 400 Calories of Chicken, which would fill only half of it.