Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

Maintaining a healthy diet when living with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

26 Dec 2022 • 1 Like

Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a medical condition that causes damage and inflammation to the liver. While NASH development is not linked to alcohol consumption, lifestyle risk factors...

7 dangerous food-drug interactions

18 Dec 2022 • 22 Likes

Certain types of food, by interacting with certain drugs, can have an impact on their effectiveness or increase their side effects. Indeed, any medicine, taken orally, must be absorbed in the best...

Crohn's disease
Ulcerative colitis

IBD: Foods that can worsen symptoms

16 Dec 2022 • 3 Likes

IBD is an inflammatory condition affecting the intestinal tract, causing chronic pain and discomfort which may seriously affect people’s daily lives. When living with IBD, food choices can be...

Where to find iron in the diet and reduce deficiencies?

12 Nov 2022 • 7 Likes • 4 comments

When we talk about food nutrients to consume for a better health, iron isn’t something that immediately comes to mind. But it is as important as any other nutrients and plays a crucial role in how...

Depression
Postpartum depression

Depression and diet: how are they related?

31 Oct 2022 • 4 Likes

Depression is a mental health condition that affects all ages and is very common. It is a mood disorder that manifests itself through several symptoms that have a significant impact on daily life. Var...

Salt : Dangerous or Beneficial to Health

19 Sep 2022 • 10 Likes • 3 comments

Every year in the world, more than 295 million tons of salt are produced, mainly in China and the United States. Salt seems to be an inexhaustible commodity on the planet.In Europe, the daily salt...

How to spot hidden sugars in food?

8 Aug 2022 • 6 Likes

The WHO recommends that no more than 50 grams of sugar should be consumed daily. On average, however, people consume around 100 grams of sugar per day. Hidden sugars are partly responsible for this...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Tips for lowering the glycaemic index (GI) of your meals!

27 Jun 2022 • 2 Likes

Not all foods have the same effect on our bodies. The higher the glycaemic index (GI) of a meal, the higher the blood sugar spike and, consequently, the greater the amount of insulin released. So...

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: Which foods to choose to ease symptoms?

22 Mar 2022 • 3 Likes

Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic condition that remains poorly understood today by the medical community. Because of its variety of symptoms and lack of standardised treatment plan, many patients...

The DASH diet: Why is it good for our health?

22 Jan 2022 • 3 Likes

The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet was developed in the late 1980s by the National Institutes of Health in the United States. This eating plan helps fight high blood pressure...

The Mediterranean diet: What are the health benefits?

18 Dec 2021 • 8 Likes

We don't eat only for food. Eating is also one of our everyday pleasures, something we can share, or not, with those around us. Eating brings pleasure and awakens our senses. But it is also about...

Why are fermented foods good for our health?

27 Nov 2021 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

Since the discovery of the role of the intestinal flora (microbiota) on our health, more and more is being said about fermented foods. They are said to be full of micro-organisms capable of...