Hemp seeds: the super food you’re not eating

The hemp plant has been cultivated for more than 12,000 years and, while it has great economic significance, it still gets a bad rap. Unfortunately, many of the negative things people believe about this plant are false, or they don’t tell the whole story. Keep reading to learn the truth about some common misconceptions about …

Gluten is devastating your health and brain

Gluten is a protein made of 2 amino acids called gliadin and gluten – hence the name. Found in certain types of cereals, gluten in the modern diet comes from wheat, overwhelming. Because it’s “sticky”, you find it used in pastry but that does not mean that it is not found in rye, barley, durum wheat and …

Gluten is devastating your health and brain

Gluten is a protein made of 2 amino acids called gliadin and gluten – hence the name. Found in certain types of cereals, gluten in the modern diet comes from wheat, overwhelming. Because it’s “sticky”, you find it used in pastry but that does not mean that it is not found in rye, barley, durum wheat and …

Cholesterol bad or not? Here’s what you should know

I must confess that I had a period a few years ago when I had cholesterol levels above normal, at or around 260. Now, looking back, I am glad that I had high cholesterol values ​​and that this scared me at that moment because it opened my appetite for “science”, I wanted to find out why …

Avoid gluten at all costs including breakfast cereals

Gluten is a protein made of 2 amino acids called gliadin and gluten – hence the name. Found in certain types of cereals, gluten in the modern diet comes from wheat, overwhelming. Because it’s “sticky”, you find it used in pastry but that does not mean that it is not found in rye, barley, durum wheat and …