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Bromelain: Top 5 Health Benefits

Bromelain is a protein-digesting enzyme extract found in the fruit and stem of the pineapple plant, 'Ananas Comosus'. It is used as a form of dietary supplement due to its active ingredients proteinases and proteases. These enzymes work to break down proteins in the body. Bromelain is often used as ...

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Serotonin: 5 More Happy-Mood Foods!

Serotonin is a naturally secreted substance that operates as a neurotransmitter to transport signals between nerve cells everywhere within your body. Often, people only associate its levels with positive changes in mood, however neurotransmitters play a vital role in the health of various other ...

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Get to Know Your Fruit Bowl!

Every household should have a fruit bowl. Whether it stands with pride, overflowing with an abundance of rainbow colours and shapes with a bit of panache, or it sits on the side filled with just the basics only, it’s a necessity. Fruit provides not only a healthy alternative to a sweet afternoon ...

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Top 5 Healthy Porridge Recipes!

Winter is looming, this can only mean one thing; comfort food! Whilst comfort food tends to be associated with poor food choices, this doesn’t have to be the case. Porridge, for example, is filling, warming and highly nutritious. Not only that, it’s inexpensive, convenient and free from complicated ...

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Top 5 Health Benefits of Pineapples!

Our sweet but prickly pal the pineapple, a tropical plant and member of the Bromeliaceae family, is native to Paraguay, Brazil and potentially regions of the Caribbean. It was first brought to Europe subsequent to Columbus’ return in 1493. The name 'pineapple' matured in the 17th century thanks to ...

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