Who wants to eat a beauty?

Have you ever eaten flowers from your garden? Fruits, herbs and vegetables aren‘t the only things you can eat from your garden. From the earliest times, the blossoms of plants were used for sustenance, at first by trial and error and by watching what birds and animals ate. As time went on, traditions were established: it became known which flowers were edible and this information was passed on within families. A new research states that common edible flowers are rich in phenolic and have excellent antioxidant capacity. They can be added to your food to prevent chronic disease. 

Five health gift ideas for Mother's day

This Mother's Day, skip the flowers and give your mom something she really needs—the gift of good health.

There are many things you can do to give your mom a boost in terms of her physical (or mental) well-being. Most moms will truly appreciate that your Mother's Day gift is aimed at keeping her happy, healthy, and in your life for a long time. 

Daisy lawn for Easter

See the difference between eggs

Everyone knows, that eggs are rich source of protein — an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. The body uses protein to build and repair tissues as well as making enzymes (that power many chemical reactions and the hemoglobin that carries oxygen in blood), hormones and other body chemicals.

Alternative medicine therapy

Carrot cake

Nutrition of 1 bar (makes 10 bars): 380 kcal, 46 g carbs (1,2 g fiber), 20 g fat (2 g omega-3, 3 g omega-6, 10g monounsaturated, 5 g polyunsaturated, 6 g saturated, 50 mg cholesterol), 4 g protein, 11 µg vitamin K, 3 mg vitamin E, 13 IU vitamin D, 560 IU vitamin A, 13 µg folate, 31 mg calcium, 0,1 mg copper, 0,3 mg manganese, 15 mg magnesium, 63 mg phosphorus, 120 mg potassium, 9 µg selenium, 47 mg sodium, 0,4 mg zinc.

Do you eat enough carrots?

1 large (70 g) carrot has 30 kcal, only 0,2 g fat, 1 g protein, 2002 IU vitamin A, 4,2 mg vitamin C, 10 mcg vitamin K, 24 mg calcium, 25 mg phosphorus, 230 mg potassium, 50 mg sodium.