Brain Candy for the Senses. Online magazine covering issues, travel, wellness, food, restaurant reviews, interviews, book reviews, movie reviews and creative writing.
By Sharmini Jayawardena Lectins, are the proteins or poisons that plants produce to repel insects from attacking the fruit of their labour like the fruits they give us, leaves and roots. So, while lectins are beneficial in protecting plants from insect attacks on them, they are not so good when …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena How to lose 10-12kg in 2 months with no extreme measures and with no exercise, in 3 easy steps. 1. Breakfast of a fruit platter 🍉 🍎 🍌 and milk rice 🍛. The recipe will follow. 2. Lunch on a vegetable 🌶 🌽 🍅 stew with boiled …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena Metabolism is:“The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.” – The Online Dictionary. “Metabolism is the set of life- sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena Known as such, though having nothing at all to do with the military, this get into shape and shape up fast scheme has everything to do with discipline! I guess, hence the term “Military”, used to identify this Diet?In this Diet plan you are supposed to lose …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena The word means from ancient days, Stone Age. By that meaning: a Diet minus grains, dairy and processed foods. “A diet based on the types of foods presumed to have been eaten by early humans, consisting chiefly of meat, fish, vegetables and fruit”, (according to the online …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena Almost every single diet works by temporarily putting your body into a state of ketosis. In this state your body burns fat for energy, instead of burning carbs and protein. But, according to Joel Marion, personal trainer and certified sports nutritionist or CISSN, these diets ultimately fail …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena Traditionally, a Ketogenic Diet (Wikipedia), needs to be observed under the care of a healthcare professional. While a Ketogenic Diet may not be appropriate for those living in the tropics as the standard tropical diet consists of a minimum of animal fat except for fish, it is …
Read More
Foods to Avoid By Sharmini Jayawardena “Are you a young person living in an old shell?”, asks Mike Geary, of The Nutrition Watchdog? Weight loss, weight gain, joint pain, muscle weakness, digestive issues, ‘old’ skin and hair, stubborn belly fat and zero energy are all serious concerns affecting the human …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits the oxidization of other molecules. Oxidization is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals, leading to chain reactions that may damage cells. Free radicals are those cells that tumors are formed from in our systems, and are responsible for …
Read More
By Sharmini Jayawardena Being words mentioned to describe a pair of Great-aunts, in the book a little grandson had borrowed from the local library to read during his grandma’s visit to see him from literally miles away is intriguing. The Great-aunts in the story proving to be anything but what …
Read More