The number of persons taking part in sport has been growing over the last years and we can see more and more people concerned about improving their athletic performance. Dietary choices help sportspersons meet their needs, even though they often resort to nutritional supplements and food for sport.

The interest in vegetarian diets has been increasing over the last years, either due to health issues, or due to environmental and animal well-being issues. When adopting a vegetarian diet, meals should be planned with the help of a health professio...

When temperatures drop, wind and rain settle in, our immune system is more active in the fight against possible external agents that cause diseases, such as the flu or colds. Currently, there is an increase in the search for solutions that help st...

Intestinal florais influenced throughout life by age, high fat and sugar diets, alcohol intake, tobacco use, stress, use of antibiotics and changes in the functioning of the intestine, which is colonized by pathogenic bacteria that lower immunity a...

Stress is a physiological and behavioural response of the organism to a specific event which has already happened or is about to happen, and that makes us feel threatened and somehow disturbs our balance. When we feel we are in danger (real danger o...

When talking about food intolerance a clear distinction from food allergy should be made. Food allergy is an adverse reaction that occurs after exposure to a certain food, known as the allergen. The immune system recognises that food as the aggres...

Nowadays we hear a lot about the disadvantages of sun exposure as it can lead to skin cancer and photoaging. However, it is also through sun exposure that our bodies are able to produce vitamin D. There are several types of vitamin D, but the main ...

Healthy eating is half the battle to prevent diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and even some types of cancer.