Herbs in the new Pyramid of Healthy Nutrition!

On 20 January 2016, appeared a new food pyramid and more specifically Pyramid of Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity. Experts of the Institute of Food and Nutrition presented, for the first National Alimentarius Congress in Warsaw, a new look at what we should eat and drink, they have also added a permanent physical activity – every

Healthy gifts for Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa for most of us a special persons. They take care of us and supported from an early age. End of January, in Poland is a special time ,when we want to give to our grandmothers and grandfathers gifts. Unfortunately, we often buy supplements of unspecified composition and operation. We know that the

Healthy Christmas

Great strides are approaching Christmas, soon, together with our loved ones will sit at the Chrismas table. Traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner consists of twelve traditional and exquisite dishes that are impossible to deny myself. Christmas holidays spend most commonly, by eating a lot and full-up, unfortunately we lose with this common sense, we overeat

Linden – herbal medicine not only for colds

Linden – herbal medicine not only for colds When it’s autumn and winter and with them colds and other health problems, reach for teas and syrups with linden, led perhaps our intuition whispers or advice of others, whether attracted by colorful advertisements “herbal” manufacturers. Oversaturated colors slender bottle with the addition of lime trees are

Winter strengthening immunity

Winter strengthening immunity Do you wonder what exactly lies behind the term strengthening of immunity? Resilience is the ability of the body to protect against external factors that may have an adverse effect on the body. For resistance, we are talking about in the context of the revision of the aura, lowering the temperature and

Pine buds – aroma home cure

Pine buds – aroma home cure Pine, by the fact that it is rich in medicinal compounds is almost entirely used in herbal medicine – often collect needles, young shoots, bark and resin, but the most respected and popular part of the plant are spring buds.   Collection Preferably collect pine buds in late winter

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Birch juice

Birch juice   What is the health benefits of birch sap is and exactly why it is so popular? The juice collected from the trunk of a birch is the most valuable because it contains many vitamins and minerals, but as the season for collecting the juice is quite short (collect it in early spring

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Willow bark – natural aspirin

Willow bark – natural aspirin Acetylsalicylic acid in the form of white tablets known for over a century, but the origin of the substance which is the main component of world-renowned medicine is known for a long time. In ancient Egypt used a decoction of the bark of willow in a variety of pain (describe

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Herbal Early Spring – Nettle and Spring crisis

Do you feel the Spring? The day is long, the birds are singing, the air has a wonderful aroma and pleasant heat of the sun’s rays Spring is the most beautiful time of year when nature around us comes to life. After the winter gray, when the sun begins to emerge more often from behind

Herbs for overworked

Herbs for overworked Antioxidants, anthocyanins, flavonoids… In the jungle of different concepts and information appearing in the Articles on biologically active plant ingredients, it is hard to find. Topics relating to a healthy lifestyle, conscious nutrition, health and well-being on a daily basis is very popular. More and more people are wondering what to eat

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