Nutrition is often regarded as the first form of medicine. Indeed, it plays a fundamental role in our health! This article presents 10 essential keys to adopting simple dietary habits that can optimize your health and well-being.
1. Have a savory breakfast!
Most of us eat cereal with milk or buttered white toast with jam alongside a tall glass of orange juice for breakfast. But that breakfast is far from ideal in terms of nutrition. Indeed, that kind of overly sugary meal encourages insulin secretion, which should be avoided — especially in the morning.
It’s best to opt for a savory breakfast. Eating protein in the morning promotes the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that stimulates the mind and jump-starts your motivation. In addition to making you more motivated and alert, consuming protein at breakfast can also help you feel full longer and reduce snacking later in the morning.
Eggs are the perfect solution because they contain extremely high quality protein and are rich in vitamins and minerals. But there are other protein sources you can try for variety:
 | Animal protein: one ounce of cheese (preferably goat or sheep milk), a yogurt (goat or sheep milk), sardines or a slice of good ham (from time to time) |
 | Plant-based protein: soy-based vegan pudding packed with protein, chia seeds, nuts (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.) |
2. Eat at least 2 to 3 fruits and 2 to 3 servings of vegetables a day
A daily intake of 28 to 32 oz of fruit and vegetables is ideal, i.e. 2 to 3 servings of vegetables (17 oz) and 2 to 3 fruits. For lunch and dinner, choose at least one raw and one cooked fruit or vegetable.
After all, fresh fruits and vegetables are very high in fiber, which has an essential role to optimizing our health. It contributes to satiety and therefore plays an important role in weight management, it helps regulate our blood sugar levels, and it also facilitates digestion and helps balance our gut microbiota.
Fruits and vegetables are also rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Getting the right amount of antioxidants is particularly important for preventing cancer, degenerative diseases and cardiovascular disease.
Vary the fruits and vegetables on your plate and their colors as much as possible to reap all their benefits!
Warning: fruit juice is not the same as fruit! Juice lacks the fiber that regulates the rate at which sugars are assimilated, so its glycemic index is much higher than that of whole fruit.
3. Eat good fat
The quest to eliminate fat has no scientific or biological basis. In fact, “good fats” are responsible for the proper development of eyesight, brain membranes and neural connections. In addition to being good for the brain, they help reduce cardiovascular risks. So good fat is a crucial ally for good health!
But not all fats are created equal! The problem is not that we eat too much fat these days, but that we eat too much bad fat.
Limit your intake of saturated fats and omega-6, which are currently over-consumed. These fats are found in animal products (meat, butter, cheese, etc.), in some vegetable oils (sunflower, coconut, palm, grape seed) and above all in many processed products (cookies, potato chips, etc.).
On the other hand, make sure you get plenty of omega-3 fatty acids! Omega-3 fatty acids occur primarily in fatty fish (tuna, salmon, mackerel, sardines, etc.), certain oils (canola, linseed, walnut), seeds (chia, flax, hemp) and in some vegetables in very small quantities (watercress, lamb’s lettuce, cabbage). Caution: do not consume tuna or salmon more than once a week, as they generally contain high levels of various pollutants, including heavy metals (mercury, PCBs, dioxins, etc.).
Choose products rich in omega-9 fatty acids. Omega-9 fatty acids occur in large quantities in olive oil, hazelnut oil, avocado, hazelnuts and almonds. In view of the environmental impact of avocados, we recommend eating them only occasionally.
4. Take the time to chew
Chewing may seem like a trivial step and is often neglected; however, it plays an essential role in our health.
 | Better nutrient absorption: good chewing transforms food into nutrients that reach our cells more effectively. |
 | Eating less and managing weight: chewing triggers various hormones that send a satiety signal to the brain during the meal. |
 | Improving digestion: insufficient chewing forces the stomach to produce more gastric juice to break down large pieces. This excess acid can irritate the digestive lining and cause acid reflux. |
 | Protecting teeth and gums: chewing helps prevent cavities by stimulating saliva production, which cleans dental plaque and protects enamel from acidity. It also exercises our gums, essential for good dental health. |
5. Fill up on antioxidants
Antioxidants are extremely beneficial molecules that are crucial to cell protection. They help guard against various afflictions, such as premature skin aging, cancer, degenerative disorders, cataracts, arthritis and cardiovascular disease.
The good news is that these miracle workers occur all around us in our food. Eating generous amounts of fruits and vegetables is usually enough to cover the body’s needs. Here are some foods with particularly high antioxidant properties:
 | Berries: blueberries, blackberries, goji berries, acai berries, raspberries, strawberries |
 | Other fruits: apples, plums, pomegranates, oranges, kiwis, grapes, figs |
 | Vegetables: artichokes, cabbages, broccoli, spinach, bell peppers |
 | Allium family: onion, garlic, shallot |
 | Spices: cloves, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon |
 | Herb: thyme, basil, oregano, parsley, chives, dill, mint, rosemary, bay leaf |
 | Hot beverages: tea and coffee |
 | Cacao and chocolate: pure cocoa powder, dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao) |
You should eat organic versions of these foods because organically grown foods have 20% to 70% more polyphenols (a type of antioxidant found in many vegetables) than conventionally grown foods.
6. Eat mindfully
In our busy lives, many of us eat breakfast at breakneck speed, or gobble up lunch in front of our computers to make the most of our time. We are completely disconnected from our relationship with food.
However, it is important to devote at least 20 minutes to each meal. Mindfulness is about considering a moment in its own right, and paying attention to what we eat.
Applying mindfulness to our eating habits will have several beneficial impacts. First, it enables us to listen to our hunger and satiety signals and ensure that our intake is adapted to our needs. This will reduce the quantities we consume and our cravings for snacks.
Mindful eating also helps develop a preference for healthier foods: when we eat impulsively and emotionally without listening to our bodies, we no longer feel the pleasure of eating, and we are more susceptible to fatty, sweet and salty foods.
Finally, mindfulness also contributes to mental well-being. It allows you to observe your feelings without judgment, and to listen to yourself. Thinking only of the present moment during a meal also helps to still the mind and lower stress and anxiety.
7. Limit your salt intake
Salt is essential to proper body function, but excessive consumption can lead to the development of certain diseases. Today, we consume more than twice as much salt than we really need!
Excessive salt intake increases the risk of high blood pressure. Hypertension itself can lead to heart disease and even stroke. Salt consumption also increases the risk of cancer and stomach ulcers.
There are simple ways to reduce salt intake:
- Limit foods high in salt: ready-made meals, potato chips, cold cuts, pizza, sauces, cheese, etc.
- Opt for alternatives to add flavor to dishes, such as garlic, onion, thyme, chives, basil, lemon, pepper, curry, paprika and all sorts of spices.
- Taste before salting
- Do not add salt to cooking water
- Remove the salt shaker from the table
8. Go vegetarian at dinner
It is recommended to prepare a vegetarian dinner, meaning no meat, fish or eggs. This type of meal will help pave the way for a good night’s sleep.
So, for dinner you should opt for plant-based protein rather than animal protein. Indeed, animal protein encourages the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for alertness and motivation. While it is perfect in the morning to rev you up, at night the body needs to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter associated with soothing and sleep regulation.
Serotonin is made from tryptophan, an amino acid found in plant-based protein, such as legumes, soy, brown rice, sunflower seeds and chocolate. The carbohydrates found in legumes and grain products also help optimize serotonin production.
Some foods promote serotonin production, which optimizes sleep quality:
 | Walnuts and almonds: in addition to tryptophan, they contain magnesium, a lack of which can be linked to sleep disorders. |
 | Carbohydrates (from whole grains and fruits): thanks to insulin secretion, their amino acids will be directed to the brain rather than the muscles. That will make room for tryptophan in the brain, so it is more readily available for serotonin production. |
Furthermore, animal proteins and cooked fats are very demanding for the digestive system: they are made up of molecules that can take a long time to digest.
9. Opt for low-temperature cooking
Cooking at high temperatures erodes the nutritional quality of food: it leads to the destruction of certain vitamins and minerals. Some vitamins are very sensitive to heat, and foods can easily lose 50% of their initial vitamin content during cooking. The longer the cooking time and the higher the temperature, the lower the nutritional content of the food.
In addition, browning food during cooking is accompanied by the production of Maillard bodies, compounds which, in excessive quantities, can increase the risk of developing certain cancers.
Opt for low-temperature cooking, i.e. below 210°F. The most useful method is gently steaming your foods.
10. Eat raw foods and avoid processed foods
Raw food is a product that is sold in its original form and has not undergone any
processing: fruit and vegetables, legumes, eggs, fish, etc. Conversely, processed products
are those that have undergone some form of transformation in order to be sold and which do not occur in this form in nature: ready-made meals, fruit juices and soft drinks, cookies, etc.
Ultra-processed foods have problematic health effects: they are often low in nutrients with a high glycemic load. What’s more, they generally contain little fiber and their texture can be too soft to be satiating.
Finally, consuming processed foods throws the gut microbiota out of balance. As a result, the intestinal microbiota has fewer good bacteria, which are essential to proper body function since they fight pathogens (e.g. parasites and bacteria) and perform essential functions to prevent lifestyle diseases.
Here are some tips for avoiding processed foods:
 | Go with short ingredient lists, meaning no more than 4 or 5 ingredients. |
 | Avoid products whose ingredient list includes items with complicated names (glucose-fructose syrup, hydrolyzed proteins, modified starch, etc.). |
 | Choose products without problematic additives. Of course, you can use Yuka for this! |
 | Eat as many raw, unprocessed products as possible, that you have prepared and cooked yourself. |
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Anthony Berthou
Registered nutritionist, specialist in systemic food issues, teacher to healthcare professionals.
Loved your article. Thank you.
Thank you so much I can’t tell you how much I love you Yuka App and I am steading the word!!!
This was a great read… than you for reminding us of the importance of good clean eating.
Having a hypothyroid condition undiagnosed for years led me down the path of how to use food to counteract Hashimoto autoimmune and what I have learned has shocked me. Many of your recommendations have been proven not true. Strawberries contribute to dementia. Plant fiber is NOT the best for losing weight, statins are hurting people more than helping, eating meat. Yes even burning that carcinogenic hamburger (without the hormones of course doesn’t cause cancer. Over 200,000 years our ancestors cooked meat over fires and their teeth were great, no cavities. What had happened are layer after layer of pesticides on the same farmland (not your great grandmother’s veggies) and feeding chicken and cows corn (which now over 26 countries ban). I love Yuka because you address the additives (we are being literally killed by BIG FOOD. I would suggest you look into reading Lies My Doctor Told Me by Ken D. Berry, MD, FAAFO and a book I shared with a friend The Big Fat Lie (title off) explain g how we arrived to this state and why everyone is overweight…Food is Medicine and it has been tampered with and so…Yuka is a guide but it is always what we don’t know that bites us!
Thanks for the information. It will be in my mind someplace to remind me to eat healthier.
Excellent article, Julie. You have summarized a lot of great information in a tight, well-written article. I write about food and nutrition as well as how the thermal properties of foods can affect women with hot flashes on Medium and on my website, http://www.hotflashdiet.com. I wish you all well.
I love the app for the nutrients and additives but is there anything Yuka has which is geared toward a renal diet? I have Stage IV CKD and, while Yuka provides much information, it would be nice to have something geared immediately to CKD.
Just got started on this app. Love it Check out the membership. Thank you.
Thanks
Do wish Yuka included supplements too.
I absolutely love this app it has helped me pick healthy choices. Fast and simple
We/You/all of us have a very serious problem with FOOD. Anything we put in our mouths. It’s like trying to teach everyone big and small, about trash. We are a society of consumers, in that vain everything is trash! Especially Cancer.
Thank you for Yuka, great word👀 ☮️
Good info. To the point. Easy to understand.
Thank you so much for this excellent article. I work for a functional medicine doctor. It is informative and well written.
I’m surprised that my diet fits closely to your recommendations, other than I need to adjust the time of day I should eat them. My biggest change is that I will be making salad dressings now. Thanks for sharing this. I’m glad to have Yuka’s help while shopping.
Fabulous app, so helpful when making food and cosmetic choices. This article helps to build on knowledge and give tips to stick to good choices. I just wish my family and friends were as bothered about it all as I am.
I have learned so much since uploading Yuka, thank you for the 10 tips , it was very helpful
Thank you! Simple and concise! That’s all I need!!
Very Helpful and not complicated. Well Done!
Thank you for the informative article. This was really helpful and easy to understand. And, the Yuka🥕 app is a Godsend!
Precise and informative article!! I’ll take note of chewing thorough and yes, be mindful of devoting about 20 minutes for each meal!!!
THANK YOU!!
I use this app at the grocery store all the time now. Choices I would have made thinking they are healthy turn out to be the worst.
This is awesome information. I am going to pass some of this information to my students! I love the information on chewing – who would have known taking the time to chew well could stimulate the brain and increase cognitive thinking!!
So very grateful for this App and all I am learning! God bless you guys!
Hi this is a great article! I have a good understanding of healthy food nutrition but I really learnt somethingsb in this article and found it easy to understand and user friendly with the way it was structured.
Yuka is great I helping me make choices. My diet is complicated as I am diabetic, gluten intolerant and low protein following kidney cancer. Yuka could help extra by showing carbohydrate content.
Yuka is great. As a diabetic and also gluten intolerant, my food choices are complicated. I would very much like to see carbohydrates included in Yuka statistics. Thank you
I am sharing this app with my friends it is very useful information and not just an app
Thank you so much , I use the app EVERY time I shop . Being pre diabetic and hating additives 🙁 yuka is now with me all the time :).
My wife and I very happy with this app I will recommend to friends and family
You had me till you recommended canola and grapeseed oils. They are over processed and very inflammatory….. breaks my heart you would recommend them
Amen! Soy products too are not good for us. My doctor has written an article titled “Death by Soy”.
Very informative
I love this app , my friends and relatives have it now .
I’m pinging away in the supermarket .
I’ve always been very food conscious , I’m a fit healthy 63 year old but this has taken me to another level . !!
So annoyed how all my expensive beauty products are full of demons .
Just bought a new moisturiser and it was 4x less expensive than my usual one .
I love it . Thanks Yuka
Thank you for the app and all this wonderful information. I’m so tired of reading labels! Does your app address Non-GMO? I’ve got the full version of the app. I’m also wanting to eat only things that are not genetically modified and thanks for the Gluten Free labels too!
An excellent piece very informative and clarifies a lot of misinformation and breaks it down nicely.
very informative and clarifies a lot of misinformation about our foods and what’s truly healthy
This is lovely information regarding foods and vitamins. We’ll know for some healthy folks. But, it’s not easy to accomplish this 10 goals having so many distractions in this world. All food providers just filling with chemicals so it last longer and taste better. I really like what you do here by exposing bad things for the health in products. Not every people get it yet, but hopefully they come around to make world a better pace.
Great nutritional advice. Yuka really helps to determine the good from the bad, and there is a lot bad products out there.
Thanks for the info on meals
Absolutely amazing article, I’m going to be adding this to my diet because I am trying to have a healthy relationship with food and being the healthiest version of me. Thanks so much Yuka!!!
Fantastic information. Thank you
Very helpful and informative!¡
I printed the article called, “The Ten Keys to Healthy Eating,” so we can follow it starting August 1st. Preparing ourselves.
The Yuka app is so very helpful to have a better understanding as to what is healthy and not healthy. That app is contagious! A few of our relatives are now using it because they saw me using it! Thank you, Yuka!
I’m having to watch sugars and potassium and sodium for my husband kidney issues, definitely a struggle to eat the right things but can’t afford to join right now!
Great Article!
Soy? I don’t think so…..
If you are worried about soy and estrogen, newer research has shown that plant-derived estrogens are not the same as animal-derived estrogen. Organic soy products are healthful in many ways. For example, soy has been shown to reduce the incidence of breast cancer. And soy does not affect testosterone , as was once believed, based on a single, out-of -date study.
Here is the research on the benefits of soy, from NutritionFacts.org:
https://youtu.be/vltbg3NUSQs?si=5u6ov1aV1niTyNak
My friend told me about this app and I love it. Now I scan everything at the supermarket and make better choices. I have celiac and have to eat gluten free. I use to think because it’s GF it has to be good but now I’m finding that some of it has too much sodium & sugar. I do read the ingredients but the app really helps. Thank you.
This was a fabulous article lots of great information and I’m really enjoying The Yuka app it helps so much when shopping.
Fun and informative
Thank you for continuing to value nutrition and health in general by articles like this. More power Yuka!
Well, now days , all food is bioengineered. So it makes it even harder to pick and choose. Yes , I’ve bought bananas, zucchini, etc and others. The taste is certainly different, and the size, and weight, not the same as the real thing. I totally avoid them. When I can buy from a farmer I trust and does not used bioengineered seeds from the government. I really like your app. It is very helpful to me. But when the fruit and loose vegetables don’t have a scan code, I avoid those products. Thank you.
Great article! Very interesting and informative. I appreciate it.
Awesome article full of great advice. Thank you!
Does using a microwave pressure cooker help keep nutrients in vegis and chicken instead of stovetop cooking methods?
Thank you Excellent The very Best information for Health!!!
Thanks for your work in choosing excellent products. I am a big fan!
Good review of healthy foods… When cooked at home you have full control over the cooking time and contents. Not so if you are on the road and frequently eat in restaurants. You don’t know what type of cooking oils they use, (assume the cheapest), how often they change the cooking oil, how much salt they use, how long they cook the meat, how much and type of sweetners or sugars are included., farmed fish, caged chicken, etc. States should oversee the restaurants as it is the state/Government that gets stuck withthe major medical bills!
My grandson started me on this app I’m new to it. I started in May. I have learned a lot and will continue to follow good choices. Thanks for all you’re doing to make us more healthy. Continue the good work.
My grandson started me on this app I’m new to it. I started in May. I have learned a lot and will continue to follow good choices. Thanks for all you’re doing to make us more healthy. Continue the good work.
I use this app to teach
all of our visitors at chooselifeabundant.org, our lifestyle center to learn select best options at the shops! The disallowance of hazardous ingredients has a positive effect on our mental health. We love this tool! Kudos to Yuka!
Thank You so much for all the tips in eating healthy. I try to follow these as best I can😎
This was a great article. Concise and informative. I rarely read articles in their entirety but this one has gems that although are not foreign to me they were a great reminder to do what’s right. Kudos to the author!
Thank you for this article it is excellent!
I love your app. I find myself using it almost every time I shop. It has helped me save so much time and money!
Hi, my diet type is plant based. I think Yuka is very useful, informative and an overall great idea to help one another to live a healthier lifestyle. I have forwarded Yuka to so many family and friends. This is exactly what we all need, so thank you.
Love this App
Love your Ap Thank you so helpful!!
Why do you say only eat avocados occasionally? I eat a 1/2 one almost every day
Because of calories?
Also what oil for baking could you recommend
Instead of canola oil ? Thank you
I use avacados oil when I bake or fry
Seed oils are supposed to be pretty bad. I read from Dr. Gundry’s books about foods. I take some of his supplements and have noticed a big improvement in my digestion….
I believe that not all salt is bad for you. Table salt is pure sodium and therefore to be avoided. However genuine Celtic sea salt from France and pink Himalayan salt contain (95+ and 65+ respectively) essential minerals for the human body which should be consumed in small doses in our meals. This information is rarely shared within nutritional advice, but feel that it should be. Not all salt is created equal.
I am enjoying the app and find it very useful.
Kind regards
Thank you for this interesting article. We need people like you to enlighten this world that is going to a scary place
You had me until recommending a vegetarian dinner.
Love my Yuka. It’s shocking to my family that friends and family do not know about this yet.
Reading this was no waste of time. Very helpful, and great tips!😀👍
Thanks for all the information on food. Think about high EOS count and offer some foods that are so popular but harsh on high eosinophils counts on blood test
Thanks for informing me about healthy food restrictions.
I can’t eat the nuts because I’m allergic to all nuts
I only eat sunflower seed just like protein. That’s all.
VERY INFORMATIVE INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THESE USEFUL INFORMATION.
10 Tips was much appreciated. Cooking temperatures is tough. Searing is delicious.
Oh well..
I love this app. It has greatly helped me in selecting healthy foods and cosmetics items when I go for shopping. Reading through this article has broading my mind on how to eat healthy foods and steps to take in preparation of the food to optimize the foods nutrients. Thanks so much Yuka team.
Yuka is a game-changer! Just when you think you’ve heard or read it all – learned something new this morning. Keep the last meal vegetarian to promote a restful night. Thank you!
This App has changed our lives! My husband had a recent heart episode causing him to be airlifted to a hospital where a Cardiologist performed surgery with a stent and he was back on his feet within 24 hours!! Wow! What a wake up call! Now we pay closer attention to saturated fats AND “Heart Healthy” foods/meals. LOVE THIS APP! The first night we downloaded it, we went through our entire refrigerator AND cupboards!! We dumped about 1/2 our “food” and didn’t even want to donate these toxins to other people, they went into the trash!! Thank you for your due diligence, your passion, your pictures, and your comparisons. We are so passionate about this App we actually predict “Bad, Poor, Good, Excellent” an have made it a game. We have enlightened all of our friends and family with this App hoping they will make smart choices too! This is a Game-Life-Changer!! We think its crazy how some of these foods can even be legal to sell?!! Thank you for making us more aware and wiser!!! Thanks for your commitment! I’m a member and happily donated to the/our cause/life!
This article has opened my eyes in so many ways! I have been making changes to what I eat since 2019 when I was diagnosed with Systemic Limited Scleroderma.
I thought I was doing a good job keeping with a sensible diet, as I am trying to slow down the progression of Sclerodermas debilitating changes. But I know now that I have some more “tools in my tool chest” to use in my battle with this disease!
My daughter is the one who told me about Yuca. She is an amazing person, packed full of kindness and generosity to all. She became a vegetarian when she was in high school, and has helped me break out of the “programmed mindset” of my generation. I I have so much optimism for the future of good health and mindfulness, because of people like her and your team!
If you have any recommendations specific to Scleroderma, I’d love to know. The section in your article about “chewing” really opened my eyes!
Thank you for what you are doing!
Janet 😁
if you have not discovered Nutrition.org , do so. Dr Greger and team are evidence based, and thourogh
Yes, love nutrition.org and Dr. Greger.
CANOLA OIL IS NOT HEALTHY!
Canola stands for Canadian Oil Low Acid and is a highly processed INDUSTRIAL oil made from RAPESEED!
The Canadians thought they could process it many times at very high Temps to make it food grade. I will not put it in my mouth!
On the other hand, coconut oil is very healthy, as is avocado oil and extra virgin olive oil.
I agree with you!!! I’d never touch it.
what about cold pressed rapeseed oil? would that be considered less processed and therefore not canola oil? thanks
I have read the same thing , and I will not buy canola oil , also I am staying away from all Geo engineering foods , also farm raised fish , buy only wild caught,
Canola oil is in SO MANY processed foods…yuk.
Thanks so much.
I need and appreciate these practical reminders on getting back to the basics of what I refer to as “clean eating” and how to do it. This encourages me to commit to it.
Great information. There’s a lot of information in the short read. And the “Chewing” part is super interesting!! I have been working on staying away from the processed foods. It’s a process of making good choices and taking time.
Great news and I’ll pay attention now what not yo eat.
It is fantastic. It is amazing and there’s lots of knowledge on here and I love reading about all the food health. And I’ll pay attention to what I will not eat I’ll pay attention to the healthy food I will eat I Pay attention to the vegetables that I eat
It is fantastic. It is amazing and there’s lots of knowledge on here and I love reading about all the food health. And I’ll pay attention to what I will not eat I’ll pay attention to the healthy food I will eat I Pay attention to the vegetables that I eat and I love the app
Thank you so much! Love this app💌
What about frozen fruits and veg? How much do they degrade during freezing and after?
I have read in multiple credible sources (including several PhD’s and MD’s) that canola oil is very bad for you, as the canola seeds become toxic at the high temperatures necessary to extract and refine the oil. But you have it listed here as a good source of Omega-3 fatty acid?
You are so right!
I agree too!!
Those of us that have been diagnosed with AMD are told how our lifestyle is important to slowing the process of the disease and our diet is so important. All information I have seen encourages us to include salmon in our diet. They do warn to eat salmon with the least amount of pollutants.
Even salmon is now farm-raised. It’s flesh is not coral colored like it should be , but is gray and colored by Red pellets. Look for wild caught with no coloring added.
Thanks for the information. Very helpful love this app.
Great information 👍🏻
Thank you for information. Love this app.
Since I found about the Yuca app for buying healthy products make it so easy.Love this app.Thank you
Thanks for the info
I am allergic to eggs so instead I eat blueberries and snack pack of chocolate covered almonds or espresso beans.
I have just started YUKA and love using it while grocery shopping. I just have the “free” app and it is educational to me. Thank you.
I have a question about salt..
I have started taking a small amount of Celtic salt and then drinking water, as I read on instagram that our cells can’t pull the water inside without it…is this true?
I believe this to be correct… genuine French Celtic sea salt has approx 95+ essential minerals for the body and genuine pink Himalayan salt about 65+. Not all salt is created equal, so to just talk about “salt” is misleading….common white table salt should be avoided at all costs as it is purely sodium which is harmful in large amounts and used in many ready meals, fast foods etc etc because it’s cheapest.
Ps I also take a small grain of Celtic sea salt with a glass of water for hydration 👍🏻
I am a big proponent of raw; however, as we age I have found lightly steamed vegetables are more friendly in my gut
Very good read. Its good to know there are educational articles that help point us in the healthy right direction. Thank you for the information. I really enjoy the Yuka ap. Things that I thought were “better” to consume turn out not to sometimes be not the best option.
Thank you for informing me.
Good advice. Accords well with the Zoe programme which I am following. I need to tweek your advice a bit because of pre-diabetic blood sugar readings. Also probably need more protein as older and active!
I’m really enjoying the Yuka app, it really makes me think about what i’m buying/consuming.