Eat and be happy at the same time!

It's a well known truth that by doing exercise we liberate endorphins and that makes us happy. Sadly, most of us deny doing it since we are condemned to be sedentary. Let’s face it, we prefer watching TV or sitting around the computer instead of jogging or running. Fortunately, there is something that we all can do and be happy at the same time: eat!

I’m not talking about eating just for the pleasure of it. Well, that makes us happy, but is not my point. I want you to know that there are certain food that give us different nutrients which contribute to our spiritual and physical balance. At the end that’s the key to our happiness.

Dark chocolate is good to
reduce  anxiety.

Eggs contain Zinc, vitamin B, Omega-3 Fatty acids and protein which keep you not only energized but full of energy too. This ordinary food is internationally proved to be good for our health and mood; that’s why a few months ago the Chilean Heath Ministry started a campaign named: “Eggs, the best protein,” in order to encourage people to eat it.

Let's eat a spinach salad to
increase our energy
and balance our mood!

Dark chocolate (yes, chocolate!) has benefits that the regular ones do not have. Its high levels of magnesium calms your muscles pain, reduces your anxiety levels and provides an instant increase in concentration and mood. It is also proved that the tryptophan on it helps to reduce symptoms of depression. Keep calm; you just need a small portion of it each day to feel its benefits.

Spinach vitamins (folic acid and vitamin B) boost your mood and its antioxidants protect your brain cells from free radicals, which provokes low energy and mood swings.

These three foods help you to stabilize your system and forget the tiredness. Forget about taking “happy” pills to treat your stress, anxiety and depression. Mother Earth has plenty elements to lend you a hand with your problems.

Do you know other products that help us to lead with these problems? 

There are planty more "happy foods." For further information, click here!

What about energy drinks?

    People work hard, students study as much as they can, and athletics exercise every single day. We, as human beings, have a busy life with full of things to do. But at some point, we feel so tired and a rest is needed, but there is still to much to do and we postpone ourselves. Most people stay awake with full of energy by drinking energy drinks. But, are they good for our health? 

    An energy drink is a carbonated beverage that contains caffeine and other energetic components such as taurine or ginseng intended to boost the drinker's energy. According to a research presented this year at the University of Siena, consuming energy drinks can exert acute positive benefits on myocardial performance. In fact, after conducting a trial on 35 healthy people, scientists discovered that these beverages enhanced contractions of both the left and right ventricles of the heart delivering a positive effect on myocardia function.   Taurine plays the main role stimulating the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum; the calcium regulates muscle cells contractions, therefore the heart works better and better. This research has opened doors for helping patients with cardiac diseases to further our understanding of the potential benefits or risks of energy drink consumption. 

    However, the over-consumption can be very dangerous; the caffeine can lead to a variety of health problems. It can increase blood pressure, lead to high heart rates, insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, stomach problems, etc. It can really affect us if we are careless. Energy drinks was recently under the spotlight because a death of a girl was linked to these drinks. In this webpage there is a video and the story about her. 

    Sometimes we are not aware of what contains what we eat and drink; even worse, we do not worry about and just consume because everybody consumes them. It is important to remember that everything can be a good thing, but only in the right measure and in the most appropiate manners. Most of the time, companies have improved in all aspects incorporating technology and certain advances in order to make 'better' products. But, do companies warn us about what they are putting into products? Is it really important to know what we are taking and eating? Are we aware of dangerous ingredients, elements, and chemicals that drinks, packaged and canned food have? Is it necessary to know that?

    Listen to this expert who talks about the hidden dangers of energy drinks.

Nanotechnology in food

Nanotechnology in food 

Many studies are being undertaken in the field of nanotechnology regarding food. For instance, scientist are embedding silver nanoparticles into the plastic in which bins are packaged, the particles will kill any bacteria stored in the bins that could be harmful to human body; scientists are also trying to develop nanosensors that could eventually detect unsafe elements in a package plant; nanocapsules are being developed in order to provide people with the nutrients they need. This nanocapsules might have the function of releasing nutrients inside of people´s body when nanosensors may detected that the organism is in lack of them.  But that is not all; experts are also working on “interactive food”. This could be possible with nanocapsule containing flavor and color booster which are activated when someone could eat the food. However, the method that will be used to activate the boosters has not been told, yet. With this, we can come to a conclusion that not only is technology a detonator when it comes to obesity, but also a collaborator if it is well-used. So, should be blame technology for the incredible risen in people obesity? Or should we introspect and think about our own habits and how they affect our body and health? Isn’t it all about taking technology as a “friend” instead of an “enemy”?