Recently we hear a lot about the so-called good fats, the Omega 3 fatty acids, and their important role for the functioning of the brain and for the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases. I have heard about supplementation advices of these fats for vegetarian diets. Did it happen to you? Probably yes. Well, let's start to see what [...]
WHY VEGETARIANS? In the west, often vegetarian diet is still seen as a "trend" of Asian-Indian origin. For many years indeed it has been considered almost bizarre. Luckily, nowadays vegetarianism is greatly evaluated due to the numerous scientific works that have shown how beneficial this diet is for human health. I will not dwell now [...]
HOW DOES THE STOMACH WORK? Let's get to know it a little better . . . The stomach is a quite large hollow organ of the digestive system with a particular dilated structure, like an elastic bag. The food, that has already started the first phase of digestion through the chewing in the mouth, passes into [...]
