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Today I would like to introduce you to green smoothies in detail. As a healthy breakfast option, before exercise or as a cooling drink in summer. The good thing about green smoothies is that you don't need any exotic and hard-to-find ingredients to prepare them in the blender.

My article on chia seeds is and remains one of the most popular on the blog. Time and again, readers ask a wide variety of questions about this so-called "superfood". That's why I'm very happy about today's guest article by Mai and Janik from Chiabolika, who tell us here how they discovered chia seeds for themselves and then present you with a great recipe.

If you have chronic conditions such as intestinal problems, skin problems, leaky gut, autoimmune diseases, allergies or hay fever, it may be a good idea to avoid cow's milk. Not because of the lactose, as is often thought, but rather because of the milk protein.

My husband and I have been eating gluten-free for the last few weeks. Just to try it out. And it has actually worked very well. At least when we cooked ourselves. As I don't really like eating gluten-free bread, we tried gluten-free pancakes at the weekend. And they tasted great.

Quinoa comes from the Andes in South America and has been very popular here in Switzerland for a long time. Quinoa is a real health booster, as it contains vegetable protein, iron, folic acid, magnesium, zinc and manganese.

In our part of the world, breakfast is often more like a dessert than a healthy start to the day.

I keep hearing the question: what should I even eat for breakfast if I want to eat as little sugar and carbohydrates as possible?

This is a recipe from my vegetarian cooking course and the participants loved it. I was inspired by a recipe by Attila Hildmann from his book "Vegan for fit", but I modified it a little.

Many people skip breakfast. The most common reasons given for this are either a lack of time or not being hungry. Some don't actually eat anything until lunch, but others grab a chocolate roll, a yogurt or a banana during the 10 o'clock break. Because they get hungry at some point, or because they have a low energy level.

Vitamin B12 deficiency is widespread in Switzerland. As our body has high vitamin B12 reserves, a deficiency is often only noticed years later. If there is not enough vitamin B12, this leads to nerve damage, hair loss, poor memory and depressive moods.

Chia seeds are one of the so-called "superfoods" that Americans are so enthusiastic about. They originally come from Mexico and are also becoming increasingly popular here. I have reported on these power seeds before.

We currently hear and read a lot about vitamin D and all its seemingly miraculous properties. Is it just hype or is it really a superstar vitamin? In this article, we would like to provide you with basic information about vitamin D, explain the causes and symptoms of a vitamin D deficiency and show you ways to remedy it...

Our immune system has its hands full, especially in winter. There are holiday sins to forgive, a lack of exercise to compensate for and nasty cold viruses to contend with. Not an easy task, especially when...