All posts by Suzana Vukcevic

Natural Health Advocate. My wish is to make more people aware of unconventional, natural and less known ways to deal with the health challenges or simply live healthier.

Get Rid of Cellulite Naturally. 6-Step Ritual.

Suzana Vukcevic's avatarFood In, Love Out

Unlocking a New, Cellulite-Free You.

6- Step Ritual To Get That Perfect Summer Body.

IMG_6891Most women of all ages and sizes have at least a few orange-peel patches of skin.

Many experts believe that cellulite is caused by a combination of factors including poor diet, stress, lack of exercise, hormonal imbalance and aging.

The researchers found that individuals who had chronically elevated cortisol (stress hormone) levels were much more likely to have cellulite accumulation.

Some experts believe that the female hormone estrogen is one of the main culprits (also the reason why men don’t get the dreaded dimples).

Liposuction Is Not The Answer

Cosmetic surgery is at an all-time high with over 11 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2013 only in the US. Most of these surgeries have focused on eliminating cellulite, in fact the liposuction tops the list with 363,912 procedures performed. Source

However, the surgeries are not only…

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Health Benefits of Sesame Seeds. Delightful Sesame Halva Recipe

Health Benefits of Sesame Seeds

Sesame seeds are an excellent source of copper and a very good source of manganese, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, molybdenum, selenium and dietary fiber.

Health benefits, amongst others, include

  • Relief for Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Vascular and Respiratory Health Support
  • Colon Cancer, Osteoporosis, Migraine and PMS Prevention
  • Zinc for Bone Health
  • Sesame Seeds’ Phytosterols Lower Cholesterol

(Source)

The great news is that sesame seeds are delicious and easy to incorporate in most of the dishes. Here is one example.

Delightful Healthy Sesame Halva Recipe

Halva is a dense, sweet dessert commonly made in the Balkans and many Eastern parts of the world with each region having its own traditional recipe for making it.

This healthy and easy raw halva recipe uses only 3 ingredients: sesame, honey and coconut oil.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400g sesame
  • 40-50g coconut oil
  • 400g raw honey
  • Some crushed nuts (walnuts, almonds etc) (optional)

Toast the sesame seeds for few minutes until they slightly darken.

Cool and then put in the food processor.

Add coconut oil (previously warmed up). Blend it all.

Add the honey and the nuts. Put in the mold and refrigerate for half an hour.

Enjoy!

 

Raw Vegan Cheesecake

Gabriela Lupu's avatarCooking Without Limits

raw cheese cake

After all the sugar rush at Christmas, I think is time to start this year with healthy sweets.  This recipe has no white sugar, brown sugar or any kind of process sugar. It is a nice change for a new year.

Ingredients for crust:

  • 3/4 cup oat flakes
  • 1/2 cup almonds left in the water overnight
  • 3 dates
  • 2 tablespoons almond milk

Ingredients for filling:

  • 1 and 1/2 cup cashew nuts left in the water overnight
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons almond milk

– wild strawberries for decoration

For the crust, add all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until small bits remain and it forms into a ball. Remove and set aside.

For the filling do the same thing. Add all the ingredients in a food processor and blend it.

Prepare small cake rings with parchment paper or coconut flakes. Add the crust…

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