Women aged 19-60+ should have 2-3 cups of vegetables a day. You can eat vegetables cooked, raw or even made into juice. All vegetables offer nutritional benefits as a part of your daily diet.

It is possible to eat well on a budget, it just takes a little planning and picking the most nutrient dense foods. Eating home-prepared meals will save money and help improve your health.

Sugar is the body’s preferred source of fuel, and we crave it for a reason. It helps to lower the cortisol response to stress, reducing the negative effects of cortisol on the brain and body.

When we experience trauma or stressful events in life, we can pick up beliefs and feelings that we hold onto without conscious awareness. We need to look at these from a different perspective.

When we feel out of control in other areas of life, it can be easy to turn to controlling food excessively to give us a sense that we have some solid ground beneath us. We don’t need to be extreme.

This led Chef Ahki to discover a diet focused on non-hybrid and alkaline foods to address preventative health, especially for vegans and vegetarians in receiving necessary nutrients.

Women should be aware that they have the option of non-drug and non-surgery treatments. We do not get all the facts so we cannot make truly informed choices about our health and healthcare.

Research has shown that following the Mediterranean Diet can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and one study found that it can lower the risk of heart disease by as much as 30%.