Nowadays, concern about antibiotic resistance seems to be growing: antibiotics are losing their effectiveness due to new kinds of super-resistant bacteria. This phenomenon exists because doctors prescribe antibiotics too often.
In order to avoid this prescription overuse, instead of antibiotics, natural antibiotics are recommended by alternative medicine as a safe alternative. Is it really possible to have completely side effect free antibiotics that don’t increase the bacterial resistance?
Usually, a person consumes on a daily basis several products that contain antibiotics as medicine, or have antibiotic properties. Are we unaware of being subject to a daily antibiotic therapy?
In this article we will address the problems that are related to the intake of natural and conventional antibiotics as well as food with antibiotic properties.
 

This Halloween pumpkin is simply made emptying a small pumpkin and filling it with a paste made of pumpkin, dates and chocolate, as indicated in this recipe.
The decoration has been made paying attention to avoid cuting the inner meat of the pumpkin, only the surface must be cut, so the stuffing doesn't spill. You can also paint it.
This is a funny and healthy way of enjoying halloween!

gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, nuts-free, sugar-free

 

This is another recipe that is made with chestnuts, this time to bake pies. The advantage of using chestnuts is that because its sweet taste you don’t need to add any sweetener, or very low quantity. 
You can choose any fillings you like: chestnut puree, fruit puree, chocolate, carob, cream, …
You can also bake biscuits with the same recipe, you just have to give a different shape with different molds, and add a little more sweetener if you want.

gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, sugar-free

 

 

Both Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease are types of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease, in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open sores, or ulcers, that produce pus and mucous. The combination of inflammation and ulceration can cause abdominal discomfort and frequent emptying of the colon. The symptoms of these two illnesses are quite similar, but the areas affected in the gastrointestinal tract are different.
There are different approaches to treating IBD. In this article I will explain the main techniques to heal these diseases from a nutritional perspective: food intolerances, SCD diet and vegan diet.
 

The season of chestnuts is coming, now you can enjoy this interesting food to make delicious desserts.
Chestnuts are sweet, so then you don’t need to add any product to sweeten. In this recipe, we explain how to make pancakes using only chestnut flour, water and one egg as ingredients. And some oil for frying.
You can add the topping you prefer: fruit puree, chocolate or carob cream, home-made ice-cream, honey, etc.

gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free