There are many foods that can help you to improve your hair, brain, and even boost your energy. Here is our guide on what foods to eat:

For Your Hair:
-Low-Fat Cottage Cheese – Since hair is mostly made of protein it is important to eat a lot of protein to have a healthy and vibrant mane. Low-fat cottage cheese is full of protein and has 14 grams in half a cup.
-Pumpkin Seeds – Pumpkin seeds are full of zinc. Zinc helps to reduce shedding.

For Your Brain:
-Arctic Char – This fish is full of omega-3 fats, DHA, and EPA which all help to improve brain function.
-Kale – A study done in the journal Neurology has reported that getting more than two servings per day of veggies especially leafy green ones such as kale – slows down cognitive decline by 40%.

For Your Nose
-Sunflower Seeds – Hay fever affects many people all over the world, you can stop Hay Fever with vitamin E. Researchers believe that vitamin E calms the part of your immune system involved with allergies. Sunflower seeds have 49% of your daily vitamin E needs in an ounce.

For Your Eyes:
-Whole eggs – If you’re eating eggs, don’t just eat the egg white, eat the yolks too! The yols are a great source for two antioxidants – lutein and zeaxanthin, they are carotenoids that fight cataracts as well as macular degeneration.

For Your Heart:
-Asparagus – Asparagus have lots of foate and potassium which are both nutrients that are great for your heart.
-Grape Juice – Purple grape juice is high in phenolics. Phenolics is a group of powerful antioxidants that swallows up heart-damaging free radicals.

For Your Bones:
-Chocolate – Chocolate is rich in magnesium which is vital for bone health.
-Canned Salmon – The omega-3s in this fish can help to increase bone density. Salmon typically has lower heavy metals such as mercury than other fish. Canned salmon is another great source of calcium which is also essential for healthy bones.

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One of the mysteries about dieting is this: how much can you eat? More importantly, how much should you eat? We all know about the food groups, and the critical nutrients we require.

However, Health Canada tells us that it’s also governed by your age and gender, and gives you a handy Canadian food guide on the recommended guide on servings and portions.

Check it out, and feel free to tell us what you think of it in the comments section.

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Well friends, this is something neat for you. While everyone is aware of Canada’s Food Guide, what you may not know is that Health Canada has created one that you can personalize. It’s called ‘My Food Guide‘, and Health Canada calls it ’an interactive tool that will help you personalize the information found in Canada’s Food Guide.’

 How it personalizes it is this: you enter your age, your gender, and a few other variables and it creates a customized tool. Futhermore, there are a variety of languages.

So what are you waiting for? It’s a new year, why not a new you?

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