Shopping Cart

Your cart is empty

Continue Shopping

Ikarian diet

Posts tagged: Healthy habits

Food waste

It is estimated that 88 million tons of food worth EUR 143 billion go to waste annually in the European Union. The food waste dilemma scales globally with 1/3 of food produced discarded every year. This wasted food could feed the 868 million people who are suffering from starvation and...

Intolerance to gluten and lactose

During a trip to the grocery store, consumers can easily observe the augmented quantities of gluten-free or/and lactose free products that are available. It is true that in the recent years, the food industry has made great progress towards the production of such goods, compared to the previous decade. However,...

Hormones: from adolescence to adulthood

Adolescence and entering reproductive age are accompanied by a multitude of changes in a woman's body. Menarche, alterations in body composition and a variety of hormonal changes, quite often, at the level of disorder, are the main features of adolescence. Very frequently, the transition from childhood to the reproductive stage...

Children's nutrition

Our dietary preferences are influenced by multiple factors, such as characteristics of the individual, properties of the food or the environment. Specifically, concerning the development of children, adequate amounts of nutrients should be met, which can be provided through the consumption of a variety of foods and food products. Although...

Cheers!

Going out for drinks is one of the most popular pastime activities worldwide. In many cases starting from the teenage years, alcohol consumption is a fairly common choice when we want to socialize, but also when we prefer to spend some fun time alone. Our drink of preference, as well...

Food label: the details

After discussing the basic information a food label gives (see Blog “Food label”), it is time to take a more in depth look at some of its additional data, as well as some trap elements that might be hiding there. As we have already noted, a food label consists of...

Food label

As consumers, we find ourselves facing a variety of goods and food products that tempt us or create dilemmas every day. What is best for me or my child? Is this good for my health? Should I buy A instead of B food? Of course, we can never be completely...

Adopting the Ikarian lifestyle

The Ikarian way of life consists of both the dietary habits and everyday activities that were first observed in the people of Ikaria in the 1970s. And while the locals created this model mainly due to specific circumstances and partly because of conscious decisions for better survival, it is proven...