Elena Petrova

Researcher, Science Journalist, Co-Founder and Author of Elena Sunshine Magazine. Elena is a researcher, science journalist, and nutritionist, as well as an expert in the field of mental health and eco-design. Research interests: Research and search for solutions to global problems related to nutrition, mental health, and ecology. Elena explores the global problems of humanity associated with a shortage of nutrition and nutrients, unfavorable conditions caused by man-made sources, and mental health and suggests solutions that help people find the opportunity to eat well, live comfortably and work. She studies the latest scientific discoveries in the field of health, nutrition, and ecology. Her publications contain up-to-date information about proper nutrition, modern medical research, and advanced technologies for environmental conservation, the purpose of which is to present new ways to solve global problems in the field of nutrition and health. Education: the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Introduction to Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices; Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking Specialization Offered By Stanford University.

Fiber in a healthy diet

Fiber in a healthy diet

Fiber is a polysaccharide, which is a structural part of the plant, and its cell. Fiber in a healthy diet. If you look at such a cell under a microscope, you will see long filaments filling the space of the cell — fibers. Therefore, fiber is also called dietary vegetable fiber. Since there are different

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Essential oils for health and weight loss. Natural cosmetics

Correction of excess weight worries a massive number of people. Essential oils for health and weight loss.  Approach the solution to this issue comprehensively, considering your physiological and psychological characteristics. Essential oils help both at the level of physiology, and at the level of the psyche and emotions. They contribute to appetite control, physical activity

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How to distract yourself from negative experiences and do what is really important to you?

How to distract yourself from negative experiences and do what is really important to you?

There are different circumstances in life, and not all of them have a positive effect on a person’s emotional mood. Anxiety, depression, and chronic stress can shake physical health. How to distract yourself from negative experiences and do what is really important to you? They make it difficult to navigate the situation, to get out

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Balanced menu for people with a high mental workload at work. Part #3

Balanced menu for people with a high mental workload at work. Part #3

In principle, in order to achieve a certain goal (improving concentration, attention, and memory), it is not necessary to radically change your diet. But you can slightly adjust the diet, depending on your goals and desires. Balanced menu for people with a high mental workload at work. Breakfast. Balanced menu for people with a high

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What you can really control are emotions and states? Why is managing emotions so important?

What you can really control are emotions and states? Why is managing emotions so important?

There are things that you can control quite well. As a rule, it’s you, your emotions, and your states. It very much depends on the situation and your inner state at this moment. A person will be able not to fall into anxiety for any reason – big or small. What you can really control

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Natural home cosmetics. Restoring the skin in winter steam, aloe, and essential oils.

Natural home cosmetics. Restoring the skin in winter steam, aloe, and essential oils.

So winter has begun. And it brought with it joys and inconveniences. One such inconvenience every year with the onset of cold weather and the start of heating, which makes the air dry in the premises, becomes the problem of drying out the skin of the face, hands, feet, and body. Restoring the skin in

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