Monthly Archiv: January, 2019

YII2 PHP Dashboard Panel

Package:
YII2 PHP Dashboard Panel
Summary:
Controller and a widget to display dashboard panel
Groups:
Content management, Libraries, PHP 5
Author:
Uldis Nelsons
Description:
This package provides a controller and widget to use with the YII2 framework to display a dashboard panel...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11030-PHP-Controller-and-a-widget-to-display-dashboard-panel.html#2019-01-10-08:11:33
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Site News: Blast from the Past – One Year Ago in PHP (01.10.2019)

Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:

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The truth about Garcinia and weight loss

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Garcinia Cambogia fruit. Source: Pixabay ~ 
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We are all aware of the fact that slimming is a mega-dollar industry. With millions, if not billions of people of all ages struggling to lose weight, and very few pharmaceutically effective medications available to assist them, the desperate public will literally clutch at straws. 

Every week sees the launch of a new “miracle” diet pill or potion and a “surefire” diet guaranteed to help believers shed kilos like magic.

Recently Garcinia cambogia became the flavour of the year. If you search the internet for information on this exotic fruit extract you will be assured that this is finally the miracle we have all been waiting for, which will produce dramatic weight loss. Endorsements by various TV personalities and other luminaries have added to the allure of Garcinia cambogia slimming products.

According to a recent local study from the  Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) “this small fruit, reminiscent of a pumpkin in appearance, is currently most popularly used and widely advertised as a weight-loss supplement”. 

The good side

But just how effective is this plant for shedding the kilos? 

The comprehensive overview from TUT suggests that studies have shown that “the extracts as well as (-)-hydroxycitric acid (HCA), a main organic acid component of the fruit rind, exhibited anti-obesity activity”. It also regulates the serotonin levels related to satiety, leading to reduced food intake. 

“According to clinical trial reports, Garcinia extracts were beneficial to obese individuals in many cases. In addition, studies on the toxicity and observations during clinical trials indicate that Garcinia is safe to use. Most of the negative reports have been related to cases where multi ingredient formulations were consumed and the effect could not be attributed to a specific ingredient.”

The research does, however, caution against an increase in serotonin, especially in people who take medicines that are already increasing serotonin levels, such as SSRIs. Research into these effects has not been conducted. 

“Moreover, regulatory authorities should provide and enforce legislation requiring the compulsory basic safety demonstration of supplements pre-marketing and develop post-marketing surveillance systems,” the study concluded. 

The bad side

Dr Ingrid van Heerden, a registered dietitian, is of opinion that we should be cautious of Garcinia, since it has not undergone rigorous testing. What follows is reviewed information from her pen, including her final verdict:

Often, once a person who wants, or needs to lose weight, is hooked on the promise of a slim, sexy figure, they are sucked into the deception. If the drops, wafers or powders don’t work, well then it is the fault of the user who did not adhere to one or other often impossible instruction such as “stick to a 500 kcal/day diet” or “drink 5 litres of water a day”, never that of the diet pill. 

When eventually science and legislation catch up with the manufacturers, they calmly take product A off the market, change their formulation slightly, change the name to product B, and then blithely sell product B using the same advertising gambits as before, raking in the money and pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes all over again.

In keeping with the ever-changing slimming product ranges, there are what one can call “ingredients of the year” (sometimes an ingredient lasts for only three to six months, but some have longer life spans, and then of course some are resurrected every two to three years).

We have had apple cider vinegar (which has made many a comeback over the years), green tea (which has earned some merit in scientific studies), hoodia (which just does not manage to produce the research results that will make it a front-runner), willow bark (or salicylic acid which is good for aches and pains but not as efficacious for slimming), and good old caffeine (which has a diuretic effect thus helping you lose weight until you replenish the water in your body, and also a stimulant effect when taken in large quantities that can be potentially dangerous), to name but a few.

While it is perfectly possible that more extensive and well controlled scientific studies will reveal that an extract of Garcinia cambogia which contains a chemical called hydroxycitric acid (HCA) will assist weight loss, we are at present not yet sure how this tamarind or brindall berry or brindleberry or Garcinia gummi-gutta works, what side-effects it may or may not have and what dosage is required to achieve really significant weight loss.

But I hear you say: “For once we have a number of scientific studies that were carried out with Garcinia cambogia, so what’s the problem?”

Well some of the studies did not show any weight loss differences between patients who took Garcinia pills and those who took dummy pills, while other studies did show differences in weight loss with the subjects taking pills containing Garcinia losing slightly more weight than those that did not (Marquez et al, 2012).

Some of these weight loss differences were not exactly exciting either, so we can’t say for sure that Garcinia cambogia does promote weight loss. It also seems likely that this is not the wonder pill it is made out to be.

In addition, many of the studies conducted to date have been flawed (Critchley, 2013) . What that means is for example that in one study the control and experimental subjects were not well matched (i.e. they did not have the same starting weight, age, percentage of body fat etc.), while in other studies too few subjects were used for the results to be significant.

For the results of studies to be plausible one has to compare “apples with apples” (i.e. well-matched subjects and controls) and you need more than just a handful of subjects to produce the same result.

On the positive side, we can say that there is some evidence that Garcinia cambogia products may aid weight loss over a period of 12 weeks. No studies have been conducted for longer periods as yet (Marquez et al, 2012), which is also regarded as a drawback.

Safety issues

There is also at present an argument about the safety of pills containing Garcinia cambogia – one group of researchers slates the pills as dangerous and hepatotoxic (causing liver damage) (Kim et al, 2013), while another group refutes this (Clouatre Preuss, 2013). Marquez and his coworkers (2012) state that “at the doses usually administered, no differences have been reported in terms of side effects or adverse events (those studied) in humans between individuals treated with G. cambogia and controls.”  

Ano Lob (2009), a public health consultant in the United States has published a warning regarding the hepatotoxicity of a weight loss product called “Hydroxycut”, which contains Garcinia cambogia. The author collected case reports of patients who developed liver toxicity associated with the above mentioned weight loss product.

Evidently approximately one million units of this hydroxycitric acid product are sold per year in the USA. The patients who developed hepatotoxicity reported symptoms of fatigue, nausea, vomiting, cramps, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and jaundice.

While the number of hepatotoxicity cases reported were very few, Lob points out that monitoring of adverse events associated with dietary supplements such as these weight loss products is woefully inadequate in America (as is the case in many other countries, including South Africa), with the FDA only receiving about 1% of these negative reports.

According to Lob (2009), the Poison Control Centres in the USA are more likely to receive reports of adverse events associated with dietary supplements but are not equipped to coordinate such findings.

He cites the truly sobering example of a product called “Metabolife 356″ which was sold as a weight loss supplement in America. Lob’s states that the manufacturers received 14 000 reports over a period of five years that documented “serious adverse events associated with their ephedra-containing product” which included heart attacks, strokes, convulsions and fatalities.

The manufacturers did not inform the FDA or any other US government authority of these reports. As astounding as this may sound, manufacturers of dietary supplements are not required to meet any of the specifications that are strictly enforced when it comes to food and pharmaceutical products (medicines), so they can use this “ethical loophole” not to publish reports of negative and harmful events.

Eventually these events came to light and ephedra-containing products for slimming and other uses were banned in the USA.

The implication contain in Lob’s warning is that HCA or Garcinia cambogia extract may also be potentially toxic unless sufficient, reliable evidence to the contrary is made available.

Conclusion

At the present moment, we do not know enough about slimming products that contain Garcinia cambogia extract or HCA to freely recommend its use. I tend to agree with Astell and coworkers (2013) who conducted a systematic review of double blind randomised controlled clinical trials to assess the evidence available on the efficacy of current dietary supplements used to control appetite and/or weight.

These authors concluded that “According to the finding from this systematic review, the evidence is not convincing in demonstrating that most dietary supplements used as appetite suppressants for weight loss in the treatment of obesity are effective and safe.”

While we wait for more extensive and conclusive evidence obtained with larger numbers of well-matched test subjects treated for longer periods with the “gold standard” of double blind randomised controlled clinical trials, rather avoid using any weight-loss supplement that has not been tested thoroughly.

References:
(Astell KJ et al (2013). Plant extracts with appetite suppressing properties for body weight control: a systematic review of double blind randomized controlled clinical trial. Complement Ther Med, 21(4):407-16; Clouatre DL Preuss HG (2013). Hydroxycitric acid does not promote inflammation or liver toxicity. World J Gastoenterol. 19(44):8160-2; Crtichley G (2013). Garcinia cambogia – is it really a miracle weight loss supplement?; Lob A (2009). Hepatotoxicity associated with weight-loss supplements: A case for better post-marketing surveillance. World J Gastoenterol. 15(14):1786-1787; Marquez F et al (2012). Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of hydroxycitric acid or Garcinia cambogia extracts in humans. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr, 52(7):585-94)

Additional reporting by Joshua Carstens

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India- Garcinia Market Based On | Price Analysis, Supply Chain Analysis, Industry News, Gross Margin and Porters Five Force Analysis by Fast Forward Research

(MENAFN – GetNews) Garcinia Market Global Research Report by Function (Cooking, Immune Health, Beauty Care, Digestive Health, Weight Control others), Form (Capsules, Oral Liquid and others), Application (Herbal Supplements, Sports Supplements and others) and Region – Forecast to 2023

Market Analysis:

Garcinia is a fruit, majorly found in India and Southeast Asia. It contains a chemical, hydroxycitric acid (HCA), which is considered as a source to prevent fat storage, control appetite, and increase exercise endurance. It can be extracted into powder and liquid form and is applicable in the food beverage industry, functional foods, and dietary supplements. Increasing health conscious population and inclination of consumers towards food supplements is boosting the growth of garcinia market. Moreover, continuous increase in health issues among the growing population has created opportunity for the players in garcinia market to enter into the market and generate revenue. However, stringent government laws and regulations for application of garcinia in the products may hamper the growth of the market.

Rising consumers’ awareness about garcinia supplements and health advantages associated with it is identified to be increasing the sales of garcinia in the global platform. The growth has been driven by the increased acceptance of natural health supporting ingredients among the consumers. Increasing prevalence of diseases such as obesity has increased the application of garcinia in various industries including in supplements, pharmaceuticals, functional food beverages, and others. Garcinia serves as a source in prevention from factors which leads to obesity and other body weight related disorders. Continuously increasing obesity and other body weight related issues across the globe has turned up an opportunity for supplements, functional food and beverage industry to include garcinia in their products, which is driving the growth of the global garcinia market. Garcinia helps in reducing and managing body weight and prevents conditions like obesity and unnecessary body fat deposition.

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Major Key Players Trend:

With the entry of new industrial players in the weight loss products, established players are continuously involved in product improvisations and constantly keep adding new products to their offerings. With companies aiming to capture a considerable share of the market segment as early as possible, they are competing in terms of quality and creating product differentiation to gain consumers attention. The best long-term growth opportunities for this sector can be captured by ensuring ongoing R D investments in the optimal strategies.

With strategic expansions, market players can focus on penetrating into the developing economies to expand their business portfolio. Consumers in developing countries are keen on exploring new product range offered to them and form a large consumer base. Establishing market in these emerging economies is profitable based on relatively low set-up costs, ease of doing business, and further lower variable cost to be incurred.

The key players profiled in Garcinia are Guangdong Hybribio Biotech Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong), Hunan Nutramax Inc. (China), Hunan Huacheng Biotech Inc. (China), Nuvaria Ingredients (U.S.), Ambe Phytoextracts Private Ltd. (India), Indfrag Limited (India), Honson Pharmatech Group Ltd. (Canada), Xi’an Lyphar Biotech Co., Ltd. (China), Sia Fruits Serviss, and Zeon Health UK Ltd. (U.K)

Latest Industry Updates:

May 2017 TLS Weight Loss Solution has launched two of the hottest ingredients for weight loss in the name of Green Coffee Bean Extract and Garcinia Cambogia. Green Coffee Extract, is the most clinically researched brand of green coffee bean extract, which has been shown superior to its competitors in promoting healthy weight management and helping to maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Dec 2016 Pure Nutrition has launched its flagship e-commerce portal in Dubai with a bid to explore the natural formulations market with its expanded range of products including Garcinia for weight management.

Nov 2016 Garcinia Cambogia Fusion Burn Fat Burner has been officially launched on Amazon.com. The product is enhanced with weight-loss formula which is natural, safe, and sustainable

Market Segments:

The Global Garcinia Market has been divided into Form, Application and Region.

Based on Form: Powder, Liquid, and Others

Based on Application: Foods Beverages, Functional Foods Dietary Supplements and Others

Based on Region: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and ROW

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Regional Analysis:

Garcinia Market is segmented into Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and rest of the world (RoW). Asia Pacific region is dominating the market followed by Europe. Indonesia is the major producer of garcinia in the global market. Inclination towards body weight management among the consumers is driving the garcinia market in the Europe. Furthermore, Asia Pacific is witnessed to be the fastest growing region over the forecast period. Increasing obese population and growing health awareness in developing countries like India and China is boosting the growth of Asia Pacific market. Furthermore, rising demand for natural products in U.S. is likely to attract players to penetrate the North American market and increase the sales of their product.

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PHP AES GCM Encryption SIV

Package:
PHP AES GCM Encryption SIV
Summary:
Encrypt data with pure PHP code for Rijndael AES
Groups:
Cryptography, PHP 5
Author:
Jose Luis Lucas
Description:
This class can encrypt data with pure PHP code for Rijndael AES-GCM_SIV...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11021-PHP-Encrypt-data-with-pure-PHP-code-for-Rijndael-AES.html#2019-01-10-01:23:14
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The Case for Slowing Down the Design Process

It seems like rushing around in an effort to finish off projects is part of being a freelance designer. Clients have demands and it’s our job to meet them. And, the faster we get done, the faster we (hopefully) get paid for our efforts.

However, this approach isn’t necessarily the best one for either your health or the overall quality of the project. This is what I like to call the “race to nowhere”.

Of course, it’s easy enough to talk about slowing down. But doing it is an entirely different thing. When you have deadlines to meet and constant demands on your time, how can you possibly take a deep breath?

While we can’t do anything about our existing deadlines, there are some solid reasons to slow down future projects. Here’s why your next project should move at a more manageable pace.

Speed and Carefulness Can’t Coexist

To paraphrase an old saying, if you want it cheap, fast and good – pick two. Achieving all three isn’t all that realistic. But speed alone would seem to indicate that a project would both cost more (so that you can make it your top priority) and result in less attention to detail.

Quite often it seems like the faster we try to work, the more mistake-prone we become. Coding itself is an artform that requires your total attention. Who among us hasn’t missed a comma or semicolon that led to a broken website?

But beyond functionality, working at lightspeed tends to mean that we miss the finer details of a design. Things like subtle effects and microinteractions often turn a good design into a great one. When you look back on your work, you may find that it’s just not up to your standards. It’s not something you’ll want to feature in your portfolio.

There are certainly situations where going full speed ahead is necessary. However, this doesn’t mean that we should make a habit of working this way on every project.

A racing cheetah.

Nice and Easy

Slowing things down a bit can be very beneficial. For one, it enables us to experiment more with various design elements in an effort to find the perfect fit. We can determine, for instance, whether our card layout looks better with or without rounded corners. Or maybe that those call-to-action buttons look better in blue than red.

This extra time also allows for more thorough browser and device testing. It’s never a good idea to push a project out the door while crossing your fingers that it all looks decent on the new iPhone.

Perhaps most importantly, more time means the ability to review key user tasks and processes. This is especially important for critical items such as eCommerce, where any wasted steps could cost you a sale.

When you give a project a little time to breathe, it can provide a welcome boost to the final outcome. You’ll be better able to ensure quality and that things work the way you intended.

A sleeping sloth.

Convincing Clients

One of the key challenges in enacting this change may just be getting your clients on board. Personally, I’ve worked with a number of people over the years who were always in a hurry. This, in turn, has compelled me to do the same.

But just because someone is in a hurry today doesn’t mean they’ll stay that way in the long run. I have seen instances where someone simply had to have it all ready in an instant, then made me wait things out while they took care of their end of the bargain. In those cases, the project usually doesn’t hit the initial deadline.

Therefore, it requires a little bit of tact on our part to demonstrate the benefits of taking more time. Part of this entails asking why they’ve chosen a particular timeline for getting things done. Sometimes, it’s a legitimate reason such as a big conference or a new product launch. In those cases, there might not be much flexibility.

However, there are also times when you will work with those who are just used to everything be done right away. Here, you might have a good shot to convince them to slow their roll. Explain the design process and that, if the ultimate goal is getting it right, that’s going to take an investment of time.

Once a client sees that rushing the process often means cutting corners, they may come around to your way of thinking.

A lotus flower in a body of water.

Worth the Wait

For many of us, the act of getting things done quickly is deeply ingrained. When you have a business to run and bills to pay, it would seem like a natural response.

But good things do indeed take time. And while we can use any number of tools and frameworks meant to improve efficiency, there are still parts of the process that shouldn’t be rushed. Design is right at the top of the list.

So, if you’ve been running around like a cartoon character for each and every project – slow down. Take a look at what you’re doing and why you’re doing it. You may just find that spending even an extra hour or two on design can lead to some fantastic results.

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The 100 Best Free Fonts for Designers

Are you struggling to find that particular typeface that matches your creative vision? Then you’ve come to the right place! We do know how difficult and time-consuming it can be to find good, high-quality fonts, so we’ve done the searching for you. With over 100 free fonts to choose from, we guarantee that you will find the one, if not the several, you need. These really are the fonts you’ve been looking for!

This collection focuses on those clean and distinctive fonts that will make a professional and highly legible impact on your designs, wether that be on the web or in print. So, there are no overly decorative styles, as we have covered hand-drawn fonts, brush fonts, sci-fi fonts, chunky fonts, gothic fonts, outline fonts, comic fonts, graffiti fonts, and all those other creative and quirky fonts we all love, before.

Without delving too much into typeface classification and to also help you find that perfect font you’ve been looking for much quicker, we’ve grouped the most popular categories for you: Free Serif Fonts, Free Sans Serif Fonts, Free Slab Serif Fonts, Free Geometric Fonts and Monospaced Fonts.

Font License

Just like with all free resources, you need to check the license of each font to make sure that you have the proper legal permission to use them. At the time of writing this article, all of the fonts were free to use, but we urge you to double-check that there haven’t been any recent modifications to the license.

If you’re looking for a guaranteed commercial license for your fonts, we recommend that you use Envato Elements and their professionally designed library fonts.

Free Serif Fonts

Serifs are defined by the small lines (or decorative features) that trail from the edges of each letter and number. As Serif fonts are considered to be easier to read, they’re typically used in print design as the characters are clearer and more distinctive, making it much easier for our brains to process.

Just like Slab Serifs (see further down), there are always exceptions to the rule. Most Serifs will work perfectly well as a title or headline on the web, and some, as you will see by the selection of free Serif fonts below, will even work beautifully as body text, but please do choose your web typography carefully.

Bitter HT Serif (Free)

Bitter HT includes Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold Italic. Designed by Sol Matas.

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Bitter HT serif free font family typeface

Arkibal Serif (Envato Elements)

Arkibal Serif is a modern serif typeface that has been designed by Jan-Christian Bruun.

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Arkibal Serif

PT Serif (Free)

PT Serif includes Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold Italic variants. Created by ParaType.

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PT serif free font family typeface

Magnifika (Envato Elements)

Magnifika has been inspired by vintage lettering with lowercases and also a hint of a victorian flair.

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Magnifika

Ayres Serif (Free)

Ayres Serif includes ligatures and alternate glyphs. Created by Mariel Gornati.

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Ayres serif free font family typeface

Rhytmic Dances (Envato Elements)

Rhythmic Dances is based on handwriting with an added sense of caligraphic flair. Rough and elegant at the same time.

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Rhytmic Dances

Calendas Plus Serif Font Family (Free)

Calendas Plus Regular includes both desktop and webfonts variants. Designed by Altipo Fonts.

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Calendas Plus serif free font family typeface

Kula (Envato Elements)

Kula has an interesting, soft curvature. Subtle, but powerful. Well suited for titles and headers.

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Kula

SilverLeaf Handwritten Serif (Free)

SilverLeaf is a handwritten Serif font that includes both desktop and webfont variants. Created by Nathan Brown.

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SilverLeaf Handwritten serif free font family typeface

Pratiwi Typeface (Envato Elements)

Pratiwi Typeface gives your designs an authentic handcrafted feel. Perfectly suited to stationery, logos and much more.

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Pratiwi Typeface

YoungSerif Medium Typeface (Free)

YoungSerif Medium includes both webfont and desktop versions. Created by Uplaod.

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YoungSerif Medium serif free font family typeface

Foundry (Envato Elements)

One of the most well-kerned handwritten fonts available. TTF, WOFF & OTF Formats are included.

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Foundry font pack

Droid Serif (Free)

Droid Serif includes Regular, Bold, Bold Italic and Italic variants. Created by Steve Matteson.

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Droid serif free font family typeface

Rumble Brave Vintage Fonts (Envato Elements)

Rumble Brave is a victorian classic that has all the swirls and curls you could want int a sassy display font.

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Rumble Brave Vintage Fonts

Jura Serif Typeface (Free)

Jura Serif includes Regular, Italic, Bold and, Bold Italic variants. Created by Ten by Twenty.

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Jura serif free font family typeface

Appareo Extras (Envato Elements)

Inspired by vintage books and the pages within, Appareo is an imperfect, worn serif font that comes in three weights.

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Appareo Extras

Merriweather Serif (Free)

Merriweather includes Regular, Light, Bold, Itlalic and Black variants. Designed by Eben Sorkin.

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Merriweather serif free font family typeface

Mon Cheri Typeface + Extras (Envato Elements)

The Mon Cheri typeface makes for the perfect thank you card. It’s made with love and comes out-of-the-box with two OTF fonts.

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Mon Cheri Typeface + Extras

Vollkorn Serif (Free)

Vollkorn Serif includes Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, Semibold, Semibold Italic, Medium, Medium Italic variants. Designed by Friedrich Althausen.

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Vollkorn serif free font family typeface

Stay Alive Sans (Envato Elements)

Stay Alive Typeface has been Inspired by victorian style, poster, sign painter. The 1800s comes alive with this retro masterpiece

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Stay Alive Sans

The Crimson Text Typeface (Free)

The Crimson Text typeface includes Bold, Bold Italic, Italic, Roman, Semibold and Semibold italic variants. Designed by Sebastian Kosch.

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Crimson Text serif free font family typeface

Himalaya Set Type (Envato Elements)

Himalaya Set Type is a vintage inspired font that includes both script and sans-serif versions.

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Himalaya Set Type

Calluna Serif (Free)

Calluna includes Light, Regular, Italic, Semibold Italic,Bold Italic and Black. Designed by exljbris Font Foundry.

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Calluna serif free font family typeface

Bignord (Envato Elements)

Bignord is a new vintage font with a look and style that has been inspired by vintage packaging and typographic cover lettering.

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Bignord

Bree Serif (Free)

Bree Serif only includes a Regular version of the Serif font. Designed by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione.

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bree serif free font family typeface

Afta Serif Font (Free)

Afta Serif includes both Regular and Italic versions. Created by Oriol Esparraguera.

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Afta serif free font family typeface

Badhead Typeface (Free)

The unique Badhead Typeface includes both desktop and webfont variants. Created by ianmikraz studio.

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Badhead serif free font family typeface

Burnts Maker (Envato Elements)

Burnts Marker is a typeface that’s born for the hood. Gives that rough feel and would be great for any type of hip hop cover.

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Burnts Maker

Sant’Elia Font Family (Free)

Sant’Elia includes Rough Line (3 weights), Script Bold & Rough Alt Bold variants. Created by Yellow Design Studio .

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Sant Elia serif free font family typeface

Osgard Pro (Envato Elements)

Osgard Pro is a powerful, luxurious typeface, adopting the fluid curvaceous elements of Romanesque typography and combining them with the Gothic style of Blackletter.

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Osgard Pro

Exodus Free Typeface (Free)

Exodux includes Regular, Sharpen and Striped variants. Designed by Andrew Herndon.

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Exodus serif free font family typeface

Indulge Script (Envato Elements)

Indulge Script is a typeface adapted for both modern and traditional uses.

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Indulge Script

Butler Regular and Stencil Typeface (Free)

Butler includes both a regular and stencil style typeface, and comes in Black, Bold, Extra Bold, Light, Medium, Regular and Ultra Light variants. Designed by Fabian De Smet.

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Butler Regular Stencil serif free font family typeface

Bird House Script (Envato Elements)

Bird House Script is a handwritten font designed using markers. This font would be perfect for branding a local coffeehouse, faux-signatures, and more.

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Bird House Script

Tryst Regular Typeface (Free)

Tryst only includes a Regular version of the Serif font. Designed by Philatype.

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Tryst Regular serif free font family typeface

Brayden Script Family (Envato Elements)

Brayden Family is a font that include three weights of script fonts and a complimentary sans-serif font.

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Brayden Script Family

Born Serif Typeface (Free)

Born Serif only includes a Regular version of the Serif font. Created by Carlos de Toro.

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Born serif free font family typeface

Fénix Regular Serif Typeface (Free)

Fénix Serif only includes a Regular version of the Serif font. Created by Fernando Díaz.

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Fénix Regular serif free font family typeface

Knubi Regular Serif (Free)

Knubi only includes a Regular version of the Serif font. Created by Matt Vergotis.

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Knubi Regular serif free font family typeface

Abraham Lincoln Serif (Free)

Abraham Lincoln Serif has been designed by Frances MacLeod.

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Abraham Lincoln serif free font family typeface

Free Sans Serif Fonts

The difference between a Serif and Sans Serif font, is that Sans Serifs do not have those small decorative lines that characterize Serifs.

The Sans Serifs, with their modern, cleaner and simpler appearance, are typically more accessible on the web as they’re much easier to read on screens, regardless of their font or device size. Understandably, Sans Serifs are the most commonly used Google Fonts.

Bebas Neue Sans Serif (Free)

Bebas Neue Sans Serif includes Thin, Light, Book and Regular variants. Designed by Dharma Type Foundry.

Download here: Bebas Neue Sans Serif Download

Bebas Neue sans serif free font family typeface

IBM Plex (Free)

IBM’s fantastic typeface is available for download, along with some useful advice.

Download here: IBM Plex Download

IBM Plex

Faune (Free)

Download here: Faune Download

faune

Fira Sans Serif (Free)

Mozilla’s Fira Sans Serif includes Regular, Medium, Light, Bold, Bold Italic, Book, Book Italic, Extra Bold, Extra Bold Italic, Extra Light and Extra Light Italic variants. Created by Mozilla.

Download here: Fira Sans Serif Download

Fira sans serif free font family typeface

Homizio Nova Sans Serif (Free)

Homizio Nova Sans Serif includes Regular, Italic, Light and Light Italic variants. Designed by Álvaro Thomáz.

Download here: Homizio Nova Download

Homizio Nova sans serif free font family typeface

Alegreya Sans HT Serif (Free)

Alegreya Sans Serif includes Regular, Italic, Bold and Italic variants. Designed by Huerta Tipografica.

Download here: Alegreya Sans HT Download

Alegreya HT sans serif free font family typeface

Peace Sans (Free)

Peace Sans only includes a Regular version. Created by Sergey Ryadovoy and Ivan Gladkikh.

Download here: Peace Sans Download

Peace sans serif free font family typeface

Sketchetik Fill Light Sans Serif (Free)

The free version of Sketchetik Sans Serif only includes a Light variant. Created by Ossi Gustafsson.

Download here: Sketchetik Fill Light Download

Sketchetik Fill Light sans serif free font family typeface

Mohave Sans Serif (Free)

Mohave Sans Serif includes Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, Semi Bold and Semi Bold Italic. Designed by Gumpita Rahayu.

Download here: Mohave Sans Serif.

Mohave sans serif free font family typeface

Neris Display Sans Serif (Free)

Neris Sans Serif includes Thin, Light, Semi Bold, Bold and Black variants. Designed by Eimantas Paškonis.

Download here: Neris Display Download

Neris Display sans serif free font family typeface

Dense Sans Serif (Free)

Dense Sans Serif includes Regular and Bold variants. Created by Charles Daoud.

Download here: Dense Sans Serif Download

Dense sans serif free font family typeface

Canter Sans Serif (Free)

Canter Sans Serif includes Bold 3D, Bold Shadow, Bold Stripes, Bold, Light and Outline variants. Created by Christopher J. Lee.

Download here: Canter Sans Serif Download

Canter sans serif free font family typeface

Sabado Sans Serif (Free)

Inspired by modern swiss typefaces, Sabado Sans Serif includes both Regular and Italic variants. Created by Frank Hemmekan.

Download here: Sabado Sans Serif Download

Sabado sans serif free font family typeface

Rhyder Sans Serif (Free)

Rhyder Sans Serif only includes a Regular version. Designed by Adrian Candela.

Download here: Rhyder Sans Serif Download

Rhyder sans serif free font family typeface

Langdon Sans Serif (Free)

Langdon Sans Serif only includes a Regular version. Designed by Steven Bonner.

Download here: Langdon Sans Serif Download

Langdon sans serif free font family typeface

Myra Sans Serif (Free)

Designed in an art-deco style, Myra Sans Serif includes Regular, Light and Bold variants. Designed by Sergiy Tkachenko.

Download here: Myra Sans Serif Download

Myra sans serif free font family typeface

Adam Pro Sans Serif (Free)

Adam Pro only includes a Regular version. Designed by Shrenik Ganatra.

Download here: Adam Pro Sans Serif Download

Adam Pro Sans Serif sans serif free font family typeface

Aileron Sans Serif (Free)

Aileron includes 16 weights. Designed by Sora Sagano.

Download here: Aileron Sans Serif Download

Aileron Sans Serif free font family typeface

Building Sans Serif (Free)

Building only includes a Regular version. Designed by Leonardo Gubbioni.

Download here: Building Sans Serif Download

Building Sans Serif free font family typeface

Pier Sans (Free)

Pier Sans includes Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold Italic versions. Designed by Mathieu Desjardins.

Download here: Pier Sans Download

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Big John / Slim Joe Sans Serif (Free)

Both fonts only includes a Regular version. Designed by Ion Lucin.

Download here: Big John & Slim Joe Sans Serif Download

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Moon Rounded Sans (Free)

Moon Rounded Sans includes Light and Bold versions. Designed by Jack Harvatt.

Download here: Moon Rounded Sans Download

Moon Rounded Sans free font family typeface

Linotte Rounded Sans Serif (Free)

Linotte Rounded Sans Serif includes LIght, Bold, Semi Bold, Heavy and Regular versions. Designed by Joël Carrouché.

Download here: Linotte Rounded Sans Serif Download

Linotte Rounded Sans Serif free font family typeface

Nexa Sans Serif (Free)

Nexa Sans Serif includes Light and Bold versions. Created by FontFabric.

Download here: Nexa Sans Serif Download

Nexa sans serif free font family typeface

Source Sans Pro (Free)

Source Sans Pro includes Regular, Italic, Bold, Semi Bold, Light, Black and Roman variants. Created by Adobe.

Download here: Source Sans Pro Download

Source sans serif free font family typeface

FV Almelo Rounded Sans Serif (Free)

FV Almelo Sans Serif only includes a regular version. Created by Floris Voorveld.

Download here: FV Almelo Sans Serif Download

FV Almelo Rounded sans serif free font family typeface

Maven Modern Sans Serif (Free)

Maven Sans Serif includes Light 100, Light 200 and Light 300 variants. Designed by Joe Prince.

Download here: Maven Modern Download

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Intro Sans Serif (Free)

The free version of Intro Sans Serif includes Regular and Inline variants. Designed by Miroslav Bekyarov.

Download here: Intro Sans Serif Download

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Ostrich Sans (Free)

Ostrich Sans includes Regular, Italic, Black, Bold, Heavy, Light and Medium variants. Designed by The League of Moveable Type.

Download here: Ostrich Sans Download

Ostrich sans serif free font family typeface

Cabin Sans Serif (Free)

Inspired by Edward Johnston’s and Eric Gill’s typefaces, Cabin Sans Serif Regular, Medium, Semi Bold, Bold and Italic variants. Created by Pablo Impallari.

Download here: Cabin Sans Serif Download

Cabin sans serif free font family typeface

HK Grotesk Sans Serif (Free)

HK Grotesk Sans Serif includes Regular, Light, Bold and Medium variants. Designed by Hanken Design Co.

Download here: HK Grotesk Sans Serif Download

HK Grotesk sans serif free font family typeface

Qanelas Soft Sans Serif (Free)

Qanelas Soft Sans Serif has been designed by Radomir Tinkov.

Download here: Qanelas Soft Download

Qanelas Soft sans serif free font family typeface

Moderne Sans (Free)

Moderne Sans includes a Regular and Light variants. Created by Marius Kempken.

Download here: Moderne Sans Download

Moderne sans serif free font family typeface

Blogger Sans (Free)

Blogger Sans includes Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold Italic. Created by Sergiy Tkachenko.

Download here: Blogger Sans Download

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Katahdin Round Sans Serif (Free)

Katahdin Round Sans Serif only includes a Regular version. Designed by Tyler Finck.

Download here: Katahdin Round Download

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Rubik Sans Serif (Free)

Rubik Sans Serif includes Regular, Light, Medium, Bold, Ultra Bold and Italic variants. Designed by Sebastian Fischer and Philipp Hubert.

Download here: Rubik Sans Serif Download

Rubik sans serif free font family typeface

Cast Iron Sans Serif (Free)

Cast Iron only includes a Regular version. Designed by Jeremy Vessey.

Download here: Cast Iron Sans Serif Download

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Relancer Art Deco Display Typeface (Free)

Relancer Display only includes a Regular version. Created by Ryan Molag.

Download here: Relancer Display Typeface Download

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Overpass Sans Serif Webfont (Free)

Inspired by Highway Gothic, Overpass Sans Serif is a Webfont that includes Light, Extra Light, Regular, Bold, Bold Italic and Italic variants. Created by Delve Fonts.

Download here: Overpass Sans Serif Download

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Coves Sans Serif (Free)

Coves Sans Serif includes Light and Bold variants. Designed by Jack Harvatt.

Download here: Coves Sans Serif Download

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Fibon Sans (Free)

Fibon Sans only includes a Regular version. Designed by Valerio Dell’Edera.

Download here: Fibon Sans Download

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Raleway Sans Serif (Free)

Raleway Sans Serif only includes a Thin version. Designed by The League of Moveable Type.

Download here: Raleway Sans Serif Download

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Free Slab Serif Fonts

There are many different sub-categories to serifs, Slab just happens to be the most popular variant. Evolving from the Modern style and at times called square serifs or Egyptian, they’re defined by having a bolder serif and are primarily designed to be used as print headlines and are typically paired with a thinner and lighter font.

But there are many Slab Serifs that will work perfectly well – as you will see by the free font selection below – in a smaller font size and could be easily used as body text.

Corduroy Slab Regular (Free)

Only includes Regular. Created by Ryan Welch.

Download here: Corduroy Slab Regular Download

Corduroy slab free font family typeface

Munky Font (Envato Elements)

Munky is a simple beast with a slight retro twist. Some of the serifs are straight while others are more curvacious.

Download here: Munky Font Download

Munky Font

LUNA (Envato Elements)

Luna is a slab serif typeface that’s suitable for any promotion and graphic design purpose.

Download here: LUNA Download

luna

Bw Glenn Slab (Envato Elements)

Bw Glenn Slab is a confident and robust font family with a sturdy feel offering no concessions for ambiguity.

Download here: Bw Glenn Slab font Family Download

Bw Glenn Slab font family

Promesh Athletic Font (Free)

Promesh is free slab font that has been designed with a distressed mesh appearnace, similiar to those used on school basketball jerseys from years gone by. Includes Regular and Stitch variants. Designed by by Paul Reis.

Download here: Promesh Athletic Font Download

Promesh Athletic slab free font family typeface

Lunchbox Slab Regular (Envato Elements)

LunchBox Slab is a uniquely hand-drawn typeface that gives numerous customizable options and a fully authentic look.

Download here: Lunchbox Slab Regular Download

Lunchbox Slab Regular

Carton Slab Serif (Free)

Carton is a slab-serif that has been inspired by letterpress printing. Designed by Nick McCosker.

Download here: Carton Slab Serif Download

Carton Slab slab free font family typeface

Zenzero Grotesk Typeface (Envato Elements)

A fresh, eccentric and stylish display font filled with a mixture of sans-serif and slab. Designed by Valerio Dell’Edera

Download here: Zenzero Grotesk Typeface Download

Zenzero Grotesk Typeface

Weston Rounded Slab Serif (Free)

Includes Regular & Light Uppercase variants. Designed by Pavel Pavlov.

Download here: Weston Rounded Slab Serif Download

Weston Rounded slab free font family typeface

Chunk Ultra-Bold Slab Serif (Free)

Chunk is an ultra-bold slab serif typeface that has been inspired by old American Western-style newspaper headlines. Created by The League of Moveable Type.

Download here: Chunk Slab Serif Download

Chunk Ultra-Bold slab free font family typeface

Choplin Slab Serif (Free)

Choplin Slab Serif includes Extra Light & Medium versions. Designed by René Bieder.

Download here: Choplin Slab Serif Download

Choplin Slab Serif free font family typeface

Klinic Slab Serif (Free)

Includes Bold, Bold Italic, Book, Light, Light Italic, Medium and Medium Italic. Created by Joe Prince.

Download here: Klinic Slab Serif Download

Klinic slab free font family typeface

Aleo Slab Serif (Free)

Aleo is a contemporary free font that has been created as the slab serif companion to the Lato font family. Includes Bold, Bold Italic, Regular, Regular Italic, Light and Light Italic. Created by Alessio Laiso.

Download here: Aleo Slab Serif Download

Aleo slab free font family typeface

Twentytwelve Slab (Free)

Includes Regular, Bold and Light variants. Designed by by Dom Catapano.

Download here: Twentytwelve Slab Download

Twentytwelve slab free font family typeface

Airbag Uppercase Slab Serif (Free)

Airbag is a slab serif font with a modern appearance. Only includes Uppercase. Designed by Simon Stratford.

Download here: Airbag Slab Serif Download

Airbag Uppercase slab free font family typeface

Lumberjack Free Font (Free)

Includes Regular, Rough, Inline and Shadow variants. Designed by Aleksei Kalinin.

Download here: Lumberjack Free Font Download

Lumberjack slab free font family typeface

Ansley Display (Free)

Ansley is Slab Serif typeface that has been inspired by retro design. Includes Bold, Inline, Light, Black, Outline and Regular variants. Created by Kady Jesko.

Download here: Ansley Display Download

Ansley Display slab free font family typeface

Korneuburg Slab (Free)

Korneuburg Slab includes Bold, Light and Regular variants. Created by Flö Rastbichler.

Download here: Korneuburg Slab Download

Korneuburg slab free font family typeface

Free Geometric Fonts

Baron Geometrical Sans Serif (Free)

Baron Sans Serif includes Regular, Bold and Black variants. Designed by Frank Hemmekan.

Download here: Baron Sans Serif Download

Baron Geometrical sans serif free font family typeface

Exo Geometric Sans Serif (Free)

Exo Sans Serif includes Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, Light, Light Italic, Black, Black Italic, Extra Bold, Extra Bold Italic, Extra Light, Extra Light Italic, Medium Medium Italic, Semi Bold, Semi Bold Italic, Thin and Thin Italic. Designed by Natanael Gama.

Download here: Exo Geometric.

Exo Geometric sans serif free font family typeface

The Metropolis Typeface (Free)

The Metropolis Typeface is an open source modern, geometric typeface.

Download here: The Metropolis Typeface Download

The Metropolis Typeface

Norwester Condensed Geometric Sans Serif (Free)

Norwester Sans Serif includes only a Regular version. Created by Jamie Wilson.

Download here: Norwester Sans Serif Download

Norwester Condensed Geometric sans serif free font family typeface

Kelson Geometric Sans Serif (Free)

Kelson includes Regular, Light and Bold variants. Designed by Bruno Mello.

Download here: Kelson Sans Serif Download

Kelson Geometric sans serif free font family typeface

Charlevoix Geometric Sans Serif (Free)

Charlevoix Pro Sans Serif includes Regular, Thin, Light, Mediyum, Semi Bold, Bold, Extra Bold and Black variations. Designed by Mathieu Desjardins.

Download here: Charlevoix Sans Serif Download

Charlevoix Geometric sans serif free font family typeface

Free Mono Fonts

Inspired by typewriter-style fonts, Monospaced fonts use a single set width for all letters, numbers and glyphs, making them highly legible, and thus perfect for writing code.

As well as the selection of free monospaced fonts below, we have also published a specialized collection of free monospaced programming and coding fonts you may also like to explore.

Monoid (Free)

Monoid is a customizable monospaced font that has been optimized for coding. Packaged with Regular, Bold, Oblique and Retina variants. Created by Andreas Larsen.

Download here: Monoid Download

Monoid coding mono monospaced free font family typeface code

Ahamono (Free)

Ahamono is a free Regular monospaced typeface. Designed by Alfredo Marco Pradil.

Download here: Ahamono Download

Ahamono mono monospaced free font family typeface code

FiraCode (Free)

FiraCode is a beautiful monospaced font with programming ligatures. Packaged with Bold, Light, Medium, Regular and Retina variants. Designed by Nikita Prokopov.

Download here: FiraCode Download

FiraCode mono monospaced free font family typeface code

Office Code Pro (Free)

Office Code Pro is a customized version of Source Code pro, with customizations specifically made for code editors. Designed by Nathan Rutzky.

Download here: Office Code Pro Download

Office Code Pro mono monospaced free font family typeface code

Hack Mono (Free)

Hack is a font-family that has been designed for writing source code. Packaged with Bold, Italic and Regular variants. Created by Chris Simpkins.

Download here: Hack Mono Download

hack mono monospaced free font family typeface code

Ubuntu Mono Font (Free)

This is the monospaced variant of the distinctive Ubuntu font-fmaily. Packaged with Bold, Bold Italic, Regular Italic and Regular variants. Created by Ubuntu.

Download here: Ubuntu Mono Font Download

Ubuntu mono monospaced free font family typeface code

DejaVu Mono (Free)

Based on the original design of Bitstream Vera font family, DejaVu Mono is a collaborative effort to maintain and add new characters to the popular typeface. Packaged with Bold, Bold Oblique, Oblique and Regular variants.

Download here: DejaVu Mono Download

DejaVu mono monospaced free font family typeface code

Droid Sans Mono (Free)

Droid Sans Mono is the fixed width version of of Android’s Droid Sans font family. Created by Steve Matteson.

Download here: Droid Sans Mono Download

Droid mono monospaced free font family typeface code

BP Mono (Free)

BP Mono is monospaced font designed for coding. Packaged with Bold, Italic, Stencil, Round and Regular variants. Created by George Triantafyllakos.

Download here: BP Mono Download

BP mono monospaced free font family typeface code

Anonymous Pro (Free)

Anonymous Pro is a family of four fixed-width fonts designed for coding. Packaged with Bold, Bold Italic, Italic and Regular variants. Designed by Mark Simonson.

Download here: Anonymous Pro Download

Anonymous Pro mono monospaced free font family typeface code

Fantasque Sans Mono Font (Free)

Designed for programming, Fantasque Sans Mono Font includes Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold Italic. Designed by Belluzj.

Download here: Fantasque Sans Mono Download

Fantasque mono monospaced free font family typeface code

All 100 of the above fonts have been confirmed as being free at the time of publishing, if that ever changes, please let us know in the comments below.

Also, most of the fonts can be used in both your personal and commercial works, others you can only use in personal projects, so please do check the chosen license of each font before you do use them.

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Fruits and Vegetables – The Good Carbs

One interesting line I heard once has stuck with me for years when it comes to carbohydrates,

“If it is white, don’t eat it”

Well that may be true for a few reasons that I wanted to cover today. When we eat carbs they tend to come in all colors, fruit has all sorts of colors, vegetables have all sorts of colors and bread, rice and potatoes some in one color often and that is white.

So why should we avoid all of those white carbohydrates? There are two ways that colored carbs are better than white carbs but I don;t think that we really ever hear why…so I will tell you now

White carbohydrates are low in water

Fruits and Vegetables - The Good Carbs

Carb Loading Foods

If you are looking for a way to lose then you are going to have to eat high water foods. I have not written about this too much in the past but fruit and all colored veggies like peppers or broccoli and other classic fruits and vegetables are high in water which will fill you up with less calories. Having high water foods to eat also means that your body will be better hydrates with these lower calorie foods but this is not the only great reason to eat colored fruits and vegetables, you also need them because….

White carbohydrates are low in nutrients

If you think about rice or potatoes and even white breads then you also thing about foods that are devoid of many nutrients. Vegetables are very high in minerals and fruits are very high in vitamins. I know that this is a generalization but I don’t think I have ever heard of someone getting healthier by eating bread, rice and potatoes but anyone can get healthier by eating more fruits and vegetables

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Fasting may help your heart

This is about a month old study but I thought that it would be a good idea to give out this info on a study that had to conclude that fasting seems to lower the chance of heart attacks in people that fast one day a month. The anti-fasting people will not like this and I can not seem to fast for any length of time but this study was not looking for this result as some studies seem to do but instead just concluded that this was the only possible result to their study.

Mormons and heart disease

Mormons have less heart disease something doctors have long chalked up to their religion’s ban on smoking. New research suggests that another of their “clean living” habits also may be helping their hearts: fasting for one day each month.

A study in Utah, where the Mormons are is based, found that people who skipped meals once a month were about 40 percent less likely to be diagnosed with clogged arteries than those who did not regularly fast.

Fasting and improved health

People did not have to “get religion” to benefit: non-Mormons who regularly took breaks from food also were less likely to have clogged arteries, scientists found.

They concede that their study is far from proof that periodic fasting is good for anyone, but said the benefit they observed poses a theory that deserves further testing.

“It might suggest these are people who just control eating habits better,” and that this discipline extends to other areas of their lives that improves their health, said Benjamin Horne, a heart disease researcher from Intermountain Medical Center and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

In the 1970s, scientists recognized that Mormons in Utah are less likely to die of heart disease than other Americans.

Their prohibition against tobacco is usually credited for the health benefit, Horne says, but the new study shows fasting plays a role, too.

Or fasting itself may lower the risk of heart disease through some undiscovered biological mechanism, he says.

Fasting May Not Be Right for Everyone

AHA past president Sidney Smith, MD, a heart doctor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, says he would be very reluctant to make sweeping recommendations about the benefits of fasting without more information about the dietary practices of the people studied.

“It’s not clear how other populations [that don’t follow the same strict practices as Mormons with regard to eating, smoking, and drinking] would handle fasting. It could even be harmful,” Smith tells WebMD.

The best prescription for reducing your risk of heart disease, he says, is to exercise, eat right, and avoid smoking.

You can read more on this at WebMD

Article source: https://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/fasting-may-help-your-heart.html

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Free Book on how to avoid stress

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The number of days until Christmas is counting down pretty quickly and the stress at this time of year for many people is quite overwhelming. I know it and you probably know it too. I know that when I write to you about fitness it is usually diet and exercise but today I wanted to offer an ebook to you for nothing. There is no catch of course (I hate catches) but the ebook offers a lot of great tips not only for this time of year but otherwise as well to handle stress better.

Get the book here

Life today can be overwhelming there’s no denying that! Stress and anxiety can seem to take over our lives and render us helpless. It’s easy to get caught up in all the drama and let those stressors dictate how we live. Believe me, I know!

The good news is that if you are suffering from anxiety and excessive stress, you won’t have to spend the same amount of money I did just to deal with my daily stress. You can get all the information you need right here in this amazing book, ‘Eliminating Stress and Anxiety From Your Life’!

The book is really good and deals with panic attacks, coping mechanisms, using visualisation, music and self hypnosis and a bunch of other methods to deal with stress. 60 pages and full of great ideas.

Hope this info helps you enjoy this time of the year.

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