Summer 101: Surprising Food and Drinks to Keep You Hydrated
June 16, 2016One of the most noted tips in staying hydrated year-round is drink plenty of water, particularly during the summer. Meanwhile, summer or not, keeping hydrated all the time is doubly true for persons with medical conditions. According to the American Heart Association, people who have certain medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease need plenty […]
Saturated Fat Finally Vindicated
June 13, 2016The 2015 USDA dietary guidelines still advise limiting saturated fats to a maximum of 10% of your daily calories but are based on an unproven hypothesis and large number of studies that have shown saturated fats do NOT increase your risk of heart disease. Many trials have found that replacing saturated fats with vegetable oils […]
Fast Foods are Disrupting Chemicals
June 6, 2016Are you a fast food junkie? If you are, you may want to rethink the costly convince that could possibly be making you sicker each time you are trying to save time or just being too lazy to cook. I can say that because I have been guilty of it more than I would like […]
New Labeling for Grass-Fed Milk and Yogurt
May 23, 2016Demand for grass-fed dairy products is growing at an impressive rate. Now the American Grass-fed Association (AGA) has finally started the ball rolling for an industry-wide grass-fed dairy standard. Grass-fed dairy is higher in many nutrients, including vitamin E, beta-carotene and the healthy fats omega-3 and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) than grain-fed dairy. According to […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Give Infused Water a Try
April 8, 2016Water is essential to health because it improves bodily functions and boosts metabolism. However, some people don’t drink as much as they need to because the taste of plain water is not appealing enough for them. One of the effective ways to increase water intake in a delicious and refreshing way is through infused waters. […]
12 Foods that Rev Up your Metabolism
March 30, 2016Metabolism is a biochemical process that takes place in the body in order to extract calories from food and fluid intake and produce energy for efficient bodily functions such as breathing, blood circulation, digestion, growth, and cell repair. Metabolism has an implication on weight. If you want to lose extra pounds and maintain an ideal […]
Back to school! Healthy Lunch Ideas for your Child
September 14, 2015Looking for healthy lunch ideas for your child now that he or she is back in school? Now that school is here once again, it is important to include healthy food groups in your child’s lunchbox on a regular basis to maintain optimal health. For kids at school, lunch is a must. Creating easy, healthy […]
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September 7, 2015September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. In the last forty years, the USA rates of obesity have been affecting the younger members of the population in a way that is nothing short of alarming. Obesity in children has been increasing in quadruples among children aged six to eleven. In the United States over twenty […]
How to Eat Now to Prevent Problems Later
April 20, 2015Health scientists and medical researchers have confirmed that there are areas of the world in which people have maximum life spans. These areas are coastal Asia, California, and the Mediterranean countries such as Italy and Sicily. People living in these areas tend to have lifestyles that have proven to contribute to longer-than-average lifestyles. Diet is […]
March is National Nutrition Month
March 9, 2015March is National Nutrition Month Since March is National Nutrition Month, take heed of these takeaways from this awareness campaign. Ever heard that March is National Nutrition Month? The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made this yearly campaign on March to drive focus to the importance of eating right healthy food and developing exercising habits. […]
