Help your heart by eating more fish
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The American Heart Association has long recommended we eat more fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids at least twice a week.
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HEALTHY FOOD
Best healthy snacks to keep in your office
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Here are ideas of healthy yet tasty snacks filling you up while providing valuable nutrients promoting your health:
10 herbs helping delicious meet nutritious when cooking
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Whether you buy them at the grocery store, a farmer’s market or grow your own, these tender plants harbor a wealth of health benefits just waiting for you to discover.
Read MoreThe sensational nutritional power of fruit
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13 percent of people in the United States actually meet the goal recommended by experts of at least 1 ½ to 2 cups of fruit a day. Including more fruit to one’s diet can be one of the best nutritional decisions to make for upping a health boost.
Read MoreCould you be getting in too much caffeine?
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Here is a listing of not just foods and beverages but also medications you may be taking contributing to a little more caffeine than what’s good for you:
Read MoreSome Simple Seeds are Super Foods!
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If eating plants and vegetables are good for you, maybe it's just common sense that eating embryonic plants – seeds – would be just as good or better?
Read MoreGot the flu? Here’s what to eat
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Chicken soup. Chicken soup helps you get the fluids you need to boost your immune system. Research shows that eating chicken soup can help with the healing process. When it’s hot, chicken soup can improve the way tiny hair-like parts in the passages of your nose protect your body from bacteria and viruses.
Read MoreQuick Health Tip: Banish belly fat for good
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Tired of persistent belly fat? By making eating and lifestyle changes, you can make a difference in going from belly fat to belly fit. Here are some ideas to help you get started:
Read MoreBest foods for brain health
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Green leafy vegetables. Green leafy vegetables are rich in folate. Low folate levels have been linked to depression. Good sources of folate include lettuce, spinach, kale, asparagus, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, celery, and cabbage.
Read More10 Highly Functional Foods
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First of all, let's explore what functional food actually is. Functional foods are defined as foods that are thought to have other health benefits in the body outside of a nutritional value.
Read MoreThe Amazing Benefits of Juicing
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Juicing has grown to become a five billion dollar industry and there is no shortage of consumer reports on how great the cleanses make them feel. Yet, there is no scientific evidence that these cleanses actually detoxify your system, and in some instances, they can even be harmful.
Read MoreThe Benefits of Drinking Red Wine
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Red wine has long been thought to be good for heart health. Believe it or not, the alcohol and certain substances in red wine called antioxidants may help prevent heart disease by increasing levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and protecting against artery damage.
Read MoreFall foods’ cornucopia of healthy colors
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Autumn is in full swing and is beginning to show off her fall colors in the landscape around us – red, orange and yellow. This is the perfect time of year to look for these same colors in the produce section at the grocery story to reap bountiful health benefits. Foods with these bright colors provide a multitude of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to keep you healthy and well-nourished. Here are foods to look for and try during this colorful season:
Read MoreFood Swaps for Diabetic Patients
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Glucose is essential to us as humans because it is a major source of energy for the tissue and muscle cells in our bodies.Diabetes is also known as diabetes mellitus. There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. The condition is characterized by a group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood sugar, or glucose.
Read More5 Foods Nutritionists Won't Eat
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Hunger is a constant battle. Some people even claim they're never sure if they actually feel a sensation of hunger. The truth is we eat much bigger portions than our bodies need. We also often choose unhealthy snacks throughout the day.
Read More8 Healthy Foods For Fall
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Fall is a glorious time especially when it comes to the food. Harvest time brings delicious stone fruits, pumpkins, squash and the like. So what are the delicious and wholesome items you need to add to your grocery list this weekend? Here are 8 we fell in love with all over again.
Read More5 Foods That Fill You Up and Aid Weight Loss
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There are so many diets and weight loss tips spouted each day online. Of course it gets confusing. But we want to start with the basics a.k.a. finding the foods that fill you up, keep you fuller longer and fuel the metabolism.
Read MoreThe World's Most Unhealthy Beverages
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We often talk about what we eat and how it contributes to an unhealthy lifestyle or weight gain, but the hidden calories (and pounds) are actually in the drinks. Here are some of the highest caloric drinks and healthy swaps.
Read MoreDon’t like going to the doctor? Eat an apple
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We all know the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It appears there’s quite a bit of truth in that statement. Numerous research has shown many positive advantages to eating one of the most common and favorite fruit in the world. From its origination in the Tien Shan mountains of Kazakhstan millions of years ago to even a mention in the Holy Bible - Psalm 17:8 “keep me as the apple of your eye,” - apples are still around and are recognized as being an important part of a healthy diet.
Read MoreFood and Drug Combinations to Avoid
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It's important with any prescribed medication that you understand all the side effects. One that is often overlooked is whether you should eat or not with the prescribed pill or if there are any foods to avoid. So much interacts with medicine and it's not just alcohol. There are a number of foods that can get in the way of how a prescription works in the body. Here are a few common combinations to avoid.
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