Beware Of These ‘Health’ Foods
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We often try to be healthy by choosing to buy things that say all natural, or health food. But what if the things that are marketed to us as healthy, aren’t all that healthy after all?
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HEALTHY FOOD
Your Guide to Healthy Snacking
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Snacking throughout the day is not a bad habit, so long as it's conducted in moderation and with healthy choices. Good-for-you snacks can be part of a healthy diet if snacking is done in a sensible way —hence not eating the entire bag of dark chocolate Hershey Kisses. The truth is what you snack on in between meals goes a long way, especially in keeping your metabolism burning. If you have a regular exercise routine, it can also help continue to tone your muscles throughout the day.
Read MoreDetoxify Your Body and Get Healthy
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We often accept having low energy, unwanted body fat, constipation, a weakened immune system, and an unhealthy physical appearance as regular health problems. Detoxifying is way to alleviate this.
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 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 MoreHow Big Agriculture Has Made Us Fat
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Farming and 'Big Agriculture' has affected our food more than just GMO. A fascinating new book from journalist Mark Schatzker explores how alters in food production have made our food taste bland, forcing us to dump seasonings and add-ons to turn then edible. In "The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor," Schatzker learned that as taste in food diminished, so has nutrition. These man-made flavors mimic flavors found in nature and make us believe we're getting nutrition that actually isn't there. He argues this is what's really driving the obesity epidemic. The solution? Retrain our palates.
Read More12 foods that create a feeling of fullness – without weighing you down
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When you’re trying to either lose weight or maintain it, one of the hardest things to deal with during the day is hunger pangs. We all get them, creeping up on us at the most inconvenient times - mid-morning, late afternoon, in the evening - we try to ignore them as best we can but often find ourselves giving in to the relentless cravings. What we need is food that fills us up creating a feeling of satiety - that pleasant feeling of fullness and the corresponding reduction of hunger.
Read More30 Foods Healthy People Stock Their Kitchens With
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Healthy eating begins with preparation and planning ahead. What most people know is cooking at home is always best and what does you need for that? A stocked kitchen, of course! So here we've compiled a list of the 30 food items you need to treat as staples in your kitchen pantry, fridge and freezer. Happy shopping!
Read MoreMediterranean Way of Eating May Prevent Kidney Disease
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Individually, most of the elements of the Mediterranean diet are heart-healthy. The diet as a whole has been shown to greatly reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality, the incidence of cancer mortality and may reduce the incidence of neurologic diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s. For this reason, the Mediterranean diet is championed by most, if not all major scientific institutions, not only as a diet, but a lifestyle change to prevent major life-shortening chronic diseases. But now new findings suggest it may benefit long-term kidney health. Researchers found that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, healthy fats like olive oil which lowered patients' risk of chronic kidney disease.
Read MoreThe #1 Secret to Lose Belly Fat
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Did you know belly fat is the worst fat we can have on our bodies? Belly fat is something both men and women find creeps up onto their bodies. Visceral fat is a type of belly fat that lives deep in the body and wraps itself around the organs, causing long-term risk for chronic diseases. A new study has linked obesity and sodium intake so closely that cutting down on salt might be the best way to shed that belly fat. Think of it this way, for every extra gram of salt eat in a day (just a 1/5 of a teaspoon) or about the amount found in tiny salt packets, the risk of obesity increases by 25% according to the research from the Queen Mary University in London. Researchers speculate that sodium alters our metabolism, changing the way we absorb fat.
Read More7 Foods to Fight Off Cold & Cough
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We all get the occassional cold and cough especially when you work in a school or office where others around you are sick. The question is, what are the things you can do to fight it off? It starts with food. A weakened immune system is what protects you from a whole host of infections like cold and cough, skin infections and respiratory ailments. There are 7 immune-strengthening foods that you should eat an abundance of during peak cough and cold times throughout the year. Here you go.
Read MoreGood Cholesterol vs. Bad Cholesterol
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What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is found in the body’s cells. Our bodies make cholesterol in order to make other substances like vitamin D or hormones. It also makes substances to help us digest food. Cholesterol is also found in the food we eat. Foods that we eat that contain cholesterol include poultry, meat, and dairy products. When we eat foods like this that are high in saturated and trans-fats, our livers produce even more cholesterol. When our bodies produce too much cholesterol, plaque develops in the walls of the arteries. This can lead to serious health conditions such as blood clots, stroke, or heart attack.
Read MoreLooking for natural ways to reduce cholesterol? 8 food sources that can help
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Most of us would rather treat high cholesterol naturally if at all possible. But depending on your cholesterol level, many physicians will prescribe medication such as a statin. Statins can be effective in lowering cholesterol but may also cause adverse side effects for some individuals. First, always listen to your physician and never quit taking your medication without consulting them but do ask questions to thoroughly understand all the options that can be helpful in lowering your cholesterol.
Read More5 Diet Changes to Make this Week
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What you eat matters more than anything, but how you eat and when also matter. Usually when we talk about our diet, we start to squirm in our seats, but if we never commit to making small changes, living an unhealthy lifestyle will always be a reality. Believe it or not, counting calories is not the secret, neither is starving yourself. Here are 5 diet changes you can make tomorrow.
Read MoreHow Sugar Affects Your Hormones
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We have some work to do when it comes to ending the seemingly never-ending cycle of sugar cravings as well as nutrient deficiency. The average American consumes approximately one third of a pound of sugar each day, translating into nearly 130 pounds of sugar per person every year. As a nation sugar usage exceeds 9 million tons a year. But what are the results of us consuming all this sugar? Well, believe it or not, sugar also affects our hormones and a woman's menstrual period. Here's why.
Read More“Clean” up your diet and change your life
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For the past several years there has been a dietary term called “clean eating” or “eating clean” that has followed on the heels of the organic, local and slow food movements. Clean eating simply means eating foods in their most natural, whole state as possible while reducing the intake of processed and packaged foods to a bare minimum. Foods eliminated would be prepared items such as frozen pizza, boxed or canned goods, sugary desserts, soft drinks, or anything that contains unnecessary food additives such as high fructose corn syrup, other added sugars, excess salt or chemical preservatives.
Read More__________ Calories A Day, Keeps the Weight Away?
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There have been a lot of arguments for the exact amount of calories we need each day. The truth is it depends on several factors such as age, height, weight, lifestyle, general and overall health habits. It's even been discovered that how you eat your food can affect how many calories get into your system.
Read MorePee Strip Diet: What You Need To Know
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During a weight loss period, your body's acid level is probably not one of the vitals you track on the way to the gym. Enter the pee-strip diet. A new diet has emerged that requires peeing on a strip of paper, which is available at most pharmacies, to test pH levels. Does it work? Well, this diet has been around for a few years but has gained more buzz recently. Celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Kelly Ripa and Gwyneth Paltrow have embarked down this road. Some dieters are even having pee-strip contests to see who achieves their more neutral pH level. Crazy right?
Read More4 Low-Carb Breakfasts
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The body continues to burn through food and nutrients even as we sleep, leaving our stores depleted by morning. A meal shortly after waking up is important to replenish these depleted energy stores and energize the body. But what is the ideal portion for breakfast? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It revs up your metabolism, builds up your energy for the day and makes you just feel good. The key? Eat a high-protein and low-carb balanced breakfast. Skipping breakfast can also lead to low energy. We rely on breakfast to kick start our metabolism after a good night's sleep.
Read MoreUpgrade Your Brain Before Lunch
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The second half of the day is upon us at that 11:15 am time. Obviously the post-lunch lull can grab hold of us and make it difficult to make it through the day. Everyone is in pursuit of optimal performance and health throughout the day. The key is cognitive function. Did you know there are very simple steps you can take to bolster your brain power as well. In an age where attention is the new limited resource, optimizing the brain is as critical as ever. Here are 5 easy ways to do just that before lunch.
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