5 Food Ideas for Glowing Skin
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Experts on caring for your skin usually categorized skin types to oily, dry or a combination. If you're aware of what your skin that's great. Many people are not.
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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 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 MoreWhy it’s okay to “go nuts” a little each day
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If you feel a little nutty some days, go ahead be that way – as in terms of adding them to your diet. In the past, nuts were often considered taboo – not any more. These nutritional standouts have risen to the top of the good-for-you food list ranking up there with fruits and vegetables as a nutrient dense food.
Read More10 Foods that Naturally Increase Brain Power
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2. Coconut oil: Enhances the ability of the brain’s neurons to use energy while at the same time reducing the production of damaging free radicals. Provides saturated fat, a vital nutrient for the integrity and function of brain cell membranes.
Read MoreThe Fats Guide
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It is a common misconception that dietary fat is bad for you and should be avoided at all costs. In fact, fats are essential for numerous body functions, including cell membrane repair, body warmth, organ protection and energy; some vitamins, appropriately called fat-soluble vitamins, actually need fat to dissolve and be absorbed by your body.
Read MoreFoods to Help You Build Muscle
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If you've started a strength training and core toning workout, it's very important to pay attention to what you eat. The key is to eat the right foods that help build healthy muscle without bulking up. Here are 6 foods to add to your diet.
Read More7 Healthy Breakfasts for Busy Mornings
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Did you run out the door this morning? I think most of did. But don't let this be an excuse for skipping the most important meal of the day. The most important meal of the day and this hasn't changed.
Read More10 Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Try Today
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Inflammation is your immune system's reaction to irritation, injury or infection. It's quite a normal response and a natural part of healing. But chronic inflammation for long period of time can have negative effects on the body.
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 MoreFight Fat with Berries
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Berries are extremely high in vitamin C, high in fiber, and low in calories. Vitamin C is important to helping our body reduce tension and boost the immune system.
Read MoreReport Reveals 98% of Red Wines Have High Arsenic Levels
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Red wine contains antioxidants that help prevent heart disease, protecting arteries and blood vessels. Red wine contains resveratrol, which may activate genes that slow cellular aging. However a shocking new report has revealed that 98% of American red wines contain high levels of arsenic.
Read More10 Weight Loss Tweaks
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We've talked about all types of weight loss strategies and trends recently on the blog. From intermittent fasting and weight loss myths to juicing and detoxing for losing weight, there are sure no shortages of tips.
Read MoreFood Fallacies – separating fact from fiction on Organic Food
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Organic food is here to stay and lucky for us it is. Should we all go organic or can you still eat a healthy diet from conventionally grown food? What it boils down to is your own personal decision. What are you looking for – reduced pesticide residue, less antibiotics, and hormones in food, environmental issues – or are there other areas of concern.
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 More8 Reasons to Drink Black Coffee
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There's been a number of reviews around studies that have cited the benefits of various aspects of drinking coffee. Most studies recognize a "cup of coffee" being an 8 ounce serving and when we talk about coffee, we mean black coffee, not with milk, sugar, syrup and other additives.
Read More15 Snack Ideas to Plan into Next Week's Meals
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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. 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.
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 MoreFood fallacies – separating fact from fiction on Diabetes
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Fact – Sugar alone by itself does not cause diabetes. Sugar is a simple carbohydrate easily broken down into glucose in the digestive tract, absorbed quickly into the bloodstream causing blood sugar (blood glucose) to rise. All carbohydrates break down into glucose. Glucose is necessary for normal functioning of the brain and other body tissues. As glucose levels rise, the pancreas secretes the hormone insulin, necessary to remove glucose from the bloodstream and into the cells of the body.
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