With the outbreak of COVID-19 it is now more important than ever to boost your immune system and consume foods to fight viruses, not just COVID 19, but any virus. Photo by Chantal Garnier on Unsplash Perhaps the COVID-19 pandemic will serve as a more motivating factor to improve your diet … [Read more...]
Nutrition Tips for 2020
The year 2020 is upon us. A few years ago 2020 sounded so far off, but it quickly came upon us. It is here, right now. It it's a new year and that means it is time to lose weight and eat healthier. Today we offer a few practical nutrition tips to try during 2020. Photo by Dan Gold on … [Read more...]
Does Coffee Protect Against DNA Damage?
We all read different reports on the possible health benefits of coffee. But, here is some exciting news for those who love to start their day with a "Cup of Joe." Coffee seems to reduce DNA damage. And, guess what DNA damage does? It leads to premature or accelerated aging. Photo by Nathan … [Read more...]
What Is Emotional Eating?
healthy snacksEmotional Eating: What is It? Emotional eating is eating for reasons other than hunger. And, that can sabotage your health. Emotional eating provides some level of reward or satisfaction that goes beyond simply satisfying the stomach of hunger. We tend to gravitate to emotional eating … [Read more...]
Green Tea and Weight Loss
some studiesCould green tea facilitate weight loss? Yes, according to a meta-analysis on human studies. Green tea has many health benefits. It reduces cholesterol, improves insulin sensitivity improving management of type 2 diabetes, reduces Alzheimer's risk, and possess anti-cancer … [Read more...]
Low Calorie Food for Weight Loss
Do you like to eat, yet want to lose weight? Make low calorie food a big part of your diet. Simply changing the foods you eat without changing the volume or amount of food you eat may be the only tweak you need to make to see the pounds come off. Plus, low calorie foods tend to be healthy, … [Read more...]
Unhealthy Food Cravings: 13 Ways to Kick Them
Unhealthy Food Cravings Are unhealthy food cravings sabotaging your efforts to lose weight and improve your health? If so, you are not alone. Most of us struggle with food cravings. Most Americans are addicted to foods high in sugar, salt, an unhealthy fats - all of which are found in … [Read more...]
What is Healthy Eating?
What is Healthy Eating? What is healthy eating? That's a question our ancestors never had to answer because they never had to ask it. Eating healthy was second nature for them because everything they ate was natural (though natural and health are not always synonymous. Unfortunately, we have … [Read more...]
How to Turn Your Health Around: The Top 4 Ginger Health Benefits
Every few years, we hear about the latest “superfood". Now and then is generally in the form of a fruit or vegetable from an exotic, far away land. Ginger health benefits can act as a detoxifying agent inside your body. Manufacturers get on the bandwagon, supplying the public with the superfood … [Read more...]
8 Best Anti-aging Foods You Should Start Eating
As we age, it becomes harder to maintain our optimum health. Your diet can play a large part in your health and well-being, especially as you start to age. For those same reasons, there are a variety of foods you can add you to your diet to help fight against these effects of aging. Keep reading to … [Read more...]