I Am Worth It – Challenge #1
If you’re in the habit of eating fast food regularly, we challenge you to go one week without it. With a little bit of pre-planning and a trip to the grocery store at the beginning of the week, you can prepare your own “fast” meals and skip the junk food. Breakfast Get up 15 minutes …
Feed Your Brain
We normally think of food as nutrition for our bodies, without giving much thought to our brains. The truth is that what you eat has a huge impact on your brain and …
Superfood! Turmeric
You’re probably familiar with the bright yellow spice used in curry and a lot of Indian foods, but you may not be aware of the amazing health benefits it offers. The active …
Whether Diet or Regular, Soft Drinks Liked to Early Death
After studying almost half a million people over 16 years, the International Agency for Research on Cancer found that those who drank two or more glasses of soda per day, whether regular …
Plant Protein vs Meat
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that eating plant or fish protein instead of red and processed meat is linked to an overall lower risk of death as well as cardiovascular-related death. As with all studies, it’s important to realize that you can’t necessarily draw a cause and effect relationship from these …
August 29, 2019
Eat to Lose Weight
One of the basic truths about losing weight is that you need to burn more calories than you consume. 3500 calories equal approximately 1 pound of fat, so if you cut 500 to 1000 calories a day from a typical diet, you should lose 1 – 2 pounds per week. There are many additional factors …
March 18, 2019
Vitamin D(efense)
Vitamin D affects nearly every cell in your body and its importance to your health is difficult to exaggerate. Vitamin D plays a role in: Healthy bones, including preventing osteoporosis – it helps your body absorb calcium Lowered risk of diabetes – improving your body’s sensitivity to insulin, thereby reducing insulin resistance Reduced blood pressure …
May 31, 2019