Beans, the Best Nutritional Bang for Your Buck
A nearly perfect food to add to your daily diet is beans, also known as legumes. Besides being very budget-friendly, they are highly nutritious and offer all the following: …
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Eating Mindfully Without Having to Think About It
As we begin a new year, it’s a good time to take a look at what we’re eating, how we’re eating, and consider what we need to do differently. …
Superfood! Beets
Beets are a nutrition powerhouse with many health benefits that you should add to your diet regularly. Here are some reasons why: Lower blood pressure – beets are high …
Live Long and Spicy!
Research just released by the American Heart Association has found that people who eat chili peppers regularly are likely to live longer. They have a 25% reduced risk of …
Cruciferous SuperVeggies!
While it’s important to eat a wide variety of vegetables, make sure you include cruciferous veggies as often as possible in your diet. These are plants belonging to the …
Plants for Fiber and Disease Prevention
The connection between eating a plant-based diet and better health has been well documented, as well as the connection between fiber consumption and health. Connect the dots by remembering …
Pumpkin is Good for Way more than a Pumpkin Spice Latte!
If you associate pumpkin only with lattes and pies, you’re missing out on the serious health benefits you can gain from eating this winter squash. It’s highly nutritious and …
Superfood! Garlic
To improve your chances of avoiding or surviving Covid-19, it’s important to strengthen your immune system as well as reducing or eliminating any pre-existing conditions you may have. One …
Back to School? Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids
Some children will be attending school online while others are returning to in-person classes. At the same time there is clear evidence that children not only can contract and …
Mostly Plants = Lower Blood Pressure
It turns out that even if you don’t cut out meat and dairy completely, but go mostly plant-based, your blood pressure will improve. A study from Warwick Medical School, …
Chocolate is Good for Your Heart, and More!
A combined analysis of studies from the past 50 years, which included six studies and a total of 336,289 participants, has examined the association between consuming chocolate and coronary …
The Many Benefits of the Humble Apple
When it comes to choosing a food that gives you more bang for your buck, you can’t go wrong with apples. They are inexpensive, easy to eat, easy to …