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: …
Tag: Inflammation
The Antioxidants/Anti-inflammation Connection
As you work to form habits that will help you eat mindfully without even having to thing about it, remember the connection between ANTI-oxidants and ANTI-inflammation. Antioxidants play a …
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 …
When it comes to the Mediterranean Diet, Greener is Better
A study published last month in the BMJ Journal Heart confirms what we’ve known for a long time, that the Mediterranean diet is excellent for heart health and weight loss. It …
Lower your Blood Pressure with Wine and Dark Chocolate!
A new study published in Scientific Reports shows that consuming a diet high in flavanols is associated with significant reductions in blood pressure. Flavanols are a type of flavonoid, which are …
Zinc your Immune System!
Now that fall is here and the temperatures are cooling, people are spending more time indoors and the number of cases of Covid-19 are once again on the rise. …
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 …
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 …
Spice it Up!
Many people are addicted to fast food because it’s loaded with salt, sugar, and fat. At the same time, they are reluctant to eat home-cooked meals that they find …
Plants for your Heart
A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that adhering to healthy eating patterns is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease …