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. …
Tag: Whole Grains
How Long are Your Telomeres, and What are You Eating About It?
Are you shortening your life by the way you eat? Your DNA contains the instructions necessary to develop and direct the activities of the cells in your body. 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 …
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 …
Poor Diet is the Leading Cause of Poor Health in the US
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a study on July 20th stating that “across all preventable risk factors for disease in the US, poor diet is now the …
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 …
More Fiber = Less Disease and Longer Life
Besides living longer and having a better quality of life, we know know that being without chronic disease improves our chances of surviving Covid-19. We also know that the …
Eating Less Meat is a Win Win Win!
As Covid-19 infections continue to soar, one of the areas hardest hit is the meatpacking industry. We are learning that workers in meat processing plants are particularly susceptible to …
Lifestyle is a Risk Factor for Covid-19
It has been clearly communicated to us that in addition to being elderly, all people with underlying health conditions are at greater risk of contracting and having complications from …
This for That – Healthy Food Swaps
The key to healthy eating is to take in foods that are nutrient-dense instead of those that are calorie-dense but low on nutritional value. Another way of looking at …
Sugar – How Bad is It?
There is no way to sweeten the message that eating too much sugar is extremely harmful to your health. It is a primary factor leading to obesity as well …
Live Long and Well
What you eat plays a tremendous role in how long you live and how well you live and whether you remain fit mentally and physically. Your diet has to …