7 Nuts and Seeds That Are Healthy Brain Fuel
Big things come in small packages! Despite being small, and often times requiring laborious efforts for a small prize; nuts and seeds offer some very potent nutrition that have many brain boosting benefits. A staple of any diet, the gathering of nuts and seeds for consumption has been around since our hunter-gatherer days. If following a strict […]
Is Mom’s Soda Habit During Pregnancy Impairing Baby’s Brain?
As has been related on our site several times, there is just nothing good about sodas. The added sugar or artificial sweeteners affect our metabolism and neurological system, the carbonation and acidity can damage our bones and gastrointestinal tract, and added caffeine and chemicals do our bodies no favors. Yet, many people still drink them […]
Are Fat-Carb combo foods leading you towards Obesity or Diabetes?
For people today, our fast-paced society drives many to eat fast food and processed foods as a way to help with “time management” by eliminating the shopping, prepping and cooking phases of meal preparation. We are bombarded by commercials, ads and billboards with alluring pictures of foods that tempt our senses and drive our hunger. […]
Nutrition Cheats
Disclaimer: This is not an article entailing the secrets to eating burgers and nachos and pizza while on a “diet” and make those calories magically disappear. Sorry to disappoint. (But really, you knew it was too good to be true). However, there are still some methods to make sticking to your nutrition plan a little […]
Sodium Packs A Bigger Punch To The Heart Than Veggies Can Counter
If you’re a frequent consumer of processed foods, which includes choices from canned soup to breads and chips to frozen meals, you’re likely putting your heart at risk due to the high sodium content of these foods. And if you think adding other healthy foods to the diet is going to offset the damaging effects […]
Holy Guacamole!
If you’ve ever been to the fresh produce section of the grocery store, you’ve probably noticed that among the brightly colored squash, tomatoes, bell peppers and chilies, there’s a little dark green pear-shaped berry (yes, berry!) with crocodile-like skin. And if you’ve ever eaten guacamole at your favorite restaurant or had toast smothered in avocado, […]
Facts on Flax
Would you trust a product with more than FIVE-THOUSAND years of five star ratings? I would! Let me introduce you to a humble little seed I like to call flax. This tiny golden seed of goodness has been recorded in history to have been cultivated by the ancient Babylonians, used by Aztec warriors and utilized […]
Go Nuts!
Almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios, pecans, brazil, pine, hazelnut. Unless you have a nut allergy, you’ve probably eaten at least half of these kinds of nuts. And it’s no wonder. Think about your favorite childhood lunch. Peanut butter and jelly perhaps? Favorite candy? Reeses? M&Ms? Whatchamacallit? What about dessert! Brownies with nuts in the frosting? Pecan […]
Is Intermittent Fasting Right For Me?
Food tastes good, and we like to enjoy good things in our lives. But, as the saying goes, sometimes too much of a good thing is not a good thing. Overeating is a major problem in our society today and sometimes people may have to take more serious steps to break this habit, especially if […]
Two Nutrients Offer Benefits For Autoimmune Patients!
Autoimmune conditions can be very tricky to manage. Most every aspect of a patient’s lifestyle can have potential positive or negative effects on whether symptoms are in a flared-up state, or are relatively calm. Diet plays a huge part in managing autoimmune conditions and there are many beneficial modifications we make with patients that can […]