20 easy ways to get in more fiber each day
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Fill your plate with fiber-rich foods we’re told and yet the average intake of this nutrient in the United States is only 14.8 grams a day.
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HEALTHY FOOD
Cauliflower’s colorful nutritional background
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Eat the colors of the rainbow we’re told – green, blue, red, yellow, purple. This time, though, look for just the opposite, the color white as in the color of cauliflower.
Read MoreA Nutritional Beet Down
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Beets get beat up by whoever it is that makes up all those diet plans mainly because they have the largest sugar content of all vegetables.
Read MoreStuck in a vegetable rut? Four unusual ones to try
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Break the routine, dig yourself out of the rut and bring some excitement to your plate and taste buds.
Read MoreSidestep these 7 weight loss saboteurs
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Weight loss is tough. Add in certain factors sabotaging your valiant efforts and it becomes even tougher.
Read MoreHealthiest Ways to Grill
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Here are some tips to allow you to enjoy your summer barbecue without making your pancreas toast:
Read MoreBad Food Redemption
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Dieters often avoid pasta because it is loaded with carbohydrates. So make the switch to whole grain and be sure to keep the portions small. Studies indicate that people who eat several servings of whole-grain foods per day are more likely to slim down and maintain healthy weights, and eating whole grains rather than refined grains can also help burn belly fat.
Read MorePerformance Issues? Eat a Pear!
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They learned that men who regularly consumed flavonoid-rich foods —especially those with anthocyanins, flavones, and flavanones —experienced a 10 to 14 percent reduction in erectile dysfunction.
Read MoreThe small but mighty kiwi fruit
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Kiwi fruits’ brown, fuzzy exterior is deceptive. It may not look like much of health food or even that appetizing.
Read MoreOmega-3 fatty acids – masters at keeping you healthy
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Omega-3 fatty acids are a must in everyone’s diet but many of us are failing to achieve the amounts required for good health.
Read MoreNew Food Nutrition Fact Labels Rocking the Grocery World
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That little box on the back of food packaging that details the nutritional value of what's inside is getting a major makeover.
Read MoreNow Too Little Salt Can Kill You!
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Medicine has been cautioning us from enjoying too much salt for a long time now. Sodium, salt's main elemental component, raises our blood pressure, and opens us up to any number of ailments attendant upon hypertension.
Read MoreIs The DASH Diet The One For You?
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The National Institutes of Health created the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet.
Read More25 easy ways to eat more fruits and veggies
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Next time you sit down to a meal notice how many fruits and veggies you have on your plate. Is half of it filled with these disease fighting foods?
Read MoreThe nutrition facts panel reveals a more user-friendly makeover
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The Food and Drug Administration has been involved in developing changes by consulting with and using recommendations from nutrition groups such as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Read MoreWhy Are We Vitamin D Deficient?
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Vitamin D most famously is found in sunlight, and we've all been told to get at least ten minutes of sunshine to score our recommended daily dose of it. With the bar so low, how can anyone be deficient?
Read MoreVitamin Supplements – Friend or Foe?
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Chances are all of us have ingested a vitamin supplement at some point in our lives, and nearly half of U.S. adults continue to do so today.
Read MoreFood you should eat almost every day
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If I had to narrow it down to just three foods to eat almost every day, here are the three I would choose – apples, carrots, and walnuts.
Read MoreGet a brain boost with these 6 foods
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Our brain needs to be fed the right kind of foods to keep us thinking clearly, focused, feeling energetic and functioning at our best.
Read MoreBeware These Unhealthy “Health” Foods
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It is downright insidious, and almost predatory. Companies pitching food to a fitness-crazed nation are taking advantage of our healthy obsession.
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