What is a ketogenic diet?
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The ketogenic diet took off in the 1920’s when it was discovered that following this high-fat diet was helpful to children with epilepsy.
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HEALTHY FOOD
Use purple produce to protect your health
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When we pile purple produce onto our plate, this is what we can expect health-wise:
Read MoreConcord grapes: a natural for grape expectations
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Grape’s purple power – particularly of Concord grapes – is becoming more well-known for the positive impact they can have on our health.
Read MoreAmazing benefits from beets and beetroot juice
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We know eating our greens are good for us but don’t forget your reds. The rich color red, as in beets and beetroot juice, signal a powerhouse of antioxidant and phytochemical properties just waiting for you to partake of.
Read More5 secrets fit people do to burn fat faster
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Try out these 5 tips you can do to work off a few pounds getting the body you want:
Read MoreBoost your health with blueberries
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Animal studies have found that the addition of blueberries to their diet improved short-term memory, navigational skills, balance and coordination.
Read More7 creative and healthier substitutes for salt
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The American Heart Association wants everyone to limit their sodium intake to control high blood pressure or hypertension, a chronic condition affecting around 29% or 70 million American adults.
Read MoreYour guide to summer stone fruit
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Whether you like peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, or apricots, now is the time to enjoy their delicious and nutritious benefits they offer promoting our health and wellness.
Read MoreHow to choose the healthiest yogurt
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Yogurt has become one of the most sought after foods in the grocery store and is considered a true health-food superstar.
Read MoreBoost your health with blueberries
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Blueberries are one of the few fruits native to North America with the U. S. and Canada being by far the world’s largest growers of this berry.
Read MoreYo-Yo dieting is no good for heart health
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We’ve all heard the term, “yo-yo dieting” and some of us may have experienced the up and down weight scale ride where we lose weight only to quickly and expectedly regain it back.
Read MoreEating nuts provides boost to sperm health
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Men, if you want a higher sperm count and quality, start eating more nuts. This is news from a recent study in Spain that looked at whether adding more nuts to a man’s diet could improve sperm health.
Read MoreDynamic tips for improving digestive health
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Your digestive system breaks down the foods you eat into the nutrients your body needs. If you neglect your digestive health, your body could run into problems absorbing those nutrients.
Losing just 5 percent of body weight significantly improves health
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Whether obese or overweight, the thought of having to radically transform your body by losing lots of pounds can be extremely formidable.
Read MoreDelicious ways to eat more beans
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Beans are the only food considered by the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines as part of the vegetable group as well as the protein foods group as they are excellent sources of protein and can be a healthy substitute for meat.
Read MoreTurmeric tea’s sensational health benefits
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Native to areas such as India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, turmeric has been used to treat a variety of conditions over the centuries and is still revered as a time-honored medicinal seasoning to this day. Over 1 billion people worldwide regularly consume turmeric as part of their diet.
Read MoreSmart strategies to beat stress-induced weight gain
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t’s bad enough that stress is already associated with increasing headaches, body aches, GI disturbances, insomnia, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
Read MoreBecome crazy for carrots
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A 2011 study found that carrot juice extract can inhibit the progression of leukemia cells and that carrots may be an excellent source of bioactive chemicals for the treatment of leukemia.
5 tips on being a smart food shopper
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We don’t want that do we? It doesn’t do much to promote our health and a steady diet of unhealthy foods may end up promoting just the opposite – heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other health-related conditions.
Which one is best: skim, 1%, 2%, or whole milk?
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These nutrients help build strong bones, convert food into energy, and milk has selenium, which works with vitamin A to help maintain a healthy immune system.
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