Food and Diet. Find daily health food tips and ideas from Dr. David Samadi. Discover healthy food for healthy living. Explore major food issues and debates related to health such as buying and cooking with organic food, genetically modified food (GMO versus Non-GMO), nutrition, dieting epidemic, obesity, disease prevention, best digestion foods.
Portion control is arguably the simplest and easiest habit you could adopt as part of a healthy lifestyle and maintaining a healthy weight, especially soon after you've lost weight. Here's tips to trick your brain into embracing portion control once and for all.
Read MoreDon't gain weight at your summer festivities this year. It's important to enjoy the baseball games, concerts, bonfires (yes, we love S'mores too) and the beach, but eating healthy can help you enjoy these events even more, versus feeling bloated. Here's our tips.
Read MoreBelly fat – we all dread it. For many people, the waist is often the first place excess fat goes. Here are 6 realistic tricks you can try to rid your body of that belly fat.
Read MoreIf you're prone to UTIs, you know how much this affects your daily life. Instead of resorting to more antibiotics, try these natural foods and juices to help flush out your system and stave off UTIs.
Read MoreWhether you choose to roast, bake, saute, steam, or eat raw, beets are as versatile as their shape. They're becoming more popular than ever before and they're not just for adding to your salad. Here are 7 health benefits to eating beets.
Read MoreDoctors, nutritional coaches and dietitians are rejoicing everywhere after news broke this week of the FDA mandate on all food manufacturers to rid their products of partially hydrogenated oils —the key source of trans fats present in the American diet— in 3 years. The pivotal step forward here is the removal of all artificial trans fats from our food supply.
Read MoreNew study finds eating modest amounts of nuts every day might significantly reduce risk of dying from a number of chronic diseases. Study published in International Journal of Epidemiology looked at 120,000 Dutch people, ages 55-69
Read MoreIn lieu of a recent interview with a Pennsylvania woman who turned 100, we are wondering if alcohol is the secret to living a long life. The PA centenarian credited daily alcohol imbibing for her lengthy life.
Read MoreA new study out of the University of Waterloo in Canada published in the journal Cancer Research, is giving us one more reason to love avocados. The team of Canadian researchers has found a lipid in avocados that fights acute myeloid leukemia, a rare type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Read MoreBeing stressed out can have a detrimental effect on our health, as well as put a damper on our weight loss goals. At a basic level, stress is our body’s reaction to a situation that is seen as potentially dangerous.
Read MoreA new study suggests that eating up to two chocolate bars per day may decrease the risk of heart disease. The study published in the journal, Heart, analyzed 21,000 middle-aged and older people. Results showed that those who ate 16 to 100 grams of chocolate per day had a decrease in heart disease and stroke.
Read MoreNews broke this week that the FDA is giving food manufacturers 3 years to rid all of their products of trans fats. Also called "partially hydrogenated oils," these are the key source of trans fatty acids in the American diet. We explore.
Read MoreHave you heard of the 80/20 rule? Originally called the Pareto Principle, this theory can be applied to many different areas of your life...and it might just be the secret to losing weight and actually keeping it off. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreCarbs in the summer? This doesn't seem right. Warm months are no place for hearty meals when we are trying to stay slim and fit into our bikinis, right? But if you think about it, the summer is when we are most active and expending the most energy.
Read MoreGiving up soda is a big change for a lot of people. Even cutting back from let’s say three sodas to one a day, can be life-altering and very beneficial to your health. For some people the changes are a bit less drastic and mean switching from regular to diet soda.
Read MoreNuts are a healthy snack option to keep at your desk if you work at an office or throw in your bag if you're always on-the-go. Here's why.
Read MoreWho's eating the same thing every day? Raise your hands. Some experts say it's important to change up what you eat. But is this the full truth? We explore.
Read MoreGrapefruit juice is the morning rival to orange juice. It's packed with potassium, Vitamin A and C, it's a healthy choice among other citrus morning beverages. Grapefruit technically isn't a negative-calorie food, but it's still fairly low in calories, delivering only 74 calories per cup. Grapefruit contains naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits, which triggers the liver to break down fat.
Read MoreFood labels are extremely important to our health. They keep us informed and help with managing what we intake. As an increasing amount of evidence is made available regarding the effect of processed foods (which require food labels), it's important to understand how to read one and what ingredients to look for.
Read MoreWe eat because we need to survive. Food gives our bodies the fuel that it needs to maintain energy. While energy is the primary reason us humans eat, many people have adapted to eating for other reasons as well.
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