Replace saturated fats with healthier substitutions
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Each day, every one of us must make choices when it comes to eating. If there is one area all of us can do our health a favor is to reduce our intake of saturated fat.
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HEALTHY FOOD
Foods that may be triggering your migraine
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There is no mistaking if you are having a migraine. The excruciating, throbbing head pain usually occurring on one side, extreme sensitivity to light, touch, sounds or smells, blurred vision along with nausea or vomiting can go on for hours. The draining experience of one can be so exhausting that after the migraine has passed, a person may suffer from a “migraine hangover.”
Read More25 ideas to fill your plate with 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? That’s what more of us need to do according to MyPlate.gov and they are right. If you want to be a healthy person getting in the various vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals our bodies need for nourishment and protection against chronic illness, the answer is staring you right in the face every time you walk by the produce aisle at the grocery store.
Read More10 foods determining your risk of heart disease
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According to a new study, it looks like there are 10 influential foods that could make or break your risk of heart disease. Ten foods that are attributed to almost half of all heart disease deaths in the United States. Research conducted at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy came up with this list after reviewing 16,000 individual’s surveys from 1999-2012. During that time span, the participants kept food diaries of what they ate and then were followed during that time to assess their health.
Read More8 healthy oils good to your heart
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Choosing healthy oils at the supermarket is not what it used to. Today, supermarket shelves have a surplus of various kinds of oils all claiming to be healthy for you. Knowing which ones to choose and which to avoid can mean the difference between oils promoting heart health or oils possibly harming heart health.
Read MoreSoy vs Breast Cancer
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While men have been warned away from soy, there are new reasons to believe it can save women's lives. A recent study from Tufts University in Massachusetts investigated the link between dietary intake of the isoflavones found in soy products and breast cancer mortality, and unearthed some surprising data.
Read MorePecans – a prolific provider of good nutrition
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No matter how you pronounce it – pee-KAHN, PEE-can, or pick-AHN, pecans should be a perennial favorite of our diet. This nut has it all and unless you have a nut allergy, pecans can provide a plethora of important nutrients improving your health.
Read MoreNew Hazards to Eating Gluten Free?
/Eating “gluten-free” is at the height of gastronomic trendiness, but some new data may put the skids to the big eating fad.
Read MoreLonger Lives Through More Fruits and Veggies
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More is not always better, we know, especially when it comes to food and nutrition. But as far as fruits and vegetables are concerned, we're now being encouraged to load up our plates.
Read MoreTwo nutrients your bones require to be strong
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Our bones are one of the most important components we are made of. They support our body allowing us to move in addition to protecting vital organs such as our brain and heart from injury.
Read More13 ways to bring on beans to your dinner plate
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Never underestimate the nutritional power of beans. This rock star superfood stands tall in their ability to provide us with excellent sources of fiber, protein, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and folate
Read MoreAmazing Corn
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Maybe where you live the “corn is as high as an elephant’s eye” or maybe not, either way, it’s that time of year when corn is in season.
Read MoreBountiful health benefits of Blueberries
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Every time you go to the grocery store, blueberries should be at the top of your list. There is a lot of nutrition packed into each one of those small berries.
Read MoreDASH Diet For Reducing Hypertension
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If you’re looking for a way of eating anyone can and should do, look no further than the DASH diet. This eating plan is so well-respected that 2017 marks its seventh year in a row of being named as the best choice of diet overall by US News & World Report.
Read MoreSeaweed - Its Whats For Dinner
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Unless you're of Asian descent – or Aquaman – you probably haven't eaten much seaweed, and that's a shame.
Read MoreSensational Soups
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We’ve all heard the saying, “Mmm Mmm Good!” Campbell’s famous soup slogan certainly whets the appetite creating thoughts of the delicious tastes we expect when enjoying soup.
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8 exotic fruits you must try
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They say variety is the spice of life and when it comes to fruit, there’s more than just apples, oranges and bananas.
Read MorePapaya's Pure Pleasure
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Cut into a papaya and you’ll feel like you’re looking into a beautifully painted sunset over the ocean.
Read MoreRaisins Naturally Nutritious
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Raisins – who would ever guess this humble dried fruit packs quite the nutritional punch. Now, if you love raisins, you need to know a little bit about their birthplace.
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