21 Foods that Help you Prevent Cancer
One of the best ways to promote good health and to help protect yourself against cancer is through your diet. According to the American Cancer Society one third of all American cancer deaths may be diet related. Some of...
Trans Fats – A type of Unsaturated Fat
Well, I am sure you have heard all of the hoopla in the news over the last number of months to a year about the new health hot topic of “TRANS FATS”. They even just sound strange don’t they?...
The Importance of Healthy Snacking
There is much debate over snacking – should you snack? Does it increase your metabolic rate? Does it cause you to overeat? What should you snack on? These are all good questions as snacking can be helpful provided it...
Why Most Diets Won’t Work For You
If you have been trapped in the cycle of trying every different diet available it’s probably not surprising news that most diets won’t work for you. Although diets seem to cause an initial rapid loss of weight, they are...
What is Omega 3 – An Important Dietary Fat
Do you have traumatic memories of your parents forcing you to swallow that horrific spoonful of cod liver oil? The fishy smell and oily texture has followed many of us into our adulthood and even worse was when manufacturers...
Thin, or Thick Crust Pizza – It’s All About The Calories
There has been a long-going debate over which pizza style has more calories; thick, or thin-crust. We know which one has more calories, but the reasons are confusing.
You would think that a thick-crust pizza would have more calories. It...
Sugar versus Artificial Sweetener
There has been tremendous debate over the use of artificial sweeteners and health over the last few years while we as a society battle with overweight and obesity. Humans tend to like sweetness so it is no surprise that...
Obesity – When Weight Become a Big Problem
There is a new epidemic in the United States – one that predisposes individuals to depression and a slew of diseases, several deadly. Before World War II, it was hardly an issue but today, it’s one of the nation’s...
How Much Water Should a Person Drink a Day?
As you can imagine, any component that makes up 60 to 70 percent of our body weight has to be important when it comes to one’s body and health. Since the majority of our bodies are made up of...
Holiday Dieting Tips – Watching What You Eat While on Holidays
If you're gearing up to go on a holiday, there's no question that you're looking forward to relaxing and easing the stress of your everyday life. With this, you may also be thinking about really enjoying yourself and indulging...
Popular Articles
Eat These 3 Delicious Foods (every day!) for Optimum Health
How many times have you jumped on your computer to research better health and read that you need to cut out certain foods?
Honestly, every article seems to start or end with the words, “don’t” and “eat.” For example, don’t eat …
Sugar
Carbs
Fats
Meat
Well today, let’s stay away...
Sugar versus Artificial Sweetener
There has been tremendous debate over the use of artificial sweeteners and health over the last few years while we as a society battle with overweight and obesity. Humans tend to like sweetness so it is no surprise that many individuals add products to sweeten their snacks, meals and...
Curbing Sugar from our Kids Diets
Sugar is a carbohydrate and is found in many foods and drinks. The intense sweetness that sugar provides means that many more of us are adding it to our snacks or meals or buying products that are high in it. Our taste buds adapt to sugar so the more...
Trans Fats – A type of Unsaturated Fat
Well, I am sure you have heard all of the hoopla in the news over the last number of months to a year about the new health hot topic of “TRANS FATS”. They even just sound strange don’t they? Say it with me “trans fats.” As I am sure...
