Foodie Friday: Black-Eyed Peas
It’s officially 2012! No matter how you rung in the New Year, we are all looking forward to the upcoming year and hope that it will be the best year yet. You may partake in certain traditions to ensure that this happens. One of the most common of these is eating black-eyed peas, which are [...]
10 Fun Ways to Keep Your Family Fit
As a parent, one of our greatest goals (and challenges!) is to set a good example for our children. We teach them to share with others, do their homework on time, and learn good manners…but are we instilling the important lessons of eating well and staying physically active? Here are 10 Fun Ways to Keep [...]
Smart and Healthy Grocery Shopping 101
From long lines, crowded aisles, and temptations lurking on every aisle, the grocery store can be a harrowing adventure. For such a common chore, it can seem like a daunting feat to get in, get what you need, and not spend a lot of money doing it. Before your next trip, take these tips into [...]
Foodie Friday: Chia Seeds
Hailing from Mexico, chia seeds were a main staple of the Aztec diet. Eaten for strength, these seeds have recently become more popular, although they are still relatively unfamiliar around the world. Chia seeds are truly a super food, as they are extremely nutrient dense and contain few calories per serving. Chia seeds contain twenty-seven [...]
This Delicious Fruit Can Help You Sleep!
Are you one of the millions of Americans who has trouble sleeping? Americans spend approximately $84 million dollars a year on sleep aids each year. One concern of sleep aids is dependency, as many find that once they start taking sleeping pills, they find that they cannot sleep without them. You, like countless of others, [...]
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Trans Fat and Brain Health
Trans fat is widely known as being one of the worst dietary fats. Created in processing to solidify oils, trans fat raises LDL (bad) cholesterol and lowers your HDL (good) levels. This can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. But now, researchers have found yet another reason you should rid your diet of [...]
