10 Tips to Improve Your Heart Health
February not only belongs to the warm and charming Valentine’s Day but also American Heart Month. Unfortunately, heart disease is an all-too-familiar group of heart-related illnesses including coronary heart disease that claims the lives of approximately 600,000 people each year according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. But this is only a daunting […]
5 Aphrodisiac Foods
If months were a deck of cards, February would undoubtedly be the Queen of Hearts. From Valentine’s Day, to it being a Heart Health Month…it’s hard not to notice the red and pink hearts, flowers and balloons all over the place…and that feeling of wanting to fall in love all over again. Chocolate contains […]
Five Tips for Eating Healthy With Unhealthy Eaters
When trying to lose weight or even just adopt a healthier lifestyle, it can be extremely challenging to cook, buy food, or eat with others who do not share your same nutrition values. Try following these five tips to help keep your family or friends happy while maintaining your weight loss or lifestyle changes. Informers […]
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5 Tips to Help Your Cold
Winter often means coping with colds. Chances are you, a family member or friend may be feeling under the weather as you’re reading this. Since there is no magic fix for the common cold, habits during this time are more important than ever! Healthy behaviors can be tough to sustain during sickness, but your body with thank […]
6 Simple Flavor Boosters
It’s a real shame that a lot of people think that eating healthy has to taste bland, especially since there’s so many ways you can enhance the natural flavors of real food! Sometimes all it takes is adding that little extra ingredient to an otherwise “boring” salad for it to become extraordinary. Instead of adding […]
5 Tips for Healthy Eyes
As we learn more and more about the relationship between diet and disease, we’re realizing that good nutrition can help with many health concerns, at any age. A lot of research is being done with macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness, to find ways to prevent this condition through proper nutrition. In particular, lutein […]
5 Reasons to Eat Your Easter Eggs
With spring right around the corner the commonly celebrated holiday of Easter is also soon approaching. If you have kids, that typically includes dying and decorating eggs as part of your festivities. But there’s much more to this incredibly nutritious food than just being able to decorate it—be sure to eat it too! Here are […]
4 Reasons to Add Oats to Your Breakfast Lineup
What comes to your mind when you think of oatmeal? Is it an image of the plain porridge you used to have to scarf down as a child? Or is it an image of a package of instant, just-add-water oatmeal? Well, not to worry – oatmeal has come leaps and bounds from being the “boring […]
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5 Keys to Losing Fat Fast for Spring Break
This is the time of the year when many of us pack up and head for the heat during spring break. If you are wanting to get bikini-ready fast to look your best, here are some tips to help you shape up quickly! 1. EAT ENOUGH PROTEIN. How much is “enough”? Aim for at least […]
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America’s Nutrition Expert Supports First Lady’s Fight Against Childhood Obesity
On Tuesday, President Obama signed a Memorandum establishing a 90-day task force for tackling childhood obesity headed by his wife, Michelle. This task force consists of the private sector and government agencies who will work to coordinate effectively to encourage children to exercise more and adopt healthier eating habits. There has also been a $10 billion […]
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4 Steps to Holiday Cocktail Party Success
‘Tis the season to…overindulge at cocktail parties? The holidays are a great excuse to celebrate and spend time with family and friends, yet the excessive eating, drinking, and late nights tend to leave us feeling bloated, guilty, and our pants just a wee-bit snugger. Follow my 4 simple steps and I guarantee you’ll change all […]
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5 Delicious Foods You Can Eat
Life is short: enjoy your food! In fact, I love food! Finding pleasure in eating your food is also part of establishing healthy eating behaviors. Eating foods you enjoy should bring you a sense of pleasure, not guilt. Additionally, you can learn to be more satisfied with less if you learn to savor and appreciate […]
Healthy Choices for Eating Out
Eating out can be challenging since you don’t have complete control over how your foods are prepared and what ingredients are used but you can definitely learn to make smarter choices and special requests. Next time you’re on the go and making a rush for some quick eats, keep these tips in mind: General Tips […]
Go Meatless on Monday!
Improve Your Health . . . It Only Takes 1 Day a Week! What do the following people and places have in common: Sir Paul McCartney; Israel’s top restaurants; Kim O’Donnel of the Washington Post; Ghent, Belgium; and Michael Pollan? They’re all going meatless on Mondays! Meatless Monday is a non-profit initiative, in association with […]
