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 [...]
White Pasta Alternatives
Have you ever tried partially or fully substituting the white pasta in your dish with tastier, more calorie-saving alternatives? Of course making the switch to whole grain pasta is a great option but you can also surprise your taste buds with these additional healthier options. 1. Zucchini is not only great for roasting. The versatile [...]
The Power of Citrus Fruit
Do you eat enough fruit throughout the day? If you are like most Americans, then you are most likely falling short. The USDA recommends that the average adult consume 2 cups of fruit per day with no more than 1 cup of that coming from juice. This recommendation is based on the fact that whole [...]
The 5 Healthiest Seeds
Seeds are often left out of the list of nutritious foods you should be eating. There are numerous types of seeds, and they can have different tastes as well health benefits. Seeds are extremely versatile and can be a quick and easy snack or incorporated into your meals. Here are five healthy seeds you should [...]
5 Healthy Grocery Shopping Strategies
The wide variety of different brands of foods at supermarkets can be overwhelming and confusing. With thousands of items available, making a decision about which foods you should purchase can be a difficult task. There is plenty of nutrition information available to consumers, so the best thing to do is utilize these resources! Having a [...]
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 [...]
