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 […]
Top 14 Nutrition & Fitness iPhone Apps
If you are an iPhone user you probably know that when it comes to exercise and diet, “there is an app for that!” –10,000 apps to be exact. It would be a cumbersome task to weed through so many applications to find the most effective one so fortunately for you the research has already been done. […]
Sugar: Is All Created Equal?
There is a lot of misleading nutrition information about simple carbohydrates, also known as sugar, and as a result some people avoid foods that contain this nutrient. The reality is that simple sugars are absolutely necessary for the body to function properly. Glucose, a simple sugar, is the brain’s preferred source of fuel and adequate […]
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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Live Longer: One Home Cooked Meal at a Time
This weight loss strategy costs you nothing, involves zero dieting, and requires no physical exercise. Perplexed? It is simple—eat at home. In 2010, it was reported that 50% of meals were eaten away from home. Typically foods consumed at home contain 31.5% of calories from fat compared to food eaten outside of the home which […]
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7 Key Steps to Get Kids to Eat Healthier
Do you find yourself making two or more different meals a night to accommodate your child’s taste preferences? If so, there are seven simple steps you can take to eliminate this time consuming practice while improving your family’s healthy eating habits. 1. Do not make special accommodations for your child—make it a rule that they […]
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How to Eat Dessert and Stay Lean!
It’s happened to the best of us at one time or another. You decide to start a diet, or just to start eating healthier and being more active, and thoughts soon drift to how much you’re going to miss enjoying dessert after meals. Not to worry – you don’t have to give it up! It […]
5 Healthy Burger Swaps
With the summer weather almost upon us, it’s time to get out the barbeque and invite friends and family over for backyard entertaining. While a lot of the typical summer barbeque dishes are not-so-healthy, there’s lots of little tricks you can use to make them healthier. The best part is that you still get to […]
10 Must Do’s for Smart and Healthy Grocery Shopping
Grocery stores are great places to load up on nutrition superstars like fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, and high-quality protein sources. Unfortunately, it’s also very easy to pick up other, not-so-healthy items while you’re there too. While shopping the perimeter is always a good rule to follow, there are lots of other little ways […]
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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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Does Eating Hot Dogs Cause Cancer?
On July 22nd, a non-profit organization called “The Cancer Project” helped file a class-action suit against many major brand-name hot dog companies. Their goal is to get these hot-dog companies to display a cancer-risk warning label on their products. “Just as tobacco causes lung cancer, processed meats are linked to colon cancer,” states Dr. Neal […]
