Healthy Eating Your Way to Great Nutrition

The right diet can also keep us free from disease. The foods we choose to put in out bodies is often the most important choice we make everyday and often times many of us never even realize.

How To Eat Healthy While On The Run

Trying to eat healthy while being on the go all day is difficult at best. It can become easy to make a habit of fast food restaurants, or worse yet, skip meals altogether. We know how important a good diet is in our lives, but it is not always the first thing that pops into our minds. So, how do eat better when you are constantly on the run?

Case Against The Whites - The Truth About White Sugar and Flour

Your body craves white sugar and flour because they lack nutrients. You are craving MORE food because these empty calories haven't provided your body any nutrients. Try eating broccoli during one of these cravings and see what happens.

Xylitol - Can You Have Your Sweets and Be Healthy Too?

The sweet taste of sugar is an irresistible temptation and has been used for centuries as an additive to foods and beverages. Unfortunately having a diet that includes sugar can lead to health problems such as Obesity, Diabetes, and Autoimmune Disorders. Xylitol, a natural sweetener that has been used since the 1960's, can help alleviate these concerns of poor health.

Summer Pleasures

When I lived in Boston, summer was definitely my favorite season. Learn how to use this summer to make it happen and enjoy this wonderful season and the summer harvest.

Good Breakfast Food to Start the Day Will Benefit Not Only the Body But the Brain as Well

Do you consistently miss out on your breakfast food for a bit more sleep, or for that extra cuddle, if yes, then it's time to change your sleeping habits to rise and shine that little bit earlier to have your breakfast.

Weekly Meal Plan

A weekly meal plan can be a woman's best friend when she is trying to look and stay fit and healthy. Following by it, will help any woman feel great about themselves.

What Goes Into Anti Candida Cooking Recipes?

It is estimated that around 80 - 90% of American, Canadians and Europeans will at some stage of their lives suffer from a yeast infection, and the most common yeast infection is candida. So, can anti candida cooking recipes make a difference?

The Power of a Healthy Mindset

Take your power back! You are much more in control of your own health than you may realize!

Heart Surgery - Post Operative Nutrition

Discussion on the importance of nutrition after heart surgery. Details and recommendations included.

Effect of Diet On Pregnant Women

The importance of diet on pregnant women. Commentary on common misconceptions regarding pregnancy and nutrition as well as a few

Go For Brown! Why The Colour Of You Food Can Determine The State Of Your Health And Wellbeing

Do you remember making craft glue out of white flour and water at school? Remember how it set like cement when you used it? And how bad it smelled after sitting on the desk for a few hours? Well, every time you eat white breads, pasta and rice, they turn into craft glue in your stomach, becoming foul, sticking to the walls of your bowel and sucking the life out of you. I call it 'bum glue' and it’s just as charming as it sounds.

Vitamin C and Acid Reflux Syndrome Reason for Moderation

Vitamin C affects acid reflux in two different manners. One way is direct, and the other is in a very roundabout way. Many things that are well known for having vitamin C in them are trigger foods for acid flare-ups and the subsequent heartburn. These include many citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, pineapple, and lemons. They are highly acidic, and they also trigger the stomach to produce more acid. Vitamin C is vital for good health, but when the acid production is stimulated by these foods, you have to find alternatives, or you have to take a supplement.

High Fiber Diets Work

These days, the ease of prepackaged snacks and accessibility of fast food restaurants has made our diets as well as our arteries thick with fats and processed sugars. We've decreased our consumption of fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables, and as a result, our fiber intake has severely dropped. The Surgeon General, American Dietetic Association and the National Cancer Institute recommend that adults consume 20-35 grams of fiber every day for optimal health. They encourage us to increase our fiber intake to promote healthy digestion, heart health & weight maintenance. Sadly, most Americans are lucky if they consume 12-15 grams of fiber in their average diet. This is often blamed on the Standard American Diet, (or S.A.D.) which typically consists of high fat entrees, refined forms of carbohydrates, and is generally low in roughage.