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Jan 18, 2021 · Nutrition7 Timely Tips to Slay the Sugar Monster – and Look Younger Fast!
No doubt about it, the last few months have been tough. With so many of life’s pleasurable activities restricted, or gone altogether, small wonder so many folks have had some dietary slip-ups, with too much sugar topping the list.
Jan 11, 2021 · NutritionFour Immunity-Boosting Medicinal Mushrooms to Eat Now!
Whether you’re just beginning your nutritional ramp-up, or returning to a healthier routine after a hit-or-miss past few months, loading up on leafy greens at every meal is a great, impactful first step. What else? How about one of my favorite dietary ‘easy adds’ – those under-rated edible fungi, mighty mushrooms.
Dec 7, 2020 · Nutrition8 Ways to Eat Fresh, Clean and Organic Food for Less
When you trade conventionally grown and processed foods for healthy, whole, organic foods, almost immediately your body benefits from the reduction of chemical pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and other toxins – a major win for your cellular, organ and systemic functions. To begin working more organics into your life, pushing out the processed crap and cutting your toxic load without unduly draining the piggy bank, here are a few ways fill your fridge and belly with the good stuff that helps your body thrive.
Sep 28, 2020 · Nutrition4 New Rules of Eating for Aging Well
Aging – if you’re alive, you’re doing it. Considering the alternative, aging is a gift to be grateful for – and it’s up to you to age as well as you possibly can, even if you haven’t always treated your body like a temple. The good news is that many studies show that it’s never too late to launch new habits and start enjoying the health benefits.
Sep 14, 2020 · Nutrition5 Ways to Eat Healthy Fish and Still Be Kind to the Planet
When it comes to excellent protein sources, fish are pretty hard to beat.
Sep 7, 2020 · Nutrition5 Ways to Embrace Gift of Sea Veggies
When it comes to veggies, there’s always room for more, particularly the non-starchy kind. So, if you’re looking to expand your repertoire, it may be time to get acquainted with sea vegetables, or edible seaweeds, like nori, kelp, blue-green algae, kombu, dulse and wakame.
Jul 6, 2020 · Nutrition9 Ways to Become a Healthy Home Chef, No Matter Your Skills
When you’re not a natural in the kitchen or you’re short on space or you’re feeling pressed for time, it’s easy to slide back into old cooking-averse habits. But if you simplifying the process and have the right tools, you can, dare we say it, idiot-proof your cooking at home skills. Here are a few tips on how to do just that, and a few good reasons why you should.
Jun 29, 2020 · NutritionYour Anti-COVID-19 Menu – What to Eat Now!
Every day, as we learn more and more about what makes the COVID-19 virus tick, and we start to understand important things we can do right now to protect ourselves, we realize they all can be supported by the foods we eat!
Jun 15, 2020 · Nutrition5 Ways Vegetable Oils Are As Bad For Health As Sugar
For years, my wellness colleagues and I have designated sugar as the number one dietary evil, a true destroyer of health. And, though most people still eat way too much of it, U.S. consumption is finally on a slow decline. But the battle for your health is far from over. There is another killer on the loose and that one is ‘vegetable’ oil. In my opinion, the stuff is just as big a problem as sugar and should be eliminated from our diets just as quickly.
May 4, 2020 · Nutrition9 Ways to Curb Carb Cravings Despite COVID-19
As rumors of possible shelter-in-place orders started to heat up a few weeks ago, the rush to the supermarket began and with it, a whole lot of panic-buying. Even those who’d steered clear of pasta or rice for decades found themselves standing on long lines, shopping carts filled to bursting with extra-long-shelf-life processed foods, sweets and carbs, carbs, carbs.
Apr 8, 2020 · NutritionA Simple Soup Recipe to Boost Immunity Tonight!
For years, I’ve always urged those who care about their health to bypass the boxes, pass on prepared foods, retreat from restaurants and make their kitchens their go-to source for sustainable health. Though it may be challenging to find a silver lining right now amidst the COVID19 news, one encouraging aspect of this crisis is, suddenly, everyone is getting back to cooking at home again.
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Foods and Spices to Strengthen Your Immunity This Winter
We as a culture have become used to popping antibiotics with the first signs of a cold, especially during the winter. Instead of popping pills, incorporate some of these foods into your diet. Minimize the need for antibiotics by lacing your diet with foods that naturally have antibiotic properties.
Nov 4, 2019 · NutritionHow to Juice Like a Grown-Up
Stroll any supermarket these days — especially the health-conscious ones – and where once there were aisles lined with soda pop, now they’re stocked with every kind of juice and juice drink imaginable.
Oct 21, 2019 · Nutrition6 Ways to Lose the Sweeteners – and Your Cravings
By now, just about everyone understands that sugar, especially all the added sugar dumped into sweetened drinks and other processed foods, is a health and wellness disaster. It hijacks our taste buds, pumps up blood sugar and insulin levels (next stop, diabetes) and it’s a major driver, maybe the major driver, of weight gain.
Sep 23, 2019 · NutritionCruciferous Superfoods to the Rescue!
The world of health-promoting vegetables is so rich and diverse, it’s maybe a mistake to pick favorites….but if I were to pick a favorite veggie family, I couldn’t go wrong with cruciferous! Named after their cross-shaped flowers and also referred to as the Brassica family, veggies like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts are among the true superfoods of the produce aisles.
Sep 2, 2019 · Nutrition5 Ways to Eat Healthy Fish Wisely and Eco-Consciously
Fish – that beautiful, edible gift from the sea. It’s an excellent health booster and the cornerstone of many a tasty meal. But, as the saying goes, you are what you eat, so eating the healthiest and most responsibly sourced fish possible is essential to extract maximum benefits. But eating fish is a tricky business — there are the issues of over-fishing, ecological impact and mercury levels to factor onto your plate as well.
Aug 26, 2019 · Nutrition5 Reasons To Avoid Factory Farmed Meats
For our grandparents’ generation, meat on the dinner plate was often more of treat than the multiple-times-a-day staple it’s become for many Americans. But cheap and plentiful meat has come at a health cost, thanks to large-scale feeding lots and industrialized meat production.
Aug 19, 2019 · Nutrition9 Spice Essentials – and 4 Grow-Your-Own Herbs
Anyone who knows me, knows that although I don't cook much, I love to eat, and I encourage everyone to do both, even if you’re not the greatest home cook (like me). Fortunately for me, my wife Janice is a whiz in the kitchen and I learn from her every time we are in the kitchen together. But, when it comes to spices, we’re almost equally matched, tossing in generous pinches of these wonderful ingredients not only to enhance flavor but also to support health.
Aug 5, 2019 · Nutrition6 Ways Upgrade Your Cooking Oils
Whether you’re a Michelin-starred chef or an utter kitchen novice, it’s essential to pick the right oils for the job. Some oils are all-purpose culinary workhorses, others should be reserved for special jobs, and some oils, when heat is added, become extremely toxic to the body. So, how to recognize the healthy from the not-so-much?
Jul 29, 2019 · Nutrition8 Ways to Eat Smarter When Eating Out
Let’s face it, we all enjoy eating out every now and then, some of us more than others. But for those who must eat out frequently due to work or travel, the lack of control over what’s on the menu can make good food choices a challenge – but it doesn’t have to be. Forewarned is forearmed so with a little planning and a bit of forethought, you can easily win the game of dining out.
Jul 15, 2019 · Nutrition5 Reasons Not to Sweat The Salt
For the last five or so decades, telling patients to cut way back on salt passed for medical wisdom. The message, most often delivered to the 40+ set or anyone with less than ideal blood pressure numbers, was simple: salt was the devil. But is that really true?
Jul 1, 2019 · Nutrition9 Thoughts on Upgrading Your Food Sources
Here in the land of plenty, quantity has long been king when it comes to food (The Big Gulp! The Big Mac! Super-size It!). And that, unfortunately, has made millions of Americans overweight, not to mention, sick and old before their time. How can we start reverse this health mess? By reinforcing the message that it’s the quality of our food that matters above all else. In this day and age, quantity is a killer.
Jun 24, 2019 · NutritionWhy It’s Worth Exploring a Low Carb Diet
One of the most common and health-undermining problems I see in my patients is eating too many carbs every day. And it’s a problem that’s hardly confined to my practice. The total amount of calories that Americans consume hasn’t appreciably gone up since the ‘80s when the national waistline began to dramatically expand...
Jun 3, 2019 · NutritionSome Thoughts on Going ‘Keto’
Need a reason to consider ‘going keto’? It can help turn down the dial on a number of chronic health conditions – think hypertension, diabetes, obesity – no prescription necessary. Here’s the skinny on why this fat-burning way to eat is so effective – and what to expect if you’re considering making the switch.