Berries are some of the best fruits you can eat for overall health and, among them, blueberries are king. These wonder-berries are believed to have been sacred to Native Americans and were used medicinally as a cough syrup and to ...
Berries are some of the best fruits you can eat for overall health and, among them, blueberries are king. These wonder-berries are believed to have been sacred to Native Americans and were used medicinally as a cough syrup and to ...
One thing I always encounter with clients and people who read this site is a desire for healthy, diabetic friendly recipes and meal plans. Even though I don’t have diabetes, I understand how frustrating it can be to constantly monitor ...
Squishy, rubbery, bland…I bet those are just three words that many of you associate with tofu. It seems people either absolutely hate or absolutely love this soybean curd. I’ll admit I belonged to the former category until I began experimenting ...
I remember when most of my veggie friends were stuck with a plain pasta dish or boring green salad when eating out. But vegetarian food has come a long, long way in the last few years and that’s definitely not ...
There may be some truth to the old New York proverb: ‘A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat’! Known as ‘the stinking rose’, garlic has been used since ancient times as both ...
No, a ‘fatty liver diet’ does not mean you can exclusively eat the controversial delicacy of foie gras. It’s a way of eating to manage or prevent fatty liver disease – a common condition that affects up to 90 million ...
Have you ever eaten dinner with someone who smothers their wilted veggies in hot cheese or butter? Or orders their food so blackened you hardly think there’s anything left but carcinogens? When I sit across people like this, I always ...
A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but a spoonful of honey is the medicine it seems. This liquid gold can be traced back 8,000 years to Stone Age drawings and has been used ever since as ...
If you’re following a healthy eating plan and making sure to get enough exercise, you’re probably at a loss for why you’re not feeling as good as you should be. I run into clients all the time who tell me ...
Milk is something you probably don’t spend too much time thinking about. When you walk through the dairy aisle in your local grocery store, you likely just grab the jug or carton you’ve always bought and rarely think twice. But ...
Hi, I’m Mike. One of my biggest passions in life is nutrition, and after getting my Personal Trainer Certification and Fitness Nutrition Certification from ISSA, I wanted to create a site where I could help readers live a healthy and nutritious life. I believe we control our destiny, and we can choose to live a long and healthy life by eating right and treating our bodies with respect.