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 ...
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 ...
Before sugar became the enemy, and even before low-fat options were chief offenders, doctors and nutritionists waged war on salt. Why? Because heart disease is the leading cause of death in developed countries. And since salt increases blood pressure, and ...
I was at a coffee shop recently and overheard some ladies talking about Forskolin for weight loss. I hadn’t heard of it, so I started looking around on this product. Is it a brand new supplement to ease your weight ...
Coconut water is getting some serious attention lately. Fortunately, it deserves all of its praise. Long touted for its health benefits in its home in tropical countries where it’s available all over the place (literally growing on trees). And more ...
You may have heard how great dark chocolate is. You may even have used its reported health benefits to give yourself permission to tuck into a giant slab of chocolate every so often. After all, how great is it to ...
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.