Walnuts may be the hit food for 2016. Definitely include them in your diet, but don’t over-eat any nut or other food. Keep your diet diverse in vegetables and fruits. Eat healthy fats (coconut oil, olive oil) and proteins, too. Click here to read more.
Nutrition and Diet
Salute to Avocados
We are finding a number of health benefits to including avocados in our diet–just watch the calories! Read more here.
Signs Your Eating Too Few Veggies
OK, most of us do not eat enough vegetables, so maybe the simple answer is to just eat more veggies! I recommend at least 7 servings of veggies daily–keeping in mind that a serving is 1/2 cup of cooked veggies or 1 cup raw, in general. That being said, this […]
Harvest Squash–And Eat It!!
Winter squash are a beautiful fall vegetable (well, technically a fruit) that many use for decorations this time of year. But it offers wonderful nutritional benefit, so please eat it, too!! Check out this article . . .
Cut the Sugar
Amazing how in just days of stopping sugar consumption health improvements are realized. I still remember flipping open an eclectic reference book from the National College of Natural Medicine library and reading an excerpt expounding on the evils of artificial sweeteners. The book was published in 1902 and detailed how […]
The Healing Benefits of Gelatin
I commonly recommend including bone broths in the diet. They help support your immune system and contain many benefit nutrients–among them, collagen. Powdered hydrolyzed collagen gelatin is another option to support your body. Read more here (the author includes a recipe for pumpkin pudding that looks delicious!).
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Rates
This is more good news supporting a Mediterranean diet for our overall health–it may also reduce the risk of breast cancer. Please including lots of fish and veggies in your diet and limit red meats and sugars. Read more here.
Reasons to Skip Soda
Just in case you aren’t yet convinced to give up your soda habit–check out this article. And quit drinking sodas even if you’re not convinced! 🙂
Okra For Your Health?
The linked article outlines some of the benefits of okra. Please note, my Southern friends, that this does NOT refer to increasing fried okra in your diet. Add it to your soups instead 🙂
Sugar and the Brain
Struggling to give up sugar?? Maybe this will help . . .
