diet
November 7, 2016
When you are trying to lose weight you often try to reduce or eliminate all carbohydrates from your diet, but in the process you will also […]
November 22, 2016
With holiday season just around the corner, it is important to realize how the food you eat this time of year affects your health. We tend […]
December 9, 2016
Flu season is upon us which means that almost everyone is sniffling, coughing and sneezing so you have to take many precautions if you don’t want […]
January 9, 2017
Maintaining a healthy weight is a struggle for many people because they let themselves get to the point to where they’re starving and just go on […]
January 18, 2017
Everyone knows certain foods are better for you than others but what many don’t know is that certain foods can actually be medicine to fend off […]
March 15, 2017
Glycemic index(GI) is a scale from 0 to 100 that ranks carbs on how they will affect your glucose levels. Similarly, glycemic load(GL) tells you how […]
May 1, 2017
Whenever people think of fats they automatically assume they’re not good for them, but that’s not always the case. There are well known healthy fats and […]
June 18, 2017
Food intolerance is difficulty digesting different foods, or in other words non-allergic food hypersensitivity. Food intolerance differs from food allergies because it doesn’t trigger the immune […]
November 29, 2017
We have all heard of people who are on gluten free diet; there are some who follow this diet by choice and others who follow this […]
January 15, 2018
When most people think of coffee, they think of a quick pick me up for the day. What most people don’t know is that it’s rich […]
January 26, 2018
Often times when people have stomach pain, they either wonder if it’s a stomach bug or if it was something they ate. Sometimes people even use […]
February 5, 2018
High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is often referred to as the “good” cholesterol because it essentially removes the harmful cholesterol (LDL) from where it shouldn’t be, thus […]
February 19, 2018
Omega 3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids and are among the most essential nutrients. Omega 3 fats are necessary for your health in general. There […]
February 25, 2018
Food allergies and food intolerance are often used interchangeably because they can have some of the same signs, but they are two very different things. When […]
May 10, 2018
Intermittent fasting has become very popular recently, and it is simply when you eat for a certain period of time during the day and fast for […]
November 19, 2018
With summer officially gone, the beginning of fall means cooler temperatures, and often times people think you do not have to wear sunscreen any other time […]
November 27, 2018
The use of prescription medicine has increased over the years. Likewise, the use of generic drugs has increased versus their brand name counterparts. In fact, about […]
December 3, 2018
Why it is important to check your Hemoglobin A1C levels if you are a diabetic: If you are diabetic, you know that it is crucial to […]
December 27, 2018
Should You be Eating More Fermented Foods? Fermented foods have many health benefits and you might want to start incorporating them in your diet. Fermented foods […]
January 4, 2019
Can you reverse unhealthy eating habits from the past? In the past, you may have been indulging in junk food far too often or even tried […]