Food from the Garden
Discover Your Path to Physical Wellness
Food from the Garden
Discover Your Path to Physical Wellness
How Safe Are Weight-loss Supplements?
In the early 20th century, peddlers hawked their wares to those living in scattered households along country...
The Green Tea Advantage
I love a cup of hot tea throughout the day. Not only is it refreshing, it’s healthy. Like 78 percent of the...
Celebrate National Nutrition Month
We observed both Heart Month and Cancer Prevention Month in February. If you missed these posts, read them...
Foods to Help Prevent Cancer
February is Cancer Prevention Month. If given a choice, who wouldn’t choose to stay cancer free? Many speak...
Are Statins the Best Option for a Healthy Heart?
February is Heart Month. Many factors other than genetics influence heart health. High levels of Low Density...
Valentine’s Day: Surprises about Candy
Valentine’s Day is the occasion when we celebrate love. It isn’t exclusive to lovers. We honor family and...
Make Chocolate a Part of Your Healthy Diet
It’s rare to find anyone who doesn’t like chocolate. Most people love that smooth velvety texture and unique...
Move it or Die Younger—It’s Your Choice
If you’ve wondered if exercise is really as important as touted by health professionals, now comes more...
Diets to Avoid
A panel of health experts evaluated and ranked 35 diets for U. S. News & World Report. While the DASH...
Try the Winning Diet
The U. S. News & World Report published the 2014 best diets in eight categories. The DASH Diet (Dietary...
Starting the New Year Right
If like me, you would like to lose a few pounds of body weight. Well, maybe more than a few. With age,...
New Uses for Old Foods
For me, the annual Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics’ Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo is the...
NON-CALORIC SWEETENERS—ARE THEY SAFE?
For decades, controversy has persisted about the safety of non-caloric sweeteners (NCS). For many who...
Beverage Choices for Weight Loss
Water, often referred to as the “gold standard” beverage for weight loss, has no calories. This ideal...
Will a Good Night’s Sleep Help You Lose Weight?
While I have taken time off from writing about nutrition, I hope you initiated many points stressed earlier...