What Should You Eat? It’s Back to Nutrition 101

Everyday there is a new headline about “why” you should be only eating organic foods, avoiding gluten, skipping all sugars, avoiding red meat, dangers of too much arsenic (from brown rice), mercury toxicity from fish, why you should go vegan or vegetarian, etc. This all leads to massive confusion among consumers. Therefore, this article examines the often overlooked basics of nutrition, from how much protein you need, to what constitutes too much sugar and more.

Why Smoothies Are Better Than Juicing

There has been talk of smoothies being better than juicing. As it turns out when you juice your fruits and vegetables you get rid of the fiber and all the nutrients that are bound in the fiber. The lack of the fiber and its related nutrients can lead to higher risk of Diabetes and Cholesterol problems.

7 Best Foods to Eat After a Workout

The best food to eat after a workout may depend on what list you decide to use for that information. It is thought that during a workout muscle protein declines and muscles begin to break down. The best food to eat after a workout should be high in both protein and complex carbohydrates.

Spilling the Beans on Legumes

Learn more about the arguments for and against eating legumes, what nutrients (and anti-nutrients) they contain, and how to cook dried legumes in a way to decrease gastric distress! Because beans can turn into a first date food…

4 Super Foods That Will Make You Look Younger And Healthier

Super food sweet potato is a good source of vitamin C. The orange variety also contains beta-carotene which the body converts to vitamin A- an antioxidant that helps to fight cancer. In addition, sweet potato is rich in vitamin E, which is vital for healthier and younger looking skin.

Protein Is Vital For Maintaining Muscle and Losing Body Fat

Protein is a necessary part of every living cell in your body. Next to water, protein comprises the greatest portion of your body weight. Protein substances make up your muscles, ligaments, tendons, organs, glands, nails, hair, and many vital body fluids. It is essential for the growth, repair, and healing of your bones, tissues, and cells. In addition, the enzymes and hormones that catalyze and regulate your body processes are comprised of protein. So you see the proper amount of protein in your diet is vital for your health and well-being.

Does Winter Affect Our Eating Style?

Some opine that eating more in winter is a biological need while others say that it’s more of a psychological behaviour. Whatever be the reason, the fact cannot be denied that people, especially children do gain some weight during winter, probably because of excessive eating. This article highlights the reason behind the subject.

Healthy Eating – Three Delicious Reasons To Include Raspberries In Your Eating Plan

If there’s one berry that must make an appearance in your eating plan, the raspberry would be it. Raspberries are well-known to be one of the top-ranked superfoods as they offer so many great benefits. Raspberries are an excellent source of dietary fiber, are a source of folate which is a B vitamin needed for normal blood formation, and contain vitamin C which helps with the normal function of the body’s immune system. They also give a small amount of folate which is essential for your heart health, and small quantities of vitamin E, necessary for keeping your red blood cells healthy. Still need convincing? Let’s look at three reasons to pick up a pound of this berry next time you are at the supermarket.

The Fastest Way to Build Lean Muscle & Burn Unwanted Fat

I’ve personally turned my body into a fat burning machine to build lean muscle and burn unwanted fat fast which landed me a deal on ABC Shark Tank and now I want to teach you. It is a well-known fact that having the body you want is eighty percent diet and twenty percent what you do in the gym. In order to lose weight, gain muscle, tone up, or whatever your goals may be you must focus on your diet. People tend to heat a lot about protein when they begin their fitness journey. And many people imagine body builders with biceps the size of basketballs drinking protein shakes like their lives depend on it. Body builders are not the only ones that need to take in more protein when training. When someone begins exercising they must take in enough protein to see results.

Dinner At Eight

For some time now almost all of the food that we buy in grocery stores has been altered is some way or another. In other words genetically altered or as they say GMO is the term used today. I for one don’t relish the idea of eating genetically altered or modified food of any sort.

Revolutionize Your Eating Habits In One Day

Not everyone is aware of hunger, fullness, the right amount of food to eat. This article describes a simple but effective exercise for getting in touch with hunger and eating.

Take the Quiz – Do You Have the Warning Signs of Excess Inflammation?

I have lived with it; every client I see lives with it – we are a country on fire! The standard American diet and lifestyle has created an epidemic of inflammation that has put millions at risk of not only chronic disease but at risk every day of digestive upset, colds and viruses, aches and pains. You don’t have to live with the aches and pains, the GI upset another day! I have healed my body and see clients every day putting out the fire – by taking the steps to create a nourished life.

Top Foods You Can Use To Fight Stress

Stressful situations are sometimes inevitable, but your reactions to them is what makes a difference. Stress that goes unmanaged can be really harmful because it can develop into other serious conditions such as depression. Stress generally robs you joy in all sectors of life and can negatively drag you down. Whereas it is a fact that most people turn to comfort foods when stressed yet they are not very healthy, there are foods that can actually help you manage the stress.