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Advertisements around the holidays may suggest that this time of year is all about the sugar cookies and hot chocolate, but I find that adults and children alike will always appreciate and gravitate toward any nutritious item on a buffet table if it looks inviting and tastes good. Today, so many people understand that we are what we eat, and that if you want to look good, feel good and maintain excellent...
December 15, 2015
Want Beautiful, Healthy Skin? Eat Your Vegetables! - Potions, paints and powder are no substitute for a healthy diet. Have you ever noticed that the most coveted style for models and celebrities is a “no-makeup” look? Except for special occasions, like runway or awards shows, most strive to look natural, refreshed and flawless. In our culture, there is a huge emphasis placed on dewy complexions, smooth,...
July 27, 2015
When It’s Hot, The Grilling is Easy - When the warm weather arrives, our meals often take us out of the kitchen and in front of a grill. But research has shown that turning up the heat may allow cancer-causing substances to form in our foods. Carcinogens form when meat is cooked at high temperatures, or over longer periods of time, or when meat juices drip and the flames hit the meat. Vegetables, mushrooms...
July 2, 2015
What Should I Eat? - We are constantly bombarded with health information, but it is often useless information. With just a click of a mouse we can learn all about the current fad diets, or read about the newest surgical weight-loss procedure, or lose weight by using smaller plates, or view an advertisement for the latest low-fat snack, portioned for ‘convenience’ in 100-calorie packages. None of this...
June 29, 2015
Okay, I like an evening glass of good red wine or the occasional martini, so you have to know I got a kick about writing this title. But alas, that's not what this article is about. No, this article is about something else entirely… actually it's about something that I have to admit I thought I'd be kicking and screaming before I would agree to drink this stuff. Just so you know where I'm coming from:...
January 15, 2015
There are many reasons you should purchase organic products at the grocery store. Foods with a USDA Organic label are not grown with chemical pesticides, genetically modified or treated with sewage or petroleum-based pesticides. We have the best intentions at the grocery store, but ultimately it comes down to a question of cost. Many families cannot afford to purchase all organic produce. However,...
January 6, 2015
Wellness Tip:- Which are more beneficial to health—raw or cooked vegetables? The answer is “both." Phytochemicals in vegetables fight free radicals (extremely reactive chemicals in the body) to help prevent some cancers and chronic diseases. However, certain plant foods retain more protective properties when cooked. For example, tomatoes provide more cancer-preventive lycopene (a carotinoid) when cooked...
September 23, 2014
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