Are you one of the healthiest six percent?
As Americans, we have a lot of work to do in regards to our health. However, if your lifestyle behaviors place you in the six-percenter club, give yourself a pat on the back because you’re probably a very healthy person. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied data on 400,000 Americans from…
Read MoreTomatoes – the total health package
The tomatoes are ripe and ready for the harvest You have to admit, tomatoes are a gift that just keeps on giving. Whether chopped, sliced, diced, juiced, grilled, baked, fried, roasted or beaten to a pulp, tomatoes are anything but rotten. In fact, tomatoes are right up there in the fab four of America’s most popular fresh-market…
Read MoreFarro – a five-star grain
Farro may not quite be a household word like quinoa or a food very many of us have in our pantry but give it a try and you’ll be sold on this ancient grain just like the Roman legions were centuries ago. Also known as emmer wheat and the pharaoh’s wheat, this grain was allegedly carried…
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Five foods that nourish your brain
Boosting our brain power in whatever way we can is advisable as the rates of Alzheimer’s disease keeps climbing. More than five million Americans 65 or older or about one in nine currently has this fatal condition. Diagnoses are forecast to triple by 2050. Anything we can do to blunt this prediction we should embrace. One…
Read MoreThe All-American seed of summer – sunflower seeds
There isn’t anything too much more Americana to do in the summertime than attend a baseball game while enjoying a package of sunflower seeds to munch on. Managing to bypass the foot-longs and nachos opting for sunflower seeds as your go-to snack instead, makes you a very smart person. From the time more and more baseball players…
Read MoreSummer BBQs best and worst foods to eat
Who doesn’t love a summer BBQ enjoying scrumptious food with family and friends. Most traditional barbeque fare won’t win any health awards but if you find yourself attending or hosting barbecues frequently, there are ways to still partake without completely forgoing the festive atmosphere. Just indulge responsibly using this guide to know what to eat and what to avoid…
Read MoreTop probiotic beverages boosting belly health
The term “probiotic” has been a buzz word for a while reminding us of the busy ecosystem of bacteria occupying space in our gut. All those approximately 100 trillion little critters need tender loving care and one way to accomplish this is with a probiotic beverage. Before we talk about probiotic beverages, understand having a…
Read MoreColorful fruits, veggies may reduce risk of breast cancer
Filling your grocery cart with a wide variety of colorful fruits and veggies is a smart move we all should be doing. But for women seeking to reduce their risk of breast cancer, it is particularly so. A recent 2016 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, sheds new light on the importance of…
Read MoreFour Simple Ways To Stop Late Night Snacking
You know the routine. You eat dinner, maybe do a few chores around the house and then settle in for the evening. Suddenly, you’re standing in the kitchen searching for something to eat. But wait, you just ate dinner not that long ago – why are you already seeking food only to take in unnecessary…
Read MoreLet lentils lead you to good health
One on the oldest known sources of food dating back over 9,000 years ago and still in demand today are lentils. As a member of the legume family, lentils are lens-shaped edible seeds or pulses which probably is why they are named Lens culinaris in Latin. Lentils are regularly consumed in Asian countries but even more so in…
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