Healthy and Inspired Living
Do you want to lower your triglycerides naturally with food? Eat cashews because they supply the same heart-healthy monounsaturated fat found in olive oil which lowers triglycerides reducing the risk for heart disease and type-2 diabetes. Cashews are actually seeds that adhere to the bottom of the cashew apple, the fruit of the cashew tree, which… [Read Full Story]
Sports nutritionist Marie Spano, MS, RD, CSCS was interviewed and asked some of the most pressing questions from fitness enthusiasts. Marie Spano is one of the country’s top sports nutritionists and a nutrition communications expert. She combines science with practical experience to help Olympic, professional and recreational athletes implement a nutrition game plan that will… [Read Full Story]
It’s a challenge keeping up with vegetarianism these days; there’s ovo-vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, vegan and pesca-vegan. To add to these options, we also have fruitarianism. Like the title suggests, followers of this diet eat fruit. Some fruitarians eat a fruit only diet, while most also enjoy plenty of leafy greens, some vegetables and small quantities of… [Read Full Story]
Be grateful for bees! Eating fresh raspberries this morning I got to wondering about bees. Birds and bees jokes aside, in the past I rarely stopped and thought just how essential bees are to the food chain. I have always loved honey and use it in smoothies and recipes that do not require heating the… [Read Full Story]
I am enjoying delicious, alkalinizing green smoothies just about daily now. I discovered these creamy concoctions after reading Victoria Boutenko’s, Green for Life. She and her family had been thriving raw foodists for 7 years, having healed themselves from various ailments, including diabetes. After the years passed however, they felt their health fading once again.… [Read Full Story]
Here is a video interview with Registered Dietitian and author of The Small Change Diet, Keri Gans on how a busy person can eat healthy. The video interview was broken into 3 parts. Here is part 1 on food bars and shakes versus a “regular wholesome lunch”. About Keri: Keri M. Gans, MS, RD, CDN… [Read Full Story]
Candida albicans is a yeast that is normally found colonizing the digestive tract and other mucous membranes of the body. After antibiotic use or periods of immune suppression, this yeast can proliferate, causing a yeast infection in the digestive tract, on the tongue (“thrush”), in the nasal sinuses, vagina, urinary tract and in the folds… [Read Full Story]
The concept of taking massive amounts of protein to gain muscle and weight has been going on for years. There are arguments for and against the total amount of protein you would need. On one end, there is the argument that large amounts of protein will help build muscle. On the other end, there is… [Read Full Story]
Not too long ago I wrote an article about the gmo debate which is still landing Whole Foods smack dab in the middle of the controversy. I want to make one thing clear, in no way am I intending to slander Whole Foods. On the contrary, I admittedly continue to shop there because I believe… [Read Full Story]
Have you had your ‘good bacteria’ today? Perhaps you have tried to ‘detox’ and ended up feeling simply dreadful, I know I have. I ended up feeling worse; with headaches, breakouts of spots, stomach upsets as well as aching joints and itchy skin. Hardly advertising the virtues of detoxing. Slowly slowly… I am therefore in… [Read Full Story]
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