Nutrition
My Favorite Superfood, Kale
Hippocrates once said, “Let food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food.” Eating healthy foods not only helps to prevent many of the most prevalent diseases of our modern world, but some superfoods are actually almost medicinal in their ability to reverse and...
AVOID These Foods When You Eat Out
Going out to eat often can mean totally blowing your best laid plans to diet and lose weight. And if you happen to eat out frequently, you can really adds the blubber on quickly! Unfortunately restaurant food is notorious for packing on ugly pounds and unsightly...
Eat Your Depression Away-For Real!
The Holidays are over, the decorations put away, and a huge pile of bills sits waiting for you. Short, gloomy, dreary, cold winter days ahead. Enough to make you depressed? You are not alone. Although depression can make you feel alone, at least 20% of Americans...
Diabetes–A Deadly Epidemic You Can Avoid
On a recent trip to the grocery store, I noticed several magazines devoted entirely to diabetes. An entire magazine devoted to a disease? Why? The number of Americans with diabetes is expected to DOUBLE in the next 25 years — from the current 25.8 million to 48.3...
This ‘Healthy’ Food Makes you Fat and Sick
Contrary to popular belief, corn is actually a grain, not a vegetable, and is really not appropriate as a dietary staple for several reasons: 1. “Anti-nutrients” in corn (and other grains too) 2. Inflammatory omega-6 fats in corn products 3. Corn products make blood...
3 ‘Healthy’ Foods to Stop Eating
Historically, humans consumed over 80,000 species of edible plants, animals, and fungi, but in our modern dietary world, the average American gets almost 70% of their caloric intake from THREE foods! And those foods have been pushed as ‘healthy’ but they are actually...
This Superfood Improves Athletic Performance and Recovery, Burns Fat, and Helps Your Love Life Too!
I tend to think of most superfoods as being dark green, bright red, orange or yellow, but this particular superfood is actually comes in a dull white, tan or brown color. Mushrooms deserve “Superfood” status for lots of reasons—many scientists are just in the...
Should you Eat Eggs?
Whole eggs, especially the yolk (not just egg whites) are an incredibly good source of usable protein and the healthiest essential fats. While egg whites are one of the highest quality sources of protein available, the egg yolks are actually the healthiest part of...
How to Deal with Your Child’s Weight Problem While Maintaining his Self Esteem
Today’s post is from Nicole Harris. She has some great tips on how to help keep your child from becoming an unhappy, overweight adult. Starting with better habits now will go a long way towards helping your child avoid obesity, diabetes and many other chronic...
My Favorite Top 55 Flat Belly Foods
My good friend, health and fitness specialist and co-author of The Fat Burning Kitchen, Mike Geary has a great list of his (and Mine) favorite Flat Belly Foods. I thought you’d like to check out what he says–it’s a good way to put together a healthy grocery list....
How Does Fat in Your Diet Shape Your Booty?
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Hidden Food Addictions Are Making You GAIN Weight
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10 Simple Rules for a Healthier You and a Healthy Planet
Eating can be so complicated! If you follow the conflicting information you see on Facebook, Twitter, magazines, TV shows, mainstream media, and the latest fad diets, you can become totally confused! I’ve been there. In the 30 years or so that I have studied diet...
Are YOU Addicted to Food?
Are you addicted and don’t know it? From time to time, we all stray off of our normal ‘healthy’ or weight loss diet. It’s not a big deal unless you have trouble getting back on track. Did you know you can have hidden addictions to foods that you eat on a regular...
The Number 1 WORST Food for Your Skin and Joints
I’ve got a great article today from my co-author, Mike Geary, who has some surprising facts about one of the foods most people eat daily. You may be shocked to read this!! And please check out my new Anti-Aging book for only $9. It’s been selling like crazy! ...