What You Should Put in Your Shopping Cart for a Healthier You
Many of us remember the good ol’ days when a hundred dollars filled two grocery carts with food for three weeks for a family of seven. We also remember the excitement of discovering new food items as product offerings grew from, e.g. a...
Simple Tips to Safeguard Against the Top 10 Deadliest Diseases
1. Coronary Heart Disease: Killed (7.4M) in 2012, 13.2% of all deaths. / Prevention: Lower blood pressure, low fat food, eat more fish cause it’s high in Omega 3. Avoid: Red meat, Palm and Coconut oil, as well as sugar. 2. Stroke: Killed...
How to Save Money on Food — And Feel Good, Too!
Saving money when purchasing food can be quite a challenge; especially with so many food choices, food allergies, food modifications, and food warnings. Plus, the days of grocery shopping for meals to be shared at home is no longer the...
Five chemicals to avoid in food!
Why are we all getting bigger? And why is it so hard to lose weight? If these questions were easily answered, we’d all have tiny waists, tabloids would go out of business and “diet” would go back to meaning “what a...
Milk? Really?
It seems that the more research I do about nutrition and food related topics, the more discourage I’ve become. Would you ever have thought that there’s silver in our milk, salad dressings and cheese? I didn’t. The...
BPA and plastic in your home!
After working hard all morning, many people look forward to their lunch breaks. They carry their food into the kitchen, over to the microwave, pop the lid off their Tupperware, and heat up their lunch. However, many Americans are unaware...
Resistance training or cardio workouts—what’s the difference?
There is a huge difference between resistance training and cardiovascular workouts. You need to know that the word cardiovascular relates to heart and vessels and is not a muscle building activity. It directly benefits the heart, lungs...
Stress Can Prevent Weight Loss!
I believe that stress is not only the number killer in the world, but it could hinder your weight loss plan. Stress is something that impacts everyone’s life. Stress can impact someone’s life through many different events, such as,...
My Top Nine Supplements and When to Take Them
I am not a fan of all the supplements in our industry but I usually recommend a few to my clients. Remember supplements are not intended to replace the natural food. This is why they’re called supplements. They’re designed to...
