Starch, The Glycemic Index & Pre-Diabetes
Q: My mother was just diagnosed as pre-diabetic. The doctor told her to cut down on her white bread, rice, cookies, cakes & sweets,...
Avoid Weight Gain During the Holidays
'Tis the season of decadent foods, overeating, and weight gain. Many folks will put on anywhere from three to seven pounds in December alone....
Coping with a Healing Crisis During a Cleanse
Eating a poor diet, overeating, drinking excess alcohol, taking drugs, medications, pollution, cigarette smoke, using commercial body care products such as body lotions, make...
The Low Down on Vitamin D Supplementation
Vitamin D has been touted as a cure-all by the health media for most of the chronic diseases that afflict humanity: diabetes; osteoporosis; multiple...
The Real Cost of Fast Food
A fast-food meal may sound like a good deal, especially when you don’t have time to prepare breakfast or lunch. A comparison of cost...
Effective Weight Loss Methods
Losing weight can be hard.
Here are a few key steps that will help make shedding those extra pounds much easier and healthier.
Exercise
A great way...
Omega-3 Foods Don’t Add Up
Nutritional trends come and go, but overwhelming evidence continues to support the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, and this has consumers around the...
Raise Your Spirits with Tryptophan
Here comes the sun. It seems spring is finally on its way, and as winter's chill takes its final bow and spring heralds a...
Surprising Items Labelled as Gluten Free
So today’s post was supposed to be about the Mexican restaurant Wahaca. I officially *heart* Wahaca and had been looking forward all morning (or...
Health Benefits of Vegan Protein Powder
Most people are aware that protein is a vital component of a healthy diet.
Protein is made up of amino acids, which are essential for...
