5 Ways to Sabotage Your Diet
Are you sabotaging your weight loss efforts?1. Eat at the counter
If you’re standing up, chances are you’re multi-tasking and not paying attention to what you’re putting in your mouth. But if you sit down and eat slowly, savoring…
Good for You Garlic
It’s almost Halloween, and we know everyone is stocking up on garlic and wooden stakes for their protection against those night-walking vampires! On a serious note, garlic holds many other protective benefits. Garlic contains manganese, tryptophan,…
All Calories are Not Created Equal
For years, we’ve been told that healthy weight loss is as simple as taking in fewer calories than you expend. After all, a calorie is a calorie, right? Wrong.Energy density refers to the number of calories, whereas nutrient density refers…
Snack Attack: 3 Healthy After School Ideas
Through the hustle and bustle of soccer practice, parent-teacher conferences and homework, making sure our kids are getting proper nutrition can be difficult. But easy, healthy after school snacks can be a great start.Hummus
Kids love chips…
Apples Are a Top Health Pick
Crunch on this: Apples are a major source of disease-fighting nutrition neatly packaged in a delicious, easily portable, portion-controlled fruit. It turns out “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is based in fact. Science shows apples’…
Get a Nutrition Tune-Up
Most likely, you maintain your car with oil changes and other preventive services to keep it running smoothly for as long as possible. But is your body also on a maintenance and prevention plan so it runs at its peak and lasts longer? Good…