Who doesn’t love guacamole or avocado toast? Not only are avocadoes delicious with just about everything, they offer a wide variety of health benefits. While most people are already aware that avocadoes help boost skin health thanks to their healthy fat content, here are some of my favorite less…
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New E-BOOK: FOOD FIX: The Most Powerful Healing Foods and How to Use Them to Overcome Disease
Whenever someone tells me that they looked up their health problem on the internet, I cringe. That’s because I know from experience that the internet is full of more junk and ridiculous claims than actual fact. Instead, I prefer to showcase the research to dispel the myths from facts. The reality is…
12 Foods to Eat if You Have High Blood Pressure
If you’re suffering from high blood pressure, you might want to consider adding some key foods to your diet. Unlike the standard drug treatment—beta blockers—the following foods work on restoring healthy blood pressure by clearing the arteries or removing plaque, rather than reducing the h…
10 Reasons to Eat More Strawberries
Every June when strawberries burst into gardens and markets near my home, I am reminded of my strawberry-picking expeditions as a child with my dad and sister. My mom agreed to make dozens of pies or fresh jam if we’d pick the strawberries needed. Well, that was all the incentive I needed to s…
Is Coconut Oil Really Bad for Me?
Since the American Heart Association (AHA) stated that coconut oil is harmful to health, many people have dropped their favorite cooking oil in favor of canola oil. After all, the AHA recommended the latter as a supposedly healthier option indicating that cooking with coconut oil was just as unh…
A Guide to Cutting Sugar Out of Your Diet
Let’s face it: we are seriously addicted to sugar. Since the 1950s the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), informs us that our per capita consumption of sugars like sucrose (table sugar) and high-fructose corn syrup increased 43 pounds, or 39 percent, between 1950-59 and 2000. E…
The Food that Cuts Your Risk of Premature Death by 20 Percent
Here’s some news to go nuts about. Exciting research found that simply adding one food to your diet could drastically slash your risk of dying. According to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine eating nuts could save your life. The researchers found that eating a ha…
Sea Buckthorn: Ancient Healer and Modern Superfood
30 Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Diet
It’s not difficult to eat healthier. Just making simple changes to your diet can
ramp up the vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients you’re getting. And better nutrition quickly spells better
health. To make it easier for you, I’ve
compiled 30 simple ways to supercharge your diet. And, subs…
Buckwheat: 11 Reasons to Love the Unsung Superfood
Unrelated to
wheat, buckwheat is actually not a grain at all, but a seed of a plant related
to rhubarb. As is often the case with
seeds, buckwheat’s nutritional value surpasses grains. Here are 10 reasons to explore and love this
unsung superfood.
It is low on the glycemic index, prevent…
12 Reasons to Love Quinoa
A staple of the ancient Incas who revered it as sacred, quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is not a true grain, but a seed. Surprisingly, it is related to spinach and Swiss chard. If you’re not already enjoying this delicious food, here are 12 reasons to start.
1. Unlike most grains quinoa is a …