Gluten Free Nutrition Unplugged
Aromatic, pungent and spicy ginger adds a special flavor and zest to any dish. An extraordinary spice with health benefits! Fresh ginger root is available year round in the produce section of your local market. Technically ginger is a herb. The rhizome (underground stem) is […]
Good Cholesterol! Is there such a thing? Yes there is ! HDL ( High Density Lipo Proteins). They act as cholesterol scavengers, picking up excess bad cholesterol in your blood and taking it back to your liver where it’s broken down. The higher your […]
I am pleased to have a guest post by Kevin Williams from ClinicalPosters.com. Kevin is a well seasoned vegetarian with a taste for “Fine Cuisine!” If you’re not already following him on Twitter or his health blog, you may want to. He has many awesome healthy foodie tips and recipes up his sleeve! Now, over to Kevin! Vegetarian […]
Every year the “Environmental Working Group” brings out two important lists called the “Dirty Dozen and the “Clean Fifteen”. Foods having the most pesticides and foods having the least pesticide residue on them. Extremely useful information for people like me who don’t want to […]
Sunscreen is not just to prevent sunburn. More importantly, it protects against skin cancer which is one of the common types of cancer these days. It only takes one severe sunburn to potentially double your child’s chances of getting melanoma later in life. My kids hated sunscreen […]
Recently, I ‘ve found myself hooked to green drinks and seeing the amazing benefits I am getting, it looks like I am hooked for life. I make sure to have one green smoothie/day for breakfast and often another in the evening. The nicest thing about […]
Ever tried to slip on your favorite pair of jeans only to find the jeans barely zip shut ? You could be suffering from bloat ! You could be retaining fluids or have excess gas because of something you ate, or you could be constipated. […]
Personally I have never suffered from migraines. Headaches, Yes! But not the shooting pain that comes with migraines. I do have friends & relatives who suffer from migraines and have on occasion doled out ” food advice”. There are many triggers for migraine including […]
This is a follow-up post to my “Foods That Can Lower Blood pressure” that I wrotet last week. I believe that eating certain foods regularly can lower your blood pressure naturally because I experienced it. My blood pressure dropped after 3 weeks on these […]
A month back I went for my yearly check up and found I had the joined the ranks of the “chosen”!!! I have high Blood pressure. !! This was quite a surprise! The fact that I eat healthy for the most part, watch […]