Yet another reason to feed yourself properly! A poor diet can contribute to eye weakness and disease. Cutting back on the amount of sugar you consume will improve your overall health in myriad ways and your eyes will thank you, too. Did you know a high-sugar diet contributes to the eye disease macular degeneration? Read more
Read More …Plastic Containers – A Quick Reference
Trying to reign in spending by packing lunches to bring to work? Forgoing take-out and supplying your own food affords benefits such as eating healthier and saving money. You might even want to join forces with a co-worker and alternate bringing each other meals on specified days. After all, variety is the spice of life! […]
Read More …Distinct Digestive Types?
Research is showing that, in the future, we may (in addition to our blood type) be classified by the makeup of bacteria residing in our digestive system. The bacteria in our guts helps us digest food, produce essential amino acids, break down toxins, produce vitamins and form a protective barrier against invaders. However, the composition […]
Read More …Are Eggs Healthy?
There’s been negative press on eggs for several decades now. Unfortunately, it comes from a wrong interpretation of something discovered years ago – egg yolks contain cholesterol. While cholesterol has been demonized by some, (even though we would die without cholesterol) the cholesterol connection has also disparaged egg yolks to the point that many people […]
Read More …New Diabetes Protocol Coming Soon
Unfortunately, millions of diabetics have been deceived into thinking they will die unless they take Big Pharma’s drugs and/or injections, however, a recent huge study has shown that the real truth is a little different. A team of researchers looked at 9 classes of diabetes drugs, including insulin, compared to a placebo. They reviewed over […]
Read More …Whole Grains and Blood Sugar
Consumers are often confused about whole grains. Are they good for us? Do they have a downside? When consuming grains, our bodies break down the dietary starch (carbohydrates) into glucose, thus raising our blood sugar. So, if a grain is left whole, it won’t break down as fast and it won’t raise your blood sugar […]
Read More …Inflammation – Increase Your Odds Against It
Inflammation is a healthy immune response to injury, illness, or infection. However, when healing is complete, the inflammation should go away! When it doesn’t, it becomes “chronic inflammation” and can start destroying good cells in your joint linings, arteries, organs and other body parts. As inflammation slowly breaks down tissue, it can become a root cause of many diseases and […]
Read More …Krill Oil – A Better Way to Get Your Omega-3s?
The Really Good Fats! Sometimes, with all the warnings to “avoid fats”, it’s easy to forget that there are some fats which are really good for us! Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids because they are necessary for human health but the human body cannot make them.
Read More …What’s the Skinny on Saturated Fats?
A Pox on ‘Saturated’ The media has been telling us for years that saturated fats are just shy of little evil gremlins in our body. However, these so-called “nutrition experts” telling us to eat unsaturated fats instead of saturated fats are missing the point.
Read More …Strong Bones
The Truth about Calcium is Coming Out. Everyone says you need calcium for strong bones, right? What if I told you, you could get stronger bones (and lower your risk for many diseases) by consuming less calcium? Did you know that researchers from The Nurses’ Health Study (with Harvard’s participation and the largest investigation of […]
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