Nutrition
7 Summer Foods You Should Eat More Of
Spring is in full swing! And with summer just around the corner it’s time to start thinking about the beautiful array of fruits and vegetables available to us this time of year. The following is a list of seven summer foods will help you slim down, clear your complexion, strengthen your immunity and help keep [...]
Fast Food Truths or Fictions?
We’ve all heard it before: Don’t believe everything you read. Check your facts. Consider the source. These are all good suggestions for anyone who reads anything online, in a newspaper, or watches television. Getting good information with solid facts is tough; you almost need to be a critic of everything. I will admit, this article [...]
Benefits of Chia Seeds
Want to learn about how chia seeds can help you get a healthy waist line, heart, digestive system and improve your energy all with great taste? Chia seeds are the richest plant source of Omega 3s on the planet.
Mineral Monday: Iron
The health benefits of the essential mineral iron are quite simple: to play a role in the development of hemoglobin which delivers oxygen to our blood cells. Iron plays a key role in life-sustaining functions by delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from every cell in our body. This aids in our immune system function by [...]
Holiday Weight Gain
With the holidays approaching avoiding holiday weight gain is on a lot of people’s minds. It seems like from Halloween through the New Year everywhere you turn there are opportunities to indulge. From candy and cookies to an extra helping of stuffing, or a Starbuck’s holiday coffee to an extra glass of wine – the [...]
Mineral Monday: Zinc
We’ve all heard of Zinc. It’s that supplement they put in throat lozenges that is supposed to help heal our colds faster, right? True. But, Zinc has many other very important functions in addition to immune defense. It helps with overall cellular metabolism for one thing. Cellular metabolism is the constant activity that your cells undergo [...]
Mineral Monday: Calcium
Why are minerals like Calcium important? We all know calcium helps build strong bones. But why? And what do we need to know about it and other minerals?
Mineral Monday: Magnesium
Magnesium is an essential mineral for staying healthy and is required for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Multiple health benefits of magnesium include transmission of nerve impulses, body temperature regulation, detoxification, energy production, and the formation of healthy bones and teeth. Magnesium Health Benefits: Crucial for energy, stronger bones, and formation of DNA [...]
