The “Secret” Salad Benefits
You likely already know that salads are an exceptionally nutritious, low calorie dish or meal. But here are three additional, fabulous salad benefits that I bet you are not aware of. Salads are...
View ArticleThe Best Fruits and Veggies for Weight Control
Thanks to a new study from Harvard-based scientists, we have some promising new evidence that certain fruits and veggies are better than others for our waistlines. For this study, researchers monitored...
View ArticleA Delicious Diet May Slash Breast Cancer Risk
In an uplifting new report, scientist concluded that a Mediterranean diet high in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) may offer robust protection from breast cancer. For this five year clinical trial, a...
View ArticleTasty Nutritional Upgrades in Seconds
Here are 10 simple ways to boost the nutrition of your favorite dishes and meals with great- tasting extras in less than 10 seconds. 1. Add 1-2 TBS of toasted wheat germ or shelled hemp seeds (hemp...
View ArticleGet On Your Java Joy
Woohoo! If you love your java like I do, you will be happy to know that a powerful new analysis (the most powerful to date!) found that regular coffee drinkers were significantly less likely to die of...
View ArticleWalnuts Score Again
Enjoying a generous handful of walnuts daily can improve the quality of your diet and boost your cardiometabolic health-without sabotaging your waistline. That was the encouraging conclusion from a new...
View ArticleSURPRISING WAYS TO GET EVEN BETTER NUTRITION FROM 4 SUPERFOODS
Cook your carrots whole vs. cutting them up. Cooked carrots have more nutritional value than fresh and cooking them whole boosts their nutritional value even further. I always roast carrots whole-try...
View ArticleSuperstar Food – Broccoli
Broccoli is bonafide healthy food megastar. This non-starchy, cold weather veggie is chock full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, yet ridiculously low in calories. Even more remarkable, broccoli is...
View ArticleSuperstar Food – Red Cabbage
Any form of cabbage is great for you, but red cabbage is simply stellar. Like its “green cabbage cousins” it is super low in calories (only 30 per cup), brimming with nutrients (especially vitamins C,...
View ArticleChocolate for Metabolic Health
Dark chocolate scores again! This time for metabolic health. In a study that included 1,153 adults between the ages of 18 to 69, those that consumed chocolate daily had lower blood insulin levels and...
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