Category: Healthy Lifestyle

Choosing a Shampoo and Conditioner 

The huge choice of shampoos and conditioners on the market can seem like too much of a good thing. There are so many that it’s hard to know where to start. Buying shampoo and conditioner isn’t that difficult if you’re simply maintaining thick, healthy, hair. If you have problem hair, however, finding the right shampoo […]

Rainy Days, Sleepy Days 

When brisk fall winds blow red and gold leaves down the sidewalk many of us feel like grabbing the nearest pumpkin spice anything and heading off to the local corn maze. Unfortunately, this part of fall seems to last about 5 minutes. Then the cloudy days and rain set in, making us want to retreat to our beds […]

Common Sense Eating vs Food Fads

The world is full of many different cuisines, and healthy dishes can be found in all of them.  Unfortunately, it may be hard to recognize this if you’ve spent much time reading today’s food writing. All too often, food fads have replaced common sense eating. Entire food groups are being condemned as “unhealthy” by diet […]

Does “Natural” Always Mean “Safe”?  

Surveys show that 77% of Americans use food supplements. Some people see them as a low-cost alternative to medications. Others prefer a product they can purchase without a prescription. One of the biggest reasons for their popularity is their perceived safety. Many people believe that all natural plant substances are safe.   Natural Drugs and […]

5 Tips for Springing Back Into Shape 

Spring is a great time for getting back into exercising. It’s finally warm…ish, outside, and the sun is shining at least part of the time. Before getting started, however, take a minute to plan your exercise strategy. Here are a few suggestions:   Take it slow. Do less than you think you can for the […]

Stay Healthy with Functional Foods

Have you noticed how some foods are supposed to help with cancer prevention, some with aging and others with diabetes or heart health? These types of foods are often called “functional foods”. “Functional Foods” contain “bioactive compounds”, substances that boost our health in ways that have little or nothing to do with nutrition. Learning about […]

Burn Fat with Intermittent Fasting 

“Intermittent fasting” involves having set hours or days, for eating, separated by set hours or days, for fasting. The periods of fasting allow the body to use up energy from food so that it can start using energy from fat. There are four basic schedules of intermittent fasting:   “Time-restricted eating” involves eating a limited […]

Probiotics and Prebiotics Should Follow Antibiotics

Most people associate bacteria with infections and illness, but not all bacteria are bad. The gut, or large intestine, is home to millions of good bacteria, as well as fungi and other microorganisms that grow there naturally. Good gut bacteria are very important to our health. Among other things, they help with our digestion and […]

6 Fun Ways to Raise Healthy Eaters 

Teaching your family good eating habits is challenging but can lay the foundation of a lifetime of good health. Here are a few tips to help make the “healthy-eating journey” fun for the whole family:   1) Make meal preparation a family affair. Even if you only prepare one meal a week together, your children […]

Not all Body Fat is the Same

Did you know that not all fat is equal? Our bodies store two different kinds of fat. Each type of fat has a different effect on our health.  White fat is the fat that we carry around our thighs, arms, backside and belly. It is used for storing energy and to insulate us from the […]