Dirty Dozen: 12 foods to eat Organic
provided by Realage.com Avoiding the “dirty dozen” could dramatically cut your exposure to pesticides. What’s the dirty dozen, you ask? It’s a watch list of the 12 most pesticide-polluted fruits and...
View ArticleSalt: friend or enemy?
Do you reach for the salt shaker before even trying your meal? Do you buy foods without any consideration for the sodium content? You are not alone. We are accustomed to using salt on a daily basis, to...
View ArticleVitamin D: a Super power
As many as 90% of Americans do not get enough vitamin D. Why the interest in this particular vitamin? First, it’s essential in maintaining calcium metabolism. Yet, it is rare and hard to absorb. It is...
View ArticleThis yummy fruit is good for you: Benefits of eating fruit
The best way to get summer into your home is the bright colorful fruit. There is something in fruit that will put a smile on everyone’s face. Here are a few reasons to put one in your grocery cart...
View ArticleFour Ways to Blast the Fat in Your Diet
There is no denial of the good fats, but sadly most people consume too many of the bad fats. Combined with little exercise it often leads to a slew of health problems – obesity, heart attacks,...
View ArticleHow to to Eat Out with Food Allergies
Food allergies are an increasingly common problem for many adults and even more so challenging for kids. 1 in 25 Americans and over 3 million kids in the US suffer from mild to severe allergic...
View ArticleNight time snacking solutions
10 Tips to Snacking Healthier Does your snacking ruin your diet? Good nutrition and exercise are key to healthy weight and life. However, while some form of exercise is often a natural part of our...
View ArticleOutsmarting Fast Food Restaurants: Strategies for Eating on the Run
The media blames fast food for the obesity epidemic in America. Most fast food options include meals high in calories, fat, sugar, and salt, all bad for your health in high quantities. They’re usually...
View ArticleWhat do you really know about trans fats?
In November 2013 after years of debate and struggle, the FDA finally put a ban on trans fats. Inspired by activists and doctor’s warnings, along with scientific support, the FDA drew the line at trans...
View ArticleSmart Ways to Resist Food Cravings
Cravings can often be a downfall of a seemingly healthy diet. They are often not the “good for you” foods, they are tricky to avoid, and, most importantly, hard to resist. So I asked Rene Ficek,...
View Article8 Behaviors to add to improve your Health & Fitness this year
Look at newsstands in January and you’re bound to find many promises of easy weight loss, cutting belly fat and basically getting shredded. You just have to move more and eat less. Right? Not...
View ArticlePatience as the Biggest Virtue in your Daily Diet
New Year’s resolutions have come and gone. Now it’s a free for all with new fitness plans, diets that promise rapid and incredible results, cozy comfort foods during the cold winter months, and the...
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