Healthy Living
A Fresh Start: Starting Over After Making Diet Mistakes
It’s happened to us all at some point: you’re doing great following a healthy eating plan, then a couple of poor choices catapult you into a downward spiral to the point that you feel totally discouraged about your healthy eating plans. Whether you follow a specific eating plan as a personal choice, by medical mandate, […]
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Banning Processed Foods without Living at the Grocery Store: A How-To Guide
Whatever their views on other foods, all experts can agree upon the benefits of choosing whole foods over processed foods. When you fill your diet with real foods you are getting greater nutrient levels and fewer chemicals and undesirable ingredients. But even with all the benefits a whole foods based diet can give you, their […]
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Five Things You Can Learn from the Mediterranean Diet
Diet trends come and go, but one way of eating that is perennially recognized for its healthy ways is the Mediterranean diet. Unlike some diets that require you to purchase expensive supplements or follow complex rules, the Mediterranean diet is really more a way of eating than it is a prescribed diet. Nutritionists and physicians […]
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Health Trend Investigation: Everything You Need to Know about FODMAP Diets
Perhaps you have seen the funny looking acronym pop up on your Pinterest homepage, or maybe you’ve had friends or family members mention their efforts to stay away from high FODMAP foods. But beyond a vague familiarity with FODMAP, most of us aren’t exactly sure what FODMAP is. Read on to find out what the […]
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Brrr! Top Tips for Making Fabulous Freezer Meals
Regardless of how much you may enjoy cooking, there are times when it is nice to be able to just open your freezer and pull out a fully prepared meal that needs only to be reheated before you and your family can enjoy it. A freezer stocked with plenty of meals doesn’t just happen without […]
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Eat by Season: Summer Edition
Each season nature gives different fruits and vegetables their own time to shine, and the summer months are no exception to nature offering up plenty of prime produce. If you aren’t taking advantage of summer’s seasonal best you are missing out on some fantastic fruits and veggies that are at the peak of both their […]
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No Refrigeration Required: Top Nutritious Snacks that Don’t Have to Be Kept Cool
As the weather heats up, the challenges of keeping healthy snacks with you on the rise as well. Don’t give up on your healthy eating endeavors though. Plenty of nutritious snacks require no refrigeration, making them perfect to toss in your bag, bring to a picnic or playground, or throw in the car! Take a […]
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A Fighting Chance: Eating to Boost Your Immune System’s Disease Fighting Powers
Your immune system is a power house when it comes to your health and wellness. The immune system is responsible for fighting off infection and disease by recognizing and stopping unwanted invaders. While how your immune system functions is not entirely within your control, you can definitely make good dietary choices to help your immune […]
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Your Attention, Please: The Scoop on Mindful Eating
Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase “mindful eating” tossed around on television shows or in magazine articles, but you are left wondering what exactly this term really means. It turns out mindful eating is not a new idea but actually an ancient concept that encourages people to pay more attention to themselves while eating. What Are […]
Continue ReadingWrite Your Own Food Philosophy
As we get older our bodies change, but so do our nutritional needs. Dietary changes are also required for someone facing an illness or changes in physical activity. Babies, teens, pregnant women, athletes, couch potatoes, diabetes, medical illnesses, mental or emotional illness, digestive disorders, food allergies, stress, thyroid disease, menopause, aging (20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and […]
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