Category Archives: Healthy Eating

Obesity affects more than one in three adults. This is currently a real problem in the United States, as people with weight issues are more likely to suffer from various health conditions that inevitably drive up health care costs. It has long been assumed that overweight people simply consume more calories than they burn off, ...click here to read more

Dear Friends, It’s fall, and you know what that means—pumpkin EVERYTHING! If you’re like me, you use this season to binge on all things pumpkin: pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin ice cream, pretty much anything you can put pumpkin in. And because the season isn’t too long, you will want to make the most ...click here to read more

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It provides you with energy, keeps you satiated, and prevents you from eating more than you normally would later. However, many people today skip breakfast entirely, possibly due to not having enough time, or because they are simply not hungry. This would be a mistake, according ...click here to read more

Does your stomach seem to grow after each meal? Do you feel gassy, uncomfortable, and maybe even unzip your pants after eating? If this sounds like you, then you probably suffer from bloating, which is an incredibly uncomfortable feeling. How and what we eat plays a large role in how we feel post-meal. For example, ...click here to read more

Everyone wants to eat healthily, but it can sometimes be hard when we live busy lives. This is why it’s important to stock your refrigerator with healthy food options so you aren’t tempted to reach for unhealthy food. When it comes to healthy eating, there are a few essentials you need—healthy carbohydrates, good fats, vegetables, ...click here to read more

We all get tired every now and then. Some of us wake up tired, others feel that three o’clock crash, while others experience fatigue throughout their day. There are several reasons we feel tired, such as an underlying medical condition, poor sleep, lack of exercise, and a bad diet. Diet plays a large role in ...click here to read more

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) is a popular diet aimed at controlling high blood pressure. But many patients with high blood pressure also have cholesterol and blood sugar problems, known as metabolic syndrome. Therefore, the DASH diet can go a long way in controlling these other areas too. Another common element is that those ...click here to read more

If you eat healthy, balanced meals, kudos to you. Many find it difficult to do so, but secondly, that means you are getting in a variety of nutrients that your body needs to stay at its best. If you aren’t one of those super-dedicated people, then, unfortunately, you could be lacking in these nutrients. That ...click here to read more

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder that is characterized by extreme fatigue not attributed to any underlying condition. The fatigue experienced by those affected is often worsened with additional physical or mental activity and is not improved with rest. CFS also goes by the name myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and systemic intolerance disease (SEID). However, ...click here to read more

Diet plays a large role in your overall health by ensuring your body stays strong, your mind sharp, and your ability to sleep well. Although eating a large meal makes you feel incredibly tired, you actually don’t sleep well because your body is too busy digesting such a large meal. Also, when you consume certain ...click here to read more

We all have something called circadian timing or a body clock that helps control sleep, wakefulness, hunger, mental alertness, mood, and other systems that operate on a daily rhythm, but for the first time, experts believe that there is a connection between our body clock, body mass index, and the timing of food consumption. Most ...click here to read more

The basic food groups include dairy, grains, fruits and vegetables, and meat and alternatives. But there’s a push to add a fifth food group, which consists of foods that can work wonders for your health. A researcher at Western University, Gregory Reid, is pushing for Health Canada to add fermented foods as the fifth food ...click here to read more

Eating wholesome foods provides your body with the essential nutrients it needs to stay healthy. But if you aren’t absorbing these nutrients well enough, you could be missing out on all the benefits that healthy foods could provide. Therefore, it’s important that you improve your digestion so that you maximize your daily nutrient intake. Your ...click here to read more

Not eating that tasty treat when we are on a diet can be extremely hard for some people. It takes a lot of self-control to stop us from performing bad habits that ultimately will harm us in the end. Sadly, time and time again, most of us succumb to our inner desires despite knowing better. ...click here to read more