Everyone always hears that you need multiple servings of fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet. I remember the older food pyramid in the U.S. recommending 5 servings a day; a couple years ago that increased to 8-9 servings per day.… Read the rest
Category Archives: Nutrition
Diabetes and Natural Supplements: Which Work? Which Don't?
What natural supplements and medicines work to prevent or lessen diabetes? We know that the Western-prescribed medicines such as insulin injections and metformin pills are extremely effective, but wouldn’t it be great, and much healthier for us, if we could focus on more natural therapies?… Read the rest
Meatless Mondays — Can You Handle It?
I love meat. Looooove it. I would never consider going full vegan. At least, I’ve always said that, until…
…until a couple weeks ago when I was in Carrefour’s meat section, doing my usual food shopping. For some strange reason, I kept staring at this messy pile of plucked chickens, with small tufts of hair still sticking out here and there.… Read the rest
Want a Long Life? Here Are Ten Top Foods
I’ve often recommened the Mayo Clinic’s excellent website, and I wanted to share their new slide show on 10 great health foods for eating well. Everyone should be interested in their tips, which are based on multiple criteria:
- Good or excellent source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients
- High in phytonutrients and antioxidant compounds, such as vitamins A and E and beta-carotene
- May help reduce risk of heart disease and other health conditions
- Low in calorie density, meaning you get a larger portion size with a fewer number of calories
- Readily available
They chose ten items:
- Almonds
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Broccoli
- Red beans
- Salmon
- Spinach
- Sweet potatoes
- Vegetable juice
- Wheat germ
Each slide is accompanied by some important info on each food; for example, here is their blurb about one of my favorites, almonds:
… Read the restThese tear-shaped nuts are packed with nutrients — fiber, riboflavin, magnesium, iron and calcium.
Do-It-Yourself Soy Milk with Protein Powder
Breakfast is an important start to your day, and many of us are “too busy” to eat this essential meal. I have a good option for my readers: a highly nutritious powdered mixture of nuts and seeds, added to freshly homemade soymilk.… Read the rest
Omega-3 Supplements: What’s The Real Data?
How many of you are like myself and take fish oil or flax oil supplements? This is one of the world’s most popular supplements, as many have heard about the health benefits of the main ingredient, omega-3 fatty acid (DHA and EPA).… Read the rest