Cool temperatures herald the beginning of flu season. How will you prepare? Commercials will encourage you to get a flu shot, but the track record of vaccines is not a good one. Your body’s first line of defense is its immune system, and boosting it is what I believe to be your best defense. Let’s […]
We’ve all experienced the benefits of inflammation in response to injury or illness. This aspect of our immune system causes pain, swelling and heat as it rallies resources to the site to enable the body to heal. Such acute inflammation is vital, yet when the fire continues to smolder, it becomes the chronic inflammation that […]
There are lots of different opinions about the best foods to include in your diet, but no one questions the need for protein. Consuming protein supports the building of bone, muscle, skin and blood. Protein is considered to be a macronutrient, meaning your body needs a relatively large amount. If you have worked with a […]
Have you been making different choices in your foods? Are you trying to increase the nutrition you supply your body by eating more raw nuts and whole grains? Good for you! Now let’s look at how you can boost the absorption of these nutrients so that you get even more benefit without adding another food.
We are all familiar with the soppy, sweaty feeling that comes with mowing your yard in the summer heat or exercising, whether indoors or outdoors. It leaves you feeling drained and looking to replace lost fluids. Marketing efforts have successfully convinced people that sports drinks are the best way to replenish fluids and electrolytes, but […]
Where do the foods you eat come from? No, I’m not meaning where you bought them, or how they were packaged. I mean what was the original source? Most Americans eat white potatoes and corn in various forms and think they are eating their vegetables. But there is very little nutrient offered in them, and […]
Robust nourishment or calorie overload? Salads are often recognized as a healthy food choice – whether you are eating at home or in a restaurant – and the types of foods that can be combined in a salad are quite varied. However, many of the salads offered as entrees in restaurants could be more properly […]
Are You Receiving the Message? We readily recognize many types of communication. There are spoken words, non-verbal sounds, song lyrics and many others. With practice, we recognize and comprehend many of these; yet there are other messages that you many not be comprehending. The proliferation of processed foods in today’s diet causes vitamin deficiency, whether […]
Key Factors I Want You to Know Though we have thrown tons of money at the problem in recent decades, Americans are sicker than ever. Each of us knows someone who has a chronic health condition – such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, or depression – which are wreaking havoc on their mind, body, and wallet. […]
One Bite at a Time When you are enjoying a nice meal in local restaurant, what portion of the meal is served first? It is often bread or soup or salad, unless you prefer to eat at Mexican restaurants, in which case chips and salsa are offered first. If I asked you what happens to […]
