Quick & Healthy Combos
The next time you want a quick healthy meal or snack, consider these combos. Each of these grab and go partners can be prepared in a flash. Now is the time to start helping your entire family eat…
Product Highlight: Nutribullet
NutriBullet: The Superfood Nutrition Extractor®. Turn ordinary food into superfood and add years to your life! Available at most major retailers. Simply fill halfway with raw veggies and the other half raw fruits. Easy to use, makes delicious, nutritious smoothies.…
Happy New Year! Wishing You and Your Family Health, Happiness & Prosperity
Lose weight. Exercise more. Stop smoking. Eat better. With each new year comes new resolutions, or perhaps last years – recycled. Attention Resolution Makers – The good news is that you’re much more likely to make improvements than someone who…
Use Your FSA Health Benefits Dollars Before 12/31/13
Use it or lose it! If you participate in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) through your employers “Cafeteria Plan” benefits program, time may be running out. Some plans require the money you contributed be used byDecember 31, or you risk…
ANDI Score – The Healthiest Foods
Now there is a way to calculate which fruits and veggies are the most nutrient dense. ANDI stands for “Aggregate Nutrient Density Index.” An ANDI score shows the nutrient density of a food on a scale from 1 to 1000…
Muscle Vs. Fat
Muscle Vs. Fat – The Benefits of Building Lean Muscle If you have recently started working out, and the scale isn’t budging, or even worse, it keeps going up, but your clothes are fitting better and you are feeling smaller,…
Back to School – Back to Routine – Back to Weight Loss
Back To School – Back to Routine Whether you’re working, home with the kids, or both… finding the time to exercise can be a challenge. But before you grab that bag of cookies and convince yourself you have no time…
8 Secret-Weapon Foods for Weight Loss
1. Mushrooms Research reports that when people ate mushroom-based entrees, they felt just as satisfied as when they’d eaten those same dishes made with beef—though they’d taken in a fraction of the calories and fat. 2. Eggs In one…
5 Surprising SuPeRFooDS You Should Be Eating:
Apples, almonds, broccoli. If you eat the same things every week, you may be missing out on an easy way to boost your health. “Many of us pass up foods that are nutritional powerhouses, because we don’t know how to prepare…
What to Eat and What to Avoid at the Salad Bar
Eat It: Lettuce~ The standard salad-bar option of iceberg lettuce is very low in calories, only 8 per cup, but contains very few nutrients. Instead, opt for spinach, spring mix or romaine lettuce. They, too, are low in calories, but…