Everyone is always all stressed out over eating Thanksgiving dinner. All that food, all those calories, so much fat, yada, yada, yada. Baloney! This is one great opportunity to stuff your family with tons of good for you foods, and they won’t suspect a thing. That’s right. I’m here to tell you that Thanksgiving dinner…
Cherries contain a whopping 17 different antioxidants with benefits including easing arthritis pain, reducing inflammation, helping you fall asleep, preventing cancer, and reducing uric acid, which causes gout. Tart cherries contain higher amounts and also contain perillyl alcohol, which stops cancer formation. Cherries also contain anthocyanins, which are a natural energy…
Its everything pumpkin season. But have you ever wondered, “Is pumpkin good for me?” It turns out, Pumpkin itself is good for us. Its what we do to it that makes it bad. All the creams, sugars… But Pumpkin is very healthy Pumpkin contains Lutein, which reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, and…
Like we needed a special day to enjoy this summer treat, right? But there it is – August 3rd is National Watermelon Day. But there’s more to watermelon that you realize … An it just plain tastes good! It goes great with summer meals. It’s great for a cool snack. It’s easy to get your…
Have you ever heard the term Negative Calorie Foods? Negative Calorie Foods take more calories to eat and digest than they contain. You can stuff yourself with as much of these foods as you can humanly stand, and still lose weight! Here’s a whole bunch of them – Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chili Peppers…
Did you know that Watermelon is a fruit AND a vegetable? Its a member of the gourd family. Watermelon is high in Vitamin C (1 cup gives you 25% of your daily vitamin C) , Vitamin A, potassium and carotenoids, low in calories. High water content, but it’s a diuretic- helps your body remove excess…
You might have heard new commercials lately that say that pistachios are a complete protein. I was a little surpirsed, so I looked into it, and sure enough – it is! From the USDA – PISTACHIOS DRY ROASTED – Serving size – 1 cup Energy 567 kcal Protein 20 g …
Yogurt contains a culture that keeps your intestinal flora (good bacteria) in balance. Yogurt reduces bad bacteria and helps reduce infections. Probiotics help feed good bacteria. Yogurt is high in calcium, good for your bones, skin, hair, teeth. Some cultures use it topically as well. It helps weight loss by helping the body burn stored…
There’s more to wine than resveratol. For many centuries, wine was safer to drink than the water. It was used as a digestive aid even before Jesus was born. Some varieties contain a cholesterol fighting chemical called saponins. Zinfandel has been found to have the highest saponins. All wines, when limited to about…
Whole grains are high in fiber – a great cholesterol reducer. The whole grain also includes plant sterols which lowers cholesterol by blocking the absorption of bad cholesterol in the intestine. High in magnesium. Magnesium deficiency is linked to eye sight problems, bone loss, heart disease, colon cancer, and even MS. But – Fiber…