How Do Fruits and Vegetables Improve Kidney Health?
What’s the best thing you can do for your kidneys? […]
Can Dipping Chips in Dip Contribute to Obesity?
Are you a dipper when it comes to chips? Have you ever wondered if dipping your chips makes you eat more chips, or less, when compared to having no dip at all? […]
Can Crackers Make You Fat?
Ever wonder if crackers can make you gain fat? […]
Intense Hunger After a Back Workout Explained
Ever notice how your appetite seems to go through the roof the day after you hit your back muscles hard? […]
Toxic Diet Culture vs. Toxic Junk Food Culture
Some call the diet industry toxic, but what about the junk food industry that uses slick advertising to brainwash us and rakes in a sh*t-ton more money? […]
How to Easily Get 30 Grams of Fiber Every Day
You don’t have to stuff yourself with whole fruit, beans and lentils to easily get 25 grams of fiber in your daily diet. […]
Guidelines for Eating the Day Before Thanksgiving & Christmas
If you’re anticipating eating a lot on Thanksgiving or Christmas and want to offset those extra calories the day before, here are guidelines on how to do that. […]
Is It Okay to Eat a Lot of Junk Food if You’re on a Statin?
Are you now on a statin drug and wonder if it’s okay to indulge in a lot of your favorite junk foods? Will a statin undo the harm of all that sugar and fat? [...]
10 Tricks Fast Food Restaurants Use to Make You Overeat
There are 10 tricks that fast food restaurants use to make you overeat or give too much food to your kids. The result is unwanted weight gain and obesity for many. Big Colorful Ads in [...]
Is a Fast Food Breakfast Healthier than Skipping Breakfast?
Is it healthier for your body to skip breakfast than eat a fast food breakfast? And I mean something like a sausage McMuffin or McGriddle, or sausage & pancakes, etc. […]
How to Lose Weight While Eating Your Favorite Foods
If your big appetite is interfering with weight loss, here are ways to beat this problem. […]
Two Portion Control Tricks that Don’t Work for Weight Loss
There are two common portion control tricks that usually don’t work for those struggling to lose weight. Here are solutions. These two tricks are insulting to the intelligence of anyone wanting to cut back on [...]
How to Track Calories if You’re Obese or Overweight
Here's how to track calories if your weight is in the obese range. Calorie tracking can be your best friend if you're ready to lose a lot of weight and keep it off. For whom [...]
Can Binge Eating Lead to Dehydration?
Do you develop a lot of thirst hours after binge eating or wake up in the middle of the night feeling parched after a day of bingeing? […]
How Come I’m So Hungry the Day After Back Day?
Did you crush it at the gym with your back workout, only to be ravenously hungry the next day? And here’s the thing: You eat a TON and are still hungry! […]
When Are Muffins Healthy and When Are They Bad?
The word “muffin” conjures up the idea of a bad or unhealthy food. […]
Kinds of Foods that Are Surprisingly Unhealthful
There are just so many foods that people think are healthy for the body, but are actually junk and should be regarded as bad for your body. Let’s just cut to the chase and list [...]
Can Fried Eggs Be Healthy?
If you love fried eggs but have been avoiding them because you don’t think they’re healthy – you’re making a mistake and depriving yourself of a tasty food that also has nutritional value. [...]
Fruit Eating Guidelines for Diabetics
The sugar in fruit can add up fast, so just how much fruit can people with diabetes eat at one sitting and also in one day? Diabetics should not give up fruit just because it [...]
Is the 16:8 Diet Just Another Passing Fad?
Let's get the straight & narrow on the 16:8 diet: Is it effective or just another hyped up fad? In the 16:8 diet, you eat whatever you want for eight hours only during a given [...]
Food Poisoning without Vomiting, Nausea or Diarrhea?
Does food poisoning always cause nausea, vomiting or diarrhea or can all of these symptoms be absent in a case of food poisoning? […]
Reasons to Eat Nutmeg: Liver Health and Many More Benefits
The spice nutmeg has been found to be healthy for the liver. “Nutmeg contains the compound myrislignan, which was found to help protect the liver,” says Shana Spence, MS, RDN, CDN, a registered dietitian nutritionist [...]
Bone & Muscle Health in Older Women: Mediterranean Diet
If you’re past menopause and want stronger bones and muscles, consider the Mediterranean diet, says a study. Postmenopausal women who were on the Mediterranean diet were found to have higher bone and muscle mass than [...]
12 Easy Ways to Cut Back on Salt to Save Your Heart
You're probably eating WAY more salt and sodium than you think. Here are 12 simple ways to lower salt intake to help prevent heart problems down the road. American Heart Association Daily Salt Intake Recommendations [...]
How Much Aged Garlic Extract a Day Is Too Much?
You’ve heard about the amazing virtues of aged garlic extract, particularly as they pertain to heart health. Studies have shown that aged garlic extract can help prevent coronary heart disease and improve cholesterol profile. And [...]
Ginger Ale: Health or Junk Drink? Good or Bad for You?
Where in heaven’s name did the idea ever come from that ginger ale is good and healthy for you? Are people forgetting what ginger ale actually IS? It’s a sugary soda — the very beverage [...]
Can a Lot of Salmon Be Unhealthy?
Believe it or not, a lot of salmon—so rich in health-giving omega-3 fats—can actually be unhealthy. Since day one we’ve all heard how good fish is for the body, particularly salmon. But is there a [...]
Niaspan vs. B3 Supplement for Coronary Artery Plaque Reversal
Is Niaspan really more effective than a B3 supplement for coronary plaque reversal or is this the pharma industry’s way to a profit stream? […]
Why Diabetics Should Avoid Nutella: Healthy Alternatives
What’s up with all the hype about Nutella being a health food? This stuff is junk food and no good for diabetics. Don’t let the catchy funky name “Nutella” mislead you. […]
How to Eliminate the Spinach Taste in a Spinach Smoothie
I accidentally discovered a way to greatly blunt the spinach taste in a spinach smoothie despite loads of spinach in the blend! Recipes for spinach smoothies often call for small amounts of this green superfood [...]
Whole Eggs vs. Egg Whites for Building Muscle: Comparison
Yes, it makes a BIG difference whether you eat whole eggs or egg whites after training to pack on muscle, even if the amount of protein in grams is identical. Study: Egg Yolks vs. Egg [...]
Why the Standard American Diet May Be Killing You
The standard American Diet (SAD) is dropping people left and right. SAD is so bad for the heart. If you eat what everyone else eats, why would you have a healthy diet? Do you KNOW [...]
If Ensure Is So Bad, Why Do So Many Doctors Recommend It?
Just what does “No. 1 Recommended by Doctors” mean in those Ensure ads? Is it really true that doctors and nurses sincerely believe that Ensure is good for their patients? “Ensure is definitely not conducive [...]
Why Do People Think Nutella Is So Healthy?
Think of Nutella as spreadable candy, and you won't think it's so healthy. Since when is sugar in spreadable form good for you? Because it contains hazelnuts and cocoa? The first ingredient in Nutella is [...]
Is Ensure a Health Drink or Liquid Candy? CAN It Be Healthy?
There are certain circumstances in which a person's body needs Ensure, and other times when it should be considered junk food. “When I used to work at a Veteran’s hospital, some patients would be prescribed [...]
Another Red Meat Causes Cancer Study: Hype or Truth?
What’s going on with the studies linking meat and protein to higher rates of cancer? One of the most startling reports to make rounds comes from Valter Longo, who was professor of biogerontology at the [...]
How to Make Vanilla Protein Powder with Water Tolerable
Here’s a very simple way to make any brand of whey vanilla protein powder highly tolerable when mixed with water and so easy to drink. There’s no need to make a “shake” every time you [...]
Why Intuitive Eating Can Make You Gain Fat Weight
Beware of “intuitive eating,” despite its funky sounding name; it could make you gain FAT weight. Intuitive eating is essentially a free-for-all when it comes to food. Tenets of Intuitive Eating No foods are forbidden. [...]
Can Healthy People Benefit from Avoiding Gluten?
Is gluten really the monster that celiac disease makes it out to be? Or if you’re normal can you eat gluten without worrying? Do you even KNOW what gluten is? […]
Protein vs. Carbohydrate Drink After Cardio Exercise
Is a protein drink actually better than a carbohydrate drink after doing cardio exercise? A study has an interesting conclusion. […]
