Category: Nutrition
A high fiber, plant-based diet during teen and young adult years significantly reduces risk of breast cancer
In 2015, the American Cancer Society published recommendations that cancer survivors should follow “prudent diets.” They recommend plant-based diets that are high in fruit, vegetables and unrefined grains and low in red, processed meats, refined grains and sugars. This diet… 0 Shares | | Posted in Nutrition
Simple and Cheap – Why You Should Start Your Day With A Banana and A Cup of Warm Water For Weight Loss
If you want to lose weight, try this morning banana diet. It’s so simple, cheap and stress free to help you lose more pounds and also will improve your overall health. This diet was developed by a well-known pharmacist, Sumiko… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Home, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Personal Care, Recipes, Weight Loss
Food Packaging Tricks — Why Reading The Label Is Not Enough
Do you base your food choices on the printed label and choose one over the other just because it seems to be the healthier option? You are not alone as more and more educated buyers are finding out how they… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, News, Nutrition, Personal Care
Mindful Eating for Weight Loss and Happiness
Mindful eating has been a hot topic lately. The term shows up all over popular media from Dr.Oz (1) to The Huffington Post (2). Can mindful eating really be a easy weight loss solution that can also lead to an… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
Top Five Reasons to Consume Turmeric
Turmeric maybe the most esteemed herb in Ayurvedic medicine, Turmeric provides a most youthful energy. In the five years we have been growing and working with Turmeric on the farm, we have learned first-hand how balanced its energy truly is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Farming, Food, Gardening, Health, Herbal Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Pets and Animals, Videos
7 Super Low Calories Healthy Snacks
Fruit Salad If the thought of having a piece of fruit doesn’t sound very satisfying in your moment of snack panic try combining a few of them into a salad. Often this will boost the flavor profile of the fruit… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Nutrition, Weight Loss
7 Best Natural Cooking Oils
How Healthy is Your Cooking Oil? We use cooking oils all the time, probably consuming more of the substance than most other foods we eat. But how often do we stop to consider the health implications of the cooking oils… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Food, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Recipes
5 Rare and Delicious Berries to Grow in Your Own Backyard
The variety of berries available at the grocery store is very limited when compared to the large number of berries that grow around the world. Because I grew up in a gardening family, I have had the pleasure of having… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Gardening, Health, Health, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine
Baby led weaning: Evidence to date
Baby led weaning (BLW) is a method to introduce solids to infants. In this method babies are introduced straight to hand-held foods rather than being spoon-fed when they start solids. We have to clear that weaning means the gradual introduction… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition
