If you’re at all concerned about your health—whether you want to gain health or maintain it—nutrition is paramount. In fact, your diet accounts for about 80 percent of the health benefits reaped from a healthy lifestyle, with the remaining 20 percent from exercise. So what makes for a nutritionally sound diet? First and foremost, a…
Dr. Jill’s 5 Pervasive Toxic Chemicals That Could be Lurking in your Home A typical American comes in regular contact with 6,000 chemicals and an untold number of potentially toxic substances on a less frequent basis. There are about 75,000 chemicals regularly manufactured and imported by U.S. industries, so you could potentially be exposed to…
30 Easy Ways to Increase Your Intake of Cancer Fighting Fruits & Veggies. Vegetables and fruits are excellent sources of vitamins, minerals and fiber essential for health. In addition, they contain a class of nutrients called phytonutrients that are important cancer fighters. Nearly 4000 phytonutrients have been discovered. To get a full spectrum of these…
Lifestyle Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer. There are several other things you can do for yourself, not only to prevent cancer, but to make sure you have the best chance of recovery if you do get it. It’s especially important to recognize that you do have power over many factors that could cause…
Lifestyle Recommendations on How To Keep Your Gallbladder Happy Maintain a normal weight. Obese women are seven times more likely to develop gallstones. Obesity increases cholesterol synthesis, which leads to more cholesterol secreted in the bile. Weight loss should occur at a steady pace, since rapid reduction can increase biliary cholesterol saturation. Adequate amounts of healthy…
How to Give Yourself a Metabolic Tune-Up. ARE YOU TIRED and worn out? Do you have sore muscles, fatigue, and brain fog? If so, you might have metabolic burnout…imagine if you could find a way to tune up your metabolism, increase your energy levels, think clearly, and feel less achy. All these things are possible–if…
Jump Start Your Health-Tips for a Happy Heart – Heart Healthy Food Choices Include whole, fresh, high fiber foods • All green leafy vegetables, especially cabbage, spinach, broccoli, kale, dandelion greens, and all seaweeds, particularly nori. • A variety of vegetables is important in any diet, but asparagus, bell pepper, tomato, celery, cucumber, radish, mushrooms,…
If you are truly ready to take the time to prepare fresh and healthy food and serve these kind of meals for your family, then you need to get serious about meal planning and making a shopping list focused on whole, fresh, organic foods and stick to it to Wean Yourself off Processed Foods in…
We are all programed to like sugar and we need to Overcoming our Sugar Addiction. New research shows some are genetically much more prone to sugar and food addiction than others. The science demonstrating that people can be biologically addicted to sugar in the same way we can be addicted to heroin, cocaine or nicotine…
Studies link diets high in plant antioxidants with longevity, heart health and even cancer prevention. But, even though fruits and vegetables are the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about these protective compounds, don’t overlook herbs and spices. Science shows that these zesty seasonings can significantly contribute to your total intake of…
