CDC in the US has been promoting people to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. As you probably know there are many ways to make yourself healthier and eating fruits and vegetables in higher quantities will definitely make a difference in how you look and feel. Eat plenty of different fruits and vegetables. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. Fruits and vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, … [Read more...] about Eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day

Yesterday for a change I decided to cook up some quinoa for breakfast. Last fall when I was at Disney World the hotel had that at breakfast every morning with brown sugar as an option and I really loved it. So this is how I made it. Pretty easy. I cooked the quinoa which takes about 20 minutes. Then I added about a half cup of dried cranberries for sweetness and also a couple tablespoons each of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds (not salted). Also yesterday I did not add the … [Read more...] about Quinoa with Dried Cranberries and Seeds

Eating healthy fats is finally over the last couple years becoming a recognized critical part of our diet. For the past few decades, we’ve heard all about the virtues of a low-fat diet and the dangers of dietary fat and cholesterol. But with the number of overweight and obese people climbing every day and statin drugs for lowering cholesterol the most commonly prescribed medications in the world, researchers have recently reviewed the low fat trend. Emerging research has shown that there … [Read more...] about 30 Tips For Choosing Healthy Fats In Your Diet

The ketogenic Diet, also just known as the Keto diet has gone from being an interesting offshoot from the Atkins diet to a very very popular diet with lots of scientific backing. Did you know the standard American diet (SAD) contains 45-65% of calories from carbohydrate rich food? That’s why there is an epidemic of obesity and health-related illnesses. Are you guilty of choosing to eat a diet high in carbohydrates? Or are you ready to try something different? The Ketogenic … [Read more...] about Getting Started With Ketogenic Diet

One interesting line I heard once has stuck with me for years when it comes to carbohydrates, "If it is white, don't eat it" Well that may be true for a few reasons that I wanted to cover today. When we eat carbs they tend to come in all colors, fruit has all sorts of colors, vegetables have all sorts of colors and bread, rice and potatoes some in one color often and that is white. So why should we avoid all of those white carbohydrates? There are two ways that colored carbs are better than … [Read more...] about Fruits and Vegetables – The Good Carbs

Vitamin B niacin is an essential vitamin for your body, and it is just one of the eight water soluble types of B vitamins. Nearly all of the B vitamin classes will help the body convert carbohydrates into sugar or glucose, which can then be burned to produce energy. Also known as complex B vitamins, B3 niacin are essential in helping the body break down protein and fat, find them at Amazon. What is Vitamin B Niacin for? Complex B vitamins also play an important role with maintaining muscle … [Read more...] about Vitamin B Niacin supplements