Are you careful about what you eat? Do you make sure that you’re drinking milk for the calcium and vitamins A and D? Do you take the time to make sure that you’re eating enough fruits and vegetables? Do you eat fish and other lean proteins because you know that they’re supposed...

Typically, when thinking of the word diet, we think temporary. Spring breaks, weddings and even weekend beach trips will get us to lose some weight. Unfortunately, these short term diets don’t work. They are unhealthy and once you stop them, your weight will come back. Studies show...

Fat is a nutrient that is a contributor to the increasing problem of obesity in the world today. Its stored in the fat cells of the body. The number of fat cells is estimated to be around 50 billion for the average person. It can be up to 100 billion for the obese person.

Fat cells are...

Current trends and statistics show that people are making healthier decisions at the grocery store. In fact, according to a recent survey by the Grocery Manufacturers of America, “73 percent of primary grocery shoppers reported they were buying more nutritious and healthy foods and...

How To Know If You Are Eating Too Much Salt

For most of us, eating healthfully means cutting down on salt. Even if cutting down your salt intake won’t reduce your waist measurement, it’ll make you a healthier person, better able to follow your weight management...

How To Find Really Healthy Food in the Grocery Store

Do you really know what is healthy food?

We all try and stick to choosing healthy items when grocery shopping or eating out, but how well do we really know our foods? Discover how to find out about reading between the lines, what...

How To Find Out If Your Diet Is Healthy Enough

Everyone wants to eat a healthier diet, but it can sometimes be difficult to know if your diet is healthy enough.

There are a number of factors that go into creating a healthy diet, and it is important to evaluate the current state of...

There are many factors that determine which of the many juicers out there is the correct juicer for you. Some of the factors that you need to consider are:

Juicer Type
What produce you are most likely to juice
Cleaning
Power
Noise Level

Juicer Types: There...

How to Choose a Water Purifier: Water, Water Everywhere…but Not a Drop to Drink?

Youre thirsty after working in the sun on a hot Saturday afternoon. You head to the kitchen and pour yourself a cool glass of water and gulp it back greedily. The immediate effect is to cool you down,...

The Mediterranean diet is not some new fad diet … dreamed up by a weight-loss “guru” or as a new health measure. It is thousands of years old. People living along the Mediterranean Sea have been eating a natural diet … that has been proven in numerous studies to reduce...

For many years it was assumed that what you ate each day had little or nothing to do with helping in the prevention of many of our deadliest cancers. However, recent research has proven that nutrition does indeed play a major role in the prevention and treatment of many types of cancer....

There’s no easy answerto how much water you should drinkevery day.Just as you are unique, so are your water needs. How much water you need depends on many factors, including your health status, how active you are and where you live. Though no single formula fits all people, several...