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3 Steps to Money-Saving-Quick-Easy-Healthy Yogurt with Pizzazz
The marketing of so-called healthy foods makes for a confusing undertaking. We have found that yogurt ranks high among the “healthy confusion” foods for our readers. Is it healthy, is it not? Recently we posted 6 tips to be sure your yogurt was healthy. Not surprising, one of the ways to make sure your yogurt fell within the truly healthy category was to avoid the sugars and additives. Plain... [Read more]
Is Yogurt Healthy For You? 6 Tips to Be Sure
“Is this yogurt good for me?” she asks. “Probably not” I answer. As long as food manufacturers continue to see health and wellness as a “trend” and not a “philosophy” you will have to remain on the diligent path of informed and proactive consumer. Unfortunatley as consumers, we can never trust the front of a food label as that’s a product of marketing, not food science…said the... [Read more]
Diet Sodas Increase Risk of Stroke by 61%
A new study from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine reports that those who drink diet soda were found to have a 61% increase in stroke than those who drink no soda at all. Stroke is the third leading cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer, in the United States. More than 137,000 people a year die from stroke, according to the American Stroke Association Previous research... [Read more]
Farewell to a 96 Year-Old Fitness Legend
Death at 96 shouldn’t come across as a shock to any American, unless you’re fitness legend Jack LaLanne. Jack, who started his fitness & nutrition career in the 1930’s, then became a fixture in many homes in the 1950’s with his hit TV show, The Jack LaLanne Show, died in his home from complications of pneumonia Sunday afternoon. As Jack often said, death would ruin his image and be... [Read more]
Eat Once a Month for 69% Reduction in Glaucoma Risk
A recent study found that women who eat one serving of kale and collard greens just once a month may decrease their odds of developing glaucoma by almost 70%. If that's not a way to celebrate Glaucoma Awareness month, I don’t know what is. Glaucoma affects more than three million Americans, but over half of them don’t even know that they have it, according to Prevent Blindness America. Glaucoma... [Read more]
What Makes Holiday Weight Gain 51% Worse?
Did you know that 51% of our annual weight gain happens in just a 6-week period? Whether it’s 1, 2 or 10 extra pounds we pack on over the holidays, it turns out it’s not so much how much, but what we do with it (or don’t do with it) that makes holiday weight gain a dangerous proposition. Data from research(1) suggests that we start to pack on a little weight in the pre-holiday months of October... [Read more]
