How many times did your Mom tell you to eat your vegetables? When you think of a healthy dinner, does your nose curl in disdain, remembering those canned peas? Today, a healthy dinner does not need to earn your contempt. As a matter of fact, a healthy dinner can be as tasty and nutritious a…
It’s about that time. Time for every man, woman and child to be more concerned with their health. How you live and what you consume can definitely come back to haunt you, and probably sooner than you expect. Take a hint from the athletes that fine-tune their bodies with the right foods and supplements in…
I keep hearing that you have to start the day with a healthy breakfast, but that doesn’t mean my body wants to acknowledge that this is true. I know I should eat when I wake up, but my stomach will rarely let me do it. My daughter eats each morning, and I won’t let her…
One of the keys I’ve learned to living well is living smart. This means taking care of your body, inside and out. We all groom ourselves to look pretty of handsome and we take care of our images so that they last throughout the years. The “growing old gracefully” spiel is bogus. The same applies…
It seems that the busier we get, the harder it is to stay healthy. There are many times when my family eats things that perhaps are not the best choices, and on busy weeks we do it more than one night during that week. I always feel bad about this, but there are times when…
When the new year rolls around many people decide the would like to lose weight. It is a common New Year’s resolution, though many people find they fail. This is why I never make weight loss a New Year’s resolution. If you have decided that this is what you want to do, there are some…
People go to great lengths to diet. Although there is disagreement on how to lose weight most effectively, nearly everyone wants to do it. From the skinny to the hugely obese, the desire to lose weight is one of the biggest common factors for almost all Americans. Yet there are few people who approach it…
When you want to lose some weight, or even to make sure you can maintain your current weight, you have to learn about nutrition. Diet information is everywhere, but you have to be careful about what you believe. There are many fad diets that come and go, but nothing works better than a moderate reduction…
I grew up in the generation of junk food – eating anything and everything unhealthy for me. I turned out fine. I’m incredibly healthy, despite the fact that I practically survived on candy bars and potato chips. Nowadays, there’s a major obesity problem going on in the world and everyone wants to point fingers at…
When I first started drinking it, I was not even aware of the benefits of drinking green tea. I knew that it tasted good, and that was enough. My grandmother used to drink green tea all the time, and I grew up drinking it instead of soda. I have known for a long time that…
