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Eating to Combat Hashimoto’s

  Hashimoto’s is when the body is essential attacking the thyroid and the damage leads to inadequate thyroid hormone. According to Dr. Wentz a thyroid expert, Hashimoto’s is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States, nearly 90 percent of cases....

Are you Gobbling up too much at Thanksgiving Dinner?

Holidays are sometimes thought as a “pass go” card in the game monopoly. We go to dinner or parties thinking we can eat what ever we like and all that we can. Does that describe you? Are you gobbling up to much food on Thanksgiving? Although we love celebrating...

Getting Through the Holiday Season

’Tis the season for family, friends, and festivities. Eating smart will help you feel good, and enjoy the season. Here are a few nutritional tips to make it through the holiday season. 1.Stay hydrated. Water is the most important fuel for your body and without it you...

Root Veggies for the Fall

Leaves are turning red, orange and purple and so are seasonal vegetables.  Colorful root vegetables and spices are packed with nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber and contain many phytochemicals (beneficial naturally occurring chemicals from...

Eating for Breast Health

How many articles have you read that included diets for certain diseases from hearth health to quick fixes on losing weight? Although there is no one diet that aids in preventing Breast cancer there are many food choices that help reduce the risk. Breast cancer,...

July is Time for Romaine Lettuce

How many times did you think about the nutritional value of lettuce. Iceberg was probably one of the first ones that you said has no value. Right? Romaine was probably the second one on your list. The truth is Romaine lettuce is one of the most nutritional lettuces...

“Coupling Foods”

There is a saying “you are what you eat” but did you ever think you are what you absorb? No matter what our work out routine, if we are not absorbing the foods we eat then we are not getting the vitamins and minerals we thought they were getting. When using food to...

February is Heart Health Month

Wearing red in not just for Valentines Day, but also for heart health awareness month. Yes, February is heart health month. According to the Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Every year 1 in 4 deaths...

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