When was the last time you measured your blood pressure? Do you know your numbers? According to the World Health Organization, high blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people worldwide. In November of 2018, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new national blood pressure guidelines. The definition for high blood pressure…
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My TOP Three Favorite SUPERFOODS
So what are superfoods and why are so many people talking about them? How does a particular food meet the criteria to be called one? Who sets the standards? Well, a juicy hamburger, sweet drink and french fries from a fast food joint can give you a very short spike in energy and then send…
Why Am I Always Hungry?
When you become aware of the fact that you are constantly eating without any control, it is outright frightening. No food or drink ever seems to keep you satisfied or stops you from constantly chewing and swallowing. Most of us at some points of our lives have been there. What could be some of the…
5 Creative Ways to Add Veggies Your Meals
Regardless of how old you are or which part of the world you find yourself in, if you were to describe your relationship with vegetables, you would most likely use one or more of the following adjectives: heavenly, painful, manageable, interesting, etc. Was I close? You see, growing up, i never liked vegetables. I would…
Healthy Eating… For Men!
Often, we think men are not really interested in improving their health. On the contrary, men want to always remain strong and active in career, business, work and all other community arenas. Food provides them energy to be present as much as they can in all these areas. With the wrong kinds of foods, they…
My Top Three Weight Loss Tips
Generally, the problem with weight loss is not the means of losing the weight. It is keeping the weight off. There are so many ideas out there on how to lose weight, so many strategies on getting those last ten pounds especially off your stomach, but very little on how to keep the weight off…
Eat Fat To Lose Weight?
Current news in the weight-loss/wellness community is that “FAT IS BACK and the famous KETO DIET IS MAGICAL”. But is it really? Let’s take a look at what is really going on here. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), someone in the United States has a heart attack every 40 seconds….
The Best Diet For the New Year!
Happy 2019 everyone! With the new year comes new year resolutions and with new year resolutions often come the quest for the best diet. With so many diets and conflicting recommendations from experts regarding the best diet for us, it can become extremely confusing. The desire to lose weight, is nothing new to humans. For…
The Ketogenic Diet: Three Deadly Mistakes
Regardless of what part of the world you call home, it is more than likely that you have heard about the Ketogenic Diet or most commonly known as the Keto Diet. There are posts, live feeds, support groups, etc all over social media from experts and non-experts addressing this particular diet. To put it simply,…
The Egg Diet
The excitement to lose weight while eating only eggs is everywhere. The claims are all over the internet. “Lose 22 to 24 pounds by eating only eggs everyday”. I agree with the fact that you can loose weight by eating mostly eggs. That is possible. Eating mostly eggs everyday does not sound healthy. The truth…
Night Shift Workers and Weight Loss
One reason people often state for not loosing as much weight as they would love to, is working nights or having difficulties sleeping at night. If this seems to be one of your present life challenges, you are not alone. Naturally, we should stay awake during the day and sleep at night. The night rest…
Kids Can Eat Healthy Too!
Kids and healthy eating? Why? They are too young? My response: “why not?”. “This is the perfect time!”. Teach them young. I strongly believe that. You see, adults usually have a hard time starting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. To actually begin the process, you go through a lot of emotional and mental preparations. And…
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