If you're like me, you probably have read something this week about how to have a healthy heart. Maybe it was about cutting back on saturated fat or reducing sugary sodas or sodium. But did you hear that when we follow a heart-healthy plan for eating, it will also help us lose weight? A new …
SUGAR. How sweet it is! Or is it? America's sweet tooth has been growing over the years. Over the past 30 years, our sugar intake has increased 30%. Even more alarming is the top 20% of all adult consumers are getting an average 721 calories of added sugar daily. And children are not far behind. …
Energy is essential for life--it's what empowers us to think, move, love and live. So how can we boost our energy? How Does My Body Make More Energy? Inside most of your body cells are "power plants" called mitochondria. Their main job is to convert food energy into body energy. They take the glucose absorbed …
When May rolls around, you'll find me busy in my garden, planting one seed after another. Even earlier, I'll be putting in my early spring crops, that love the cool, crisp weather. That means, I'm planting lots of veggies from the cabbage family. One of my favorites is Bok Choy. I've never been a fan …
How we eat and when we eat are as important as what we eat. Diseases of the digestive tract—mouth, stomach, intestines, gallbladder and other organs—have their start in improper eating and drinking. Many other diseases are also linked to unhealthy digestion. Good digestion is important to both good nutrition and good health. Here are a …
Eat Like You're In Tuscany Many of us think only of beans for winter dishes, like in soups and stews. But beans are wonderful—added to green salads or pasta salads. Canned beans can be easily substituted for home-cooked beans and are convenient for quick meals. Canned beans have a shelf life of 2-3 years! In …
Every week, you can find me in the kitchen baking homemade bread. For years, I've made whole wheat rolls, bread sticks, sandwich bread, pizzas. Bread is definitely a key dish in our family's dishes. I love the whole goodness of bread I've kneaded and made myself. But is bread really good for you? So many …
By David DeRose, MD, MPH Summer was the busiest and best season for Ken, the owner of a small-engine repair shop nestled in North Carolina's hills. But Ken's long hours and hectic schedule were interrupted--permanently. At age 46, overweight and a smoker, Ken's first symptom of heart trouble was his last. He fell victim to …
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Did you know every 40 seconds, someone in the United States dies from heart disease? And every 34 seconds, someone has a heart attack? But the good news is you don't have to be part of these statistics. You can make yourself heart attack proof. On Tuesday, March 21, the New Start Lifestyle Club is …
We often think that we eat what we crave. But really we crave what we eat. Here's how it works--whatever you eat in large quantities, your body craves. If you eat doughnuts every day, you're training your body to want an expect doughnuts. You can use this cycle for good. If you start eating fresh …
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