Eating a healthy, balanced diet is getting easier for people on the go. With innovations in food manufacturing, many products are now enriched with vitamins, minerals and nutrients - adding an extra boost to the foods you already eat.But with so many nutrients available, it can make it difficult to know what to buy - […]

It’s amazing: With all the advances of modern medicine, doctors and nutritionists still find that natural remedies may be the best way to help fight and even prevent disease.
The muscadine grape, for example, is causing a buzz among people seeking natural ways to look and feel healthy. Scientists have found muscadine grapes are loaded with […]

Soaring numbers of people with Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease are convincing us that it’s time to start eating healthier. You may be thinking to yourself, “Well I have a salad for lunch once in a while and try to snack on fruits.” That’s a nice start, but it doesn’t mean you’re […]

Have you often thought to yourself, “Well, of course I could eat healthier meals and even lose some weight if I had a personal chef like those celebrities?” Too often, our hectic schedules lead us to just “grab and go.” And what we grab, like fast food and convenience foods from the grocery store, don’t […]

With the winter months comes shorter days, holiday stress, irregular eating patterns and low energy levels. Getting the right amount of nutrients by following the recommendations of Canada’s Food Guide can help you feel better inside and out.The dark winter months make it harder to get some of the essential vitamins like Vitamin D. If […]

Efforts to trim waistlines or become more heart healthy have led many people to cut down on the amount of fat in their diets. While fat is typically associated with obesity, heart disease and other ailments, not all fats deserve a bad rap.According to registered dietitian, Andrea Holwegner, fat is an essential part of our […]

Rarely does a week go by without another study praising the cardiovascular, developmental and other health benefits of omega-3s grabbing headlines.So what exactly are omega-3 fatty acids and how can they benefit your health? According to registered dietitian Andrea Holwegner, omega-3 fatty acids are a type of “essential fat” that must be consumed from food […]

Researchers at the University of Connecticut have shown that eating three eggs a day does not raise heart disease risk factors in healthy elderly people, according to research published in the December 2005 issue of the Journal of Nutrition.This study looked at the LDL:HDL ratio in the blood, or the ratio of “bad” cholesterol to […]

A macrobiotic diet is a diet formulated by the belief that food, and the quality of food, has an affect on a person’s life on a greater extent than most people realize.  Practitioners of a macrobiotic diet believe that food has an affect on health, as well as happiness and well being.  Those who follow […]

Reaching your weight goal is simply a matter of burning more calories than you take in. However, that can be very difficult when you want to see overall body health improvement as well as weight loss. Good nutrition skills are a must in this case. Proper nutrition can help to reduce your risk of a […]