Once again, what once was in fashion always seems to come back again. I’m not talking about big hair or shoulder pads (thank goodness!) but old traditional methods of healing. With all of our modern advances, it just seems that the most ancient and basics ways to heal always end up coming back as the […]
Sowing your oats…as in your breakfast. It’s a breakfast classic with so many types to choose from. There are the familiar Quaker oats which are rolled oats. Then there are steel cut oats. Then there are instant rolled oats. They all seem to be a healthy choice, but are they? Yes, that burning breakfast question […]
Ahhh. The morning cup of coffee. For so many of us, this is how we get our day started and really get moving in the morning (in more ways than one!). Why does it often turn into a second and then third cup? This is because keeping your adrenal glands hopped up on caffeine can push your body […]
Don’t Use These Oils for Your Holiday Baking During this holiday season, many of us are up to our eyeballs baking lots of goodies. Many recipes tell us to use different kinds of Vegetable Oils. AVOID them all. The problem is that these highly processed polyunsaturated fats are highly unstable and oxidize easily […]
Thanksgiving Tips Thanksgiving is a festive time with friends and family but so often we tend to overdo it. I put together a little guideline to help keep us in check for the beginning of this decadent season. 1. Try not to “prepare” for the festive meal by starving yourself the day before […]
There’s Always a Silver Lining Hurricane Sandy has ravaged us here on the East Coast this past week and I apologize for not being able to get out Let Us HEALTH You last week. There has been so much devastation for so many but it also seems that the best in people come out […]
Best Ways to Protect Yourself From the Flu 1. Vitamin D, Vitamin D, Vitamin D. Most people are deficient in this vitamin that the body actually produces itself from exposure to direct sunlight. Try to get as much direct sunlight as possible. Keep in mind that the skin must be sun block-free to be […]
Follow These Tips to Lose Weight Eliminate white foods from your diet-ditch the sugar, refined flour, white bread, white potatoes and white rice. They only cause elevations in blood sugar which then plummets leaving you more tired, irritable and hungry while storing it all as fat. Increase fiber- by eating plant foods in as close […]
Who knew Green Tea had so many benefits? Not only can it aid in weight loss, but with its powerful antioxicant qualities can help cut risk of breast cancer and even prevent its recurrence of breast cancer in half! Studies in China have shown Green Tea may also cut the risk of many other […]
While hospitals have been struggling with antibiotic resistant Superbugs such as MRSA and other Staph infections, a new study suggests that Vitamin B3, or nicotinamide, may be a powerful tool in treating these deadly diseases. The findings were published a week ago on August 27th in the Journal of Clinical Investigation by researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical […]