Napping for Good Health and Wellness
Napping 101
While dozing off on the couch is tempting to catch more Zzz’s in the afternoon, there is actually an art to napping. The length of naps...
How to Choose from the 6 Types of Milk – From Almond to Skim...
When choosing milk, take into consideration the pros, cons, and the nutritional information (represented at the bottom). Ideally, milk selections should accommodate dietary needs and also importantly,...
8 Tips for Eating Healthy
8 Tips for Eating Healthy
1. Begin the Day with Breakfast
Though critics still question whether or not breakfast actually is the most important meal of the day, most...
20 Superfoods for Your Skin
As an adult, you more than likely have over 20 square feet of it, or about the size of a blanket! And that’s what skin essentially acts...
Feeling Blue on Holidays? Here’s How to Fight Holiday Sadness
The holiday season can be full of merriment. However, "holiday blues", holiday sadness, and post-holiday depression may be more common than one would think. Between...
10 Healthy Pantry Staples to Always Have on Hand
10 Healthy Pantry Staples
1. Oats
Traditional oats are a healthy pantry staple, as the whole grain is packed with fiber and offers a significant amount of nutrients. They...
What to Eat to Beat Food and Sugar Cravings
According to Merriam-Webster, a craving is “an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing.” In the sense of food, cravings are mostly built on both physiological and...
14 Potassium-Rich Foods for Complete Electrolyte Balance
The Function of Potassium
Functioning as a mineral and electrolyte, potassium helps keep the heart, kidneys, and other organs working efficiently in the body. Potassium works with sodium,...
Lean Red Meat: Part of a Heart Healthy Mediterranean-Style Diet
A Mediterranean-style eating pattern is often described as being low in red meat… Well, until just recently.
New research now shows that lean, unprocessed red meat can be...
9 Fruits You Should Eat Every Day
Though we generally tend to believe all fruits and fruit products are healthful, some should be approached with caution. Though most nutrition experts do not like to...