Sometimes, people watching their weight think that they have to deprive themselves of tasty, satisfying treats. Those small desserts with artificial sweeteners and the ones that weight-loss programs want to sell you for a big price … you’d have to…
Chicken Is Dirtiest Meat, Says Study
Plus: Tips on How to Avoid Food-Poisoning from Eating Chicken You may have heard on the news recently that chicken has been found to be the dirtiest meat of all in the United States (and elsewhere), as it is usually…
Is Not Eating Enough Fiber Bad for the Heart?
Two large reviews of studies on dietary fiber published recently confirm findings in previous studies, which showed that eating enough fiber is beneficial for our heart and circulatory systems (as well as our digestive systems and general health). The studies…
Foods that Help You Sleep
Is there such a thing as foods that will help us go to sleep at night? It turns out, there is. While these foods won’t always knock you out in the way that a prescription sleeping pill might, they will…
Important Tips to Help You Lose Weight with No Gimmicks
Anyone who has tried to lose weight knows how very difficult it can be. But there are mistakes that a dieter can make which can derail attempts to lose the extra pounds, and which should therefore be avoided. Here are…
A Smaller Waist Is Important for Heart Health
All of us in the United States know that blood pressure and plaque buildup in heart arteries are very important indicators in determining the health of our hearts and circulatory system, and in gauging our risk for cardiac events such…
A Natural System to Beat and Ward Off Depression
The number of people suffering from depression has increased twenty times over the past century, with one in four Americans now suffering from major depression at some point in their lives. One researcher and college professor believes he knows why…
Five Easy Steps to Grow a Home Vegetable Garden!
Increasingly, Americans are getting wise to the important health benefits of eating whole, unprocessed, chemical-free foods. A great way to ensure that the foods that you and your family eat are all-natural, is to grow them yourself! Growing your own…
Unexplained Health Conditions? It Could Be Your Diet Soda
A new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that people who drink diet soda regularly are more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those who don’t, while coffee drinkers are slightly less likely to develop depression…
Genetically Modified Foods: Feeding the World or Causing More Disease?
A genetically modified organism is an organism whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering techniques, also called biotechnology, or recombinant DNA technology. One or more genes can be added in a laboratory from one species to another. Organisms that…