Any doctor will tell you that the key to a healthy diet is moderation. Just as it’s unhealthy to consume too many deep fried fatty foods, it’s also unhealthy to eat only oranges. Finding a healthy balance between the good fats and the carbohydrates, while at the same time nourishing your mind and body is a complex task. It’s made even more complicated when you examine the needs ... Continue Reading
This Health Food Store Sells Cheap Healthy Food
An innovative grocery store boasts of selling health food at dollar store prices. This post from The Plaid Zebra showcases Daily Table, the new grocery store in town. Imagine Whole Foods at dollar-store prices—a new company called Daily Table is shifting the power back to people of lower income, so they too have the option of eating right. This has long been the frustration ... Continue Reading
Is Your Gut Health Being Destroyed by Junk Food?
Strong links between gut health and diet were discovered after researchers spent ten days on a junk food only diet. This post from Telegraph reports the findings of the experiment in which the subject lived on McDonald's meals for ten days straight. Eating junk food kills stomach bacteria which protect against obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, inflammatory bowel ... Continue Reading
6 Reasons to Cook Dinner at Home Tonight
There's a number of reasons to hit the kitchen instead of the drive-thru, many of which your body will thank you for. Need some convincing? Check out these six reasons to stay in for dinner tonight. If you're weighing whether to splurge on a restaurant meal tonight or hit up the dollar menu at the nearby fast food joint, why don't you consider staying home and cooking ... Continue Reading
5 Lunches That Are Diet Disasters Waiting To Happen
Lunch fuels the rest of your day, so making the right choice is crucial. The high-calorie, high-sodium lunches below may taste good, but they also leave you bloated, give you heartburn, and add up to weight gain and disease risk in the long term. Your healthy breakfast is long gone. Your stomach is starting to growl loudly enough for coworkers to hear. You have an hour for ... Continue Reading