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August 10, 2016

Fighting Inflammation with Food!

Body inflammation is caused when the body senses a stimuli such as an injury or infection. Prolonged inflammation can damage many things in the body like […]
August 17, 2016

Yes, Eat Your White Vegetables

Often times we don’t eat white vegetables because they lack color so we think that they aren’t as “good” for you or have as much nutrients […]
September 1, 2016

Is Your Medication Affecting Your Thinking?

Is your medication affecting your thinking skills? Every time you take medication there are possible side effects: dry mouth, nausea or drowsiness. Certain medication may affect […]
September 12, 2016

Practice Mindful Eating

Many times you eat meals, and a couple of hours later you don’t even remember what you ate. It is important that you acknowledge what you’re […]
October 3, 2016

Chocolate – Healthy or Not?

Some argue that chocolate may help prevent cardiovascular disease and better your memory, but is it true? There have been studies conducted to see if chocolate […]
October 7, 2016

Controlling Inflammation levels

Inflammation is the body’s reaction to infections and it occurs to protect your body and keep it healthy. There are two types of inflammation that may […]
October 10, 2016

Why Does Stress Cause Weight Gain?

Stress has a short term effect of lost of appetite; the brain releases corticotropin hormones that reduce hunger. Adrenaline is also released, which activates the fight […]
October 17, 2016

A Healthy Diet Promotes Better Memory!

Memories influence and shape your personality. It’s your thoughts, connections, and all other recollections that make you who you are, and memory loss is essentially a […]
November 7, 2016

Do You Have Carb Phobia?

When you are trying to lose weight you often try to reduce or eliminate all carbohydrates from your diet, but in the process you will also […]
November 22, 2016

Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain

With holiday season just around the corner, it is important to realize how the food you eat this time of year affects your health. We tend […]
December 9, 2016

What Can You Do to Prevent the Flu?

Flu season is upon us which means that almost everyone is sniffling, coughing and sneezing so you have to take many precautions if you don’t want […]
December 20, 2016

Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) Blood Test

When exposed to a pathogen, your body’s immune system creates antibodies in order to fight the infection. However, a specific kind of antibody, antinuclear antibodies, actually […]
January 9, 2017

Foods that Help Boost Satiety

Maintaining a healthy weight is a struggle for many people because they let themselves get to the point to where they’re starving and just go on […]
January 18, 2017

Nutrients Combat Disease

Everyone knows certain foods are better for you than others but what many don’t know is that certain foods can actually be medicine to fend off […]
March 7, 2017

Four Cancer Myths

There are many misconceptions about what causes cancer. Having misconceptions and misinformation causes needless worries that can create anxiety and worry. Nowadays you hear information in […]
March 15, 2017

What is Glycemic Index?

Glycemic index(GI) is a scale from 0 to 100 that ranks carbs on how they will affect your glucose levels. Similarly, glycemic load(GL) tells you how […]
May 1, 2017

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Whenever people think of fats they automatically assume they’re not good for them, but that’s not always the case. There are well known healthy fats and […]