A Good Reason To Eat Pecans

Pecans

We often point out that if you are looking to eat healthy or are in need of enough calories to maintain weight, nuts are a better choice than grains and grain based products.  They contain more nutrients per calorie and have very little effect on blood sugar levels and insulin which means that on a [...]

Berries Are Good For Your Brain

Summerfruit

We consistently advise our readers to eat more fruit and especially berries.  Among fruits, berries are the most nutrient dense and considered by many to be “superfoods”.  Study after study is backing up this reputation. A new study by researchers from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and University of Maryland [...]

Regular Activity is More Important Than Exercise

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We’re written about the health hazards of too much sitting.  Sitting for long periods has now been identified as a risk factor for chronic disease all by itself.  Even those trips to the gym won’t counteract the detrimental effect.  Here’s another article from Dr. Fred Pescatore providing his take on the issue of what it [...]

Incidence of Diabetes Increasing Rapidly

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), eighteen states had a 100% or more increase in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes between 1995 and 2010.  The number of diagnosed diabetes increased in all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico during the same time and increased by 50% [...]

Body Composition and Optimal Health

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Why am I still fat?  How can I get more muscles?  What’s more important diet or exercise?  What are the best foods?  What are the best exercises? We get these questions all the time.  Here’s some food for thought: Diet is probably 90%+ of body composition and looking fit.  You need to adjust your diet [...]