Why You Need Omega-3 Fats
Likely you’ve heard about Omega-3 fatty acids, perhaps vaguely, and that they’re beneficial for your health. But what are they, how are they good for us, and how do we get them?
Nutrition & Healthy Habits
Caffeine: Friend or Fiend?
Chances are, many of us consume caffeine on a regular – if not daily – basis. So how does this relate to our health?
Caffeine is easily the most widely consumed stimulant on the planet. Close to 90 percent of all adults consume about 200 mg per day, mostly in the form of coffee (one regular cup of coffee is about 100 mg of caffeine). Anyone who has become reliant on caffeine knows that it enhances alertness, cognition, reaction time, athletic performance, and possibly even lowers the risk of Alzheimers.
Book Review: Food Rules – An Eater’s Manual
In this day of dietpalooza, there’s a new “ultimate” way of eating proclaimed every month, it seems. Eat meat, don’t eat meat. Eggs, no eggs. Beans are good, no they’re not. Grains, nope. Proteins and fats and carbs, oh my!
Inflammation: What It Is and Why It Matters To You
You’ve rolled your ankle on a recent hike and the thing swelled up like a balloon.
While slicing veggies for your healthy dinner, you inadvertently sliced your finger, too. Oops. A few hours later, it’s turned red and swollen.
Coconut Oil: For Health and Healthy Skin
My 50-something skin is, meh. Not so great. Gee, do you think it could have anything to do with the ‘80s when I, with my big ‘80s hair, would lay out in the sun for hours, slathered in Crisco oil?