5 Reasons To Go Meatless

5 Reasons To Go Meatless

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

It’s no secret that the American meat-heavy diet could use a serious overhaul. We consume nearly one and a half times more meat than most industrialized nations and use more than 50 percent of our water and land to raise livestock. This heavy reliance on animal protein is taking a…

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Pet Obesity: A Growing Concern

Pet Obesity: A Growing Concern

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Obesity in pets is common these days and causes real problems. Pet obesity is due to overfeeding, improper diet or lack of exercise. Obesity in pets is also attributed to the modern lifestyles of people, who leave their pets alone in their house, eating for themselves whatever they want and…

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Raising Healthy Eaters

Raising Healthy Eaters

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

It’s never too late to teach your children well — well-being that is. Whether you’re raising toddlers or teens, or any age in between, you have the power and the ability to turn things around and instill healthy eating habits. What your children consume today is the foundation for what…

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Revealed! 20 Best Dieting Tips

Revealed! 20 Best Dieting Tips

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Congratulations! Embarking on a plan to lose weight is an excellent way to improve your health. While rewarding, the path can be fraught with challenges — from missteps, restaurant meals, even from well-meaning friends. During your journey, try some of these tips for greater dieting success. 1. Determine a realistic…

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Low Fat Diets vs. Low Carb Diets

Low Fat Diets vs. Low Carb Diets

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets are some of the decade’s most popular diet plans, and many people successfully lose weight on these restrictive diets. If you want to lose weight but still eat “real” food, then following a low-fat or low-carb diet can help you shed those excess pounds. Key Principles…

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The Healthiest Frozen Entrees

The Healthiest Frozen Entrees

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Over worked, short on time? Americans need convenience and frozen dinners provide that to us. It is possible to eat healthy and “zap” a meal! It is almost impossible to choose a frozen dinner, while strolling down the frozen food isle. There are so many choices. You want to look…

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Get Back to Family Dinner

Get Back to Family Dinner

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Dr. Lynne Kenney Families today are busy. With after-school sports and other activities driving of our lives, a sit-down dinner often falls off the “to-do list.” But a family dinner is more than just eating vegetables; research shows that sitting down to dinner is an important protective factor in…

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10 Diet-Friendly Salty Snacks

10 Diet-Friendly Salty Snacks

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

When the craving for something salty hits and you want to stick with your healthy diet, you don’t have to settle for unhealthy treats and junk food to satisfy your cravings. There are dozens of low-calorie, low fat and healthful salty snacks available, and you can stock up on these…

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