Kick Your Sugar Habit

Kick Your Sugar Habit

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You are about to walk out of the supermarket and there it is, that sweet jelly donut you’ve been craving all day. You know you shouldn’t have it. What do you do? Well, you have two options. You could accede to your desires and buy that donut and feel guilty…

Read More

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…

Read More

The Smartest Fast-food Meals

The Smartest Fast-food Meals

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

In today’s health-conscious world, fast food is one indulgence that is off the table for dieters. However, there are times when a trip through the drive-through becomes necessary; whether in a hurry or on vacation. So what should the savvy dieter order from the fast-food menu? What are the smart…

Read More

Is Fasting Beneficial?

Is Fasting Beneficial?

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Amy Daughdrill Fasting has been instituted by people of nearly all faiths as a religious practice since before recorded history. By definition, it is the act of abstaining from food, drink or both for a period of time. As a spiritual practice, it is believed to be an act…

Read More

Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You may take supplements for vitamins A, C, and E, but what about folic acid? If you don’t eat a lot of leafy greens, liver or brewer’s yeast, then chances are, you’re not getting enough of this important vitamin. Folic acid, otherwise known as vitamin B9, is essential to cell…

Read More

Strategies for Eating Healthy at Parties

Strategies for Eating Healthy at Parties

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Your employer’s having a going away party for the secretary before she goes on maternity leave, you have three birthday parties this weekend and your husband just announced that you’ve been invited to a barbeque at the neighbor’s house. Then again maybe you’re a single twenty something that just seems…

Read More

Healthy Fast-Food Options

Healthy Fast-Food Options

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Rita Chaney Let’s face it, if you want to eat healthy, it is best to avoid fast food drive-thrus. But sometimes, you are short on time and require the convenience and brevity of drive-up windows. How can you grab a quick, on the run lunch and not blow your…

Read More

Your Guide to the Farmer’s Market

Your Guide to the Farmer’s Market

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Farmers markets have recently grown in popularity. But with so many options for fresh fruits and vegetables, it can be overwhelming when it comes to choosing produce. Knowing what’s in season is a useful tool for deciding what will taste great. Spring As winter gives way to spring, leaves of…

Read More