What is Green Tea? Green tea is made from tea leaves that were steamed or baked immediately after being harvested. Doing this prevents the leaves from oxidizing and gives the tea a lighter taste. It also allows the tea to retain more of its inherent nutrients, which is what gives…
Is it safe to refreeze food that has thawed completely? Its late. You’re tired, hungry and when you realize when you get home that you forgot to thaw something for dinner. So you grab a package of meat or chicken and run it under hot water to thaw it fast.…
What Are the Best Low-Calorie Snacks? There are plenty of low calorie snacks marketed as “100-calories,” but most don’t leave you feeling very satisfied. And if being hungry wasn’t bad enough once you flip over the bag and look at the ingredients you may find that what you ate was…
5 Best Detox Foods If I could pick a few buzz words that plateaued in 2013 and are still popping up, detox is one of them. With stronger chemicals in the air, water, medications, and foods, the risk for exposure is much greater than it used to be. Food plays…
Just a few years ago when I would say the word gluten my clients would look at me as if I was speaking a different language. Today, though, gluten and gluten-free have become so common that everyone seems to have an opinion about it. But very few people have a…
16 Tips (+ Some Hints) On How to Train for a Marathon You’ve been thinking about it for a while and finally took the plunge by signing up for a marathon. Congratulations! Whether this is your first marathon or your 10th, you have several months of training ahead of you!…
Sleep Better: Foods that Help or Harm Sleep We’ve all had that feeling, tossing and turning, staring at the clock and doing the math for the number of hours of sleep you’ll get if you fall asleep right now…or how about right now?! It’s not only a terrible feeling in…
What Are Superfruits? Superfruits are fruits packed with extra vitamins, minerals, fiber, anti-oxidants and other cleansing properties that can help you have more energy, fight disease and keep you looking and feeling younger. If you think of every time you eat as an opportunity to get as many nutrients as…
Foods to Help Fight Aging We all have the friend that looks 10 years younger than their actual age or seems to have the limitless energy of an 18 year old. We usually chalk it up to great genes, but what you may not know is that the food you…
Top 5 Snacks for Your Post-Workout Routine We’ve all heard the adage, “you are what you eat.” That said, who really wants to be the “purified bovine colostrum extract” found in popular post-workout protein shakes? I don’t know what that is – and I’m not looking it up – but…