Healthy Living

Eat These Foods for Better Sleep
When was the last time you had a good night’s sleep, where you woke up without your alarm blaring and felt energized and refreshed? According t...
Is Tea Healthier for You Than Coffee?
It seems that, when given the choice, more Americans choose coffee instead of tea. While green tea is gaining popularity among health-conscious...
Ways to Have More Family Meals Together
Easy Cooking Tips and Benefits of Eating Together You’re not alone if you’d like to eat more family meals. Let’s assume that we define a fam...
Why You Should Eat Red Fruits and Vegetables
You’ve most likely heard many times that you should eat lots of green vegetables. But what about red? Is there anything special about red fruit...
Added Sugars and Natural Sugars – What's the Difference?
Spotting Sources of Added Sugars and Natural Sugars We’ve all heard the recommendation to reduce the amount of added sugars we consume in order...
Raw Food Diet: Is Raw More Nutritious than Cooked?
When considering a raw food diet, you may want to know which foods contain more nutrients – raw or cooked? The answer isn’t as clear as you might ...
Why We Should Eat Less Red Meat
It can be difficult to know whether we should continue eating processed and unprocessed red meat. We may hear that it is healthy to consume as mu...
The Health Benefits of Mushrooms
Are mushrooms vegetables? We find mushrooms in the produce section of the grocery store and the USDA includes mushrooms in the list of vegetable...
Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss: A Scientific Look
There’s been a lot of talk lately about intermittent fasting for weight loss... but is this all just talk or is there scientific information to ba...
Increased Hunger May Be the Reason Why Diets Fail
Dr. Kevin Hall conducted a study of 14 participants in the "The Biggest Loser" TV show. This study was widely interpreted as showing that the ...
Are Food Color Additives Safe?
Have you ever wondered how food manufacturers add colors to food such as the yellow color of margarine, the green color of mint-flavored ice cream...