Beginning in their 40s, adults typically lose 1 to 2 percent
of their muscle mass every year. Eating the right amount of protein throughout
the day can help maintain muscle mass. Other benefits of p...
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Of all the nutrients in your diet, water is one of the
body’s most essential. However, many people struggle to meet their daily fluid
needs. The old advice is to drink 8 cups of water per day, but t...
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Between meal snacking sometimes gets a bad reputation, but it can be a healthy way for some people to fill nutrient gaps or fuel throughout the day. The key to smart snacking is to snack with a purpos...
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We all know that it is important to eat less salt. Eating too much sodium can increase your risk for serious
medical conditions such as high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease. When
at the gr...
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Carbohydrates deserve a lot of love as they are very
important for our overall health and serve many beneficial roles in the body.
Currently, carbs are getting demonized and many people are avoiding...
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When looking on social media you will find many
self-proclaimed nutrition experts touting the latest diet trend. Many of these
individuals are selling a product and are looking for your money. Other...
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Managing your diet
with diverticular disease can be challenging and confusing. And given that 58%
of Americans over the age of 60 (and almost everyone over 80 years old) are
dealing with diverticul...
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Healthy people come in all shapes and sizes: short, tall, lean, muscular,
big-boned, apple- or pear-shaped. Genes, lifestyle, and certain health
conditions can all impact our body’s size and a...
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Back in the Paleolithic time period when people had to hunt
and gather for food, the nutrient make-up of human diets looked much different
than our diets today. Due to the freshness of the food they...
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One of the predicted dietary trends for 2020 is nootropics.
Nootropics first arrived in the supplement industry as a way to allegedly
enhance cognitive function. The lack of regulation for supplemen...
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People often say they cant' afford to eat healthy. But is this really true? Some of the most nutritious foods are very affordable. Whether you're trying to stick to a budget with a family or are livin...
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We all have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but at
least 15% of Americans skip it! Studies flip flop on the impact of breakfast on
weight loss but there is no denying tha...
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With the new year comes new food trends. Some of the trends of
the past year we will be happy to say goodbye to and others will linger or grow
in popularity in 2020. With food trends it is impo...
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Raise your hand if you’ve made the same New Year’s resolution over and over again. I’m guessing that most of you reading this blog have your hands raised! Although they usually have good intentions be...
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As we enter the season of sniffles and coughs, we are all
focused on how to keep ourselves healthy. We all know how bad bacteria can make
us sick. But what about the “good” bacteria that can actua...
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It's holiday time, which for some means getting into the kitchen to prepare
dishes for holiday gatherings or baking cookies for gift-giving. If you are
trying to cut back on fat and cholesterol, a...
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Want to give the give of good health but not
sure what to buy? Below is a list of 8 gift ideas that will hopefully inspire
those on your gift list to live healthier and happier into the New Year.&nb...
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Weight management is a struggle for many people and while a healthy focus on weight loss is necessary to help our country’s growing obesity epidemic, some measures for weight loss need to come with ca...
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