Useful information my mother emailed to me. Stevia is a sweet-tasting natural herb that is used in tea, coffee, and desserts. Rodale News explains that this no-calorie sweetener is extracted from the leaves of the stevia plant and comes in both powdered and liquid form. Live Science notes that stevia may helplower your blood pressure. […]
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7 Dangerous Medicine Duos to Dodge
Got this from Men’s Health and I had no idea about any of these! Good reference. 1. Limes and cough medicine. You may have heard not to drink grapefruit juice with some prescriptions, including cholesterol-lowering statins. But limes, pomelos, and Seville oranges–although not the more-common navel and Valencia varieties–also may block an enzyme that breaks down […]
Glycemic Load/Index
What is the Glycemic Index? The Glycemic Index (GI) is one the best tools for fat loss. It measures how quickly foods break down into sugar in your bloodstream. High glycemic foods turn into blood sugar very quickly. Starchy foods like potatoes are a good example. Potatoes have such a high GI rating; its almost […]
Dr. Oz’s Top 13 Natural Immunity Booster
What great information! Click here to see the slideshow.
50 Fiber-Rich Foods (from Dr. Oz)
The Healthiest Oatmeal Cookies You’ll Ev
This is me taking a bow. I’ve been playing around for a few days to make incredibly healthy oatmeal cookies that actually taste yummy. And this is a family made up of inveterate cake- and cookie-lovers. We know from tasty. These have, like, every possible health-food staple, are nearly sugar-free, carb-free, gluten-free (I think), high-protein, […]
Homemade Vitamin Water
Found this on my Facebook news feed from Living Healthy with Lisa. I am SO trying these. She says the water is good to keep for 48 hours which doesn’t give you much time to drink it but since you’re supposed to drink at least 8 8-oz glasses of water a day, it’s a perfect amount. […]
Best Foods for Every Vitamin and Mineral
Great article on Yahoo! Health! Here’s the link, until I can copy it all into this post. (It’s a slideshow, which is harder to transfer.) http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/photos/best-foods-every-vitamin-and-mineral#0
Are Your Cooking Oils Healthy or Unhealt...
I can’t remember which health site I got this article from. My mother actually received it and it was a total EUREKA for us. So if you have a source for this, please let me know. There is a common misconception that anything labeled “vegetable oil” is good for you. NOT IN A MILLION YEARS! […]
Sushi’s “Negative-Calorie” Ingredient
Health Secrets of Sushi Mon, Oct 22, 2012 12:00 AM EDT – Reluctantly Healthy 5:29 Executive chef Jet Tila (@jettila) gives host Judy Greer an education in sushi while they make rolls. Watch the video below!