It’s more important now, than ever before to make sure that you’re getting your daily dose of vitamins. The lack of vitamins in the vegetables and fruit we buy at the super market makes it so important for people to opt for organic and to take vitamins every morning. Oprah’s Dr. Oz has listed 5 nutrients that we need to make sure we’re getting every day. continue reading...
If only we could all fall asleep so easily…
Many people find the post-holiday winter months difficult. Unnecessary stress, anxiety, muscle tension and irritability can take the enjoyment out of life and reduce wellbeing and mental performance. Dr. Rheaume-Bleue works with her patients to understand how to relieve chronic stress and anxiety naturally by strengthening the adrenal glands (which release hormones in response to stress) and improving nerve function. continue reading...
This step-by-step plan from Chatelaine, will help keep you and your family healthy right through to spring. continue reading...
By now everyone knows the difference between the “good” (complex) carbs and the “bad” (simple) carbs. continue reading...
With so many food choices available to us—from wholesome organic foods to supersized processed offerings—answering this question can be confusing. Add “expert” advice and grocery stores teeming with products plastered with health claims, and you may feel you need a guide just to choose breakfast cereal. Bestselling author Michael Pollan (pictured) cuts through this overload in his book “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual” (Penguin). He distills 64 food rules to guide Americans away from the Western diet of processed “edible food-like substances” and toward diets that originated in traditional food cultures. Here,
EatingWell.com has highlighted 10 of their favorite Pollan food rules, selected because of the science that backs them as a guide for healthy eating. continue reading...
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?
When you get down to the facts, it may turn out that there are some “healthy” practices that we’re actually doing in vain. continue reading...
You may have noticed that all of your favorite foods from the grocery store now come in portion controlled sizes of 100 calories. continue reading...
Even if you’re eating veggies and lean meats you may still be ingesting fats, sugar and much too many calories. This is because the secret to eating healthy is not based only on what you eat, but the way you cook it matters just as much. continue reading...
Some people pay so much attention to the calories they eat, but still aren’t losing weight! continue reading...
Most people believe that starving themselves is the trick to losing weight, but they are 100% wrong! continue reading...
