Posts Tagged ‘healthy’

By Underground Health Reporter

“Where avocados grow, hunger or malnutrition has no friends.” – as the Mayan Indians say.

Avocados have been given a bad rap for years.  They have been labelled as a high fat/high calorie food that you should avoid. But the long-held belief that avocados are bad for you is now being disproved by scientists. Evidence proves that avocados are an antioxidant-rich fruit that enhances heart health, lowers cholesterol and improves skin.

Hemp has been getting a lot of mixed press lately.  Many are touting its outstanding health benefits, while others are calling for it to be pulled from the shelves.  Why all the controversy over a single plant?

Hemp is a variety of the cannibas sativa plant.  Many of you may recognize cannabis as marijuana. Although both hemp and marijuana are techniquely from the same species, they are chemically very different.  It’s kind of like saying a Chihuahua and a …

I don’t frequent fast food restaurants very often, but every once in a while the fast food joint offer convenience while traveling.  I hate fast food, but sometimes you just have to make the best of it and find something at least somewhat healthy.

When others want to grab grub at the golden arches,

let me help you make the best of it.  If you’re forced to eat fast food, here’s a tip to make sure that …

This year I’m helping coach my son’s peewee (3rd-4th grade) football team and I wrote up a quick nutrition handout for the parents, which I thought you may find helpful. Everyone was surprised to hear that chocolate milk is a healthy and great post-exercise drink. Enjoy!

Good sports nutrition for kids, like all good nutrition, starts with a balanced diet. Young athletes need to have energy to play sports and to refuel their body after activity.

If you follow the Barton Publishing blog, you may have noticed a recent post about which cooking oils to avoid and subsequent comments regarding the safety of canola oil in another post about reducing inflammation.

I am here to set the record straight that you should NOT include canola oil in any of your recipes.

Most people have heard from public opinion and “trusted” health sources that canola oil is “heart healthy” with …