Posts Tagged ‘healthy’

We all love carbs, but we also know how they can spell trouble for our love handles if we aren’t careful. Fortunately, my good friend and top nutritionist Joel Marion, CISSN, wrote a great article about how to choose the right fat-burning carbs, and I loved the information so much that I wanted to be sure to share it with you today. Enjoy these foods (and the extra tips at the end of the article!)

The Top 4 Carbs…

by Dr Scott Saunders

Ah, caffeine: the world’s favorite pick-me-up.

Whether in the form of coffee, tea, or increasingly fashionable energy drinks, many of us rely on caffeine every day for a quick energy fix. And although you might get that five-hour energy boost you so desperately seek, caffeine combined with an energy drink cocktail can be costly to your health.

A Closer Look at the Energy Drink

In addition to caffeine, many energy drinks also contain …

By Dr. Scott Saunders, M.D.

Most fad diets are bad diets. They travel through a revolving door of health trends, making it hard to determine which diets are viable health options and which will take you back to square one. One of the newest diets to appear on the British health scene is the Fast Diet. The diet is generating a lot of praise, but is it really the answer to our weight-loss woes? Let’s take a look at …

By Amanda Box

The average American gains 7-12 pounds a year!  Although this is incredibly disappointing, the culprit is easily identified!  No, it’s not the turkey or the ham that is packing on the pounds.  This weight crashing devil is the deliciously sweet vice of millions: SUGAR!!

I remember having the most terrible sweet tooth!  Growing up addicted to sugar, both my teeth and my health suffered. I later realized after studying natural health, that I had …

by Jessica Sanders Improve Your Mental Health with Colors

While a healthy dose of endorphins can lift the mood or time with friends is important for a mental health pick me up, colors can be beneficial as well. And I’m not talking about putting on a pair of rose-colored glasses.  Color has a profound effect on us even though we may not be aware of it. Every day our emotions, moods, mental acuity and even physical sensations —such as appetite—are …