Posts Tagged ‘fiber’

Let’s get down to the carbohydrate truth about whether or not potatoes are a friend or a foe when it comes to fat loss!

Potatoes are categorized in the “white food” group.  Many health professions and fitness experts warn and admonish to avoid any of the “white” carbohydrates.  Sugar would be one of them, as would be white bread, and both are one of the worst things you can put in your body. Instead, choose to fuel …

It is one of our most repeated mantras: avoid grains like wheat and corn. They are one of the worst things to eat in the Standard American Diet. However, we can’t stop singing praise about quinoa. Quinoa is a seed and a great alternative to grain.  It is high in complete protein, has great fiber, is gluten-free and loaded with essential nutrients.

Quinoa is now on center stage, and restaurants …

safe and natural way to lower cholesterol?

My husband is on 2 medications to lower his cholesterol and his family has a history of heart problems. His grandfather died of a heart attack at 48 and his father died at 67 after having

by-pass surgery for heart disease. One of my husband’s cholesterol medications is Zocar and now he has to have his blood checked regularly for liver …

Why some people think pistachios are fattening is a mystery to me.  Pistachios are filled with healthy fat that can actually help you burn stomach fat!  True story!  Let me tell you about one of the world’s greatest snacks that treats you to a lean and healthy body.

There used to be a day when pistachios were dyed pink or a deep red.  Remember those days?  Tasty they might be, but your fingers always turned a sunset shade of red.…

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 …