Nutrition News

At present Americans now drink more soda than every before.  Over the last few decades soda pop has become a staple of the standard Western diet.  On average Americans drink approximately one and half soda cans a day.  This works out to almost six hundred cans a year!  According to one researcher these figures make soda con

Many of you may have recently heard of cordyceps and their benefits, but may still be wondering what the heck these are.  You’ve heard it’s some sort of fungus or a parasite of some sort and from this point may have lost interest in its appeal.  However, for centuries cordyceps have been used in traditional Chinese medicine to combat liver and kidney problems.  

Folic Acid is one of the B vitamins.  It is sometimes also known as folacin, folate or pteroylglutamic acid (PGA).  Folate is considered to be one of the best brain foods around.  It is needed for both energy production and for the normal functioning and formation of red blood cells in the body.  Folic

Some may have already heard about this little miracle food called salba.  Salba is one of the very richest whole food sources found in nature.  It has the most Omega 3 fatty acids and fiber around.  Gram for gram, salba has eight times more Omega 3s than salmon and four times greater amounts of fiber than

Many of us have heard of bioflavonoids and have perhaps even heard that they are essential to the proper absorption of vitamin C. But if you are like the majority of people, you may not know exactly what these are or what they do.

Garlic is one of the most helpful and beneficial foods on this planet.  Garlic has been used since ancient times to ward off illness, along with a host of other less than pleasant creatures.  Since Biblical times ancient Hebrews, Greeks, Romans and Babylonians all used garlic as a means to build strength and endurance. 

This week let's discuss our Top Ten Foods, that is! Last week we discussed the "Power of Food" and yes we all want to be thinner, more fit, and healthier. One concrete step we can take is to eat foods that offer us the most overall benefit to accomplish our goals (notice, we're talking about what we can add to our diet, not take away!).

You work hard to build muscle – lots of it. But with hard work comes the risk of getting sick and an increased vulnerability to infections of opportunity, such as upper respiratory tract and ear infections.

Eating habits have changed a great deal in the last fifty or so years.  Today, people in wealthy nations consume a ton more than they used to, and of that consumption a great deal of it is composed of fats, processed foods, sugar and salt. 

Wheat grass is the young grass of the common variety of the wheat plant.  When freshly juiced or dried, this young grass functions as a healthy nutrient, providing chlorophyll, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and enzymes.  In recent years, wheat grass shots and other forms of this powerful plant have found their way in to common parlance.  Juice bars offer wheat grass additions

Get ready to take tofurkey and meat substitutes to another level. Researchers out of the Netherlands have created an artificial meat that could be available in supermarket shelves within 5 years. Described as a soggy pork, the creators are investigating ways on improving the muscle tissue to more closely resemble actual meat.

Americans drink 1/3, or 400 million cups of coffee everyday. Thousands of studies have been commissioned examining the impact of coffee on our overall health and it's benefits as an antioxidant-rich cancer fighter.

“Overall, the research shows that coffee is far more healthful than it is harmful,” says Dr.

Ok, so you may have heard various things about the benefits of honey, but many are now looking towards other bee products for attaining health and longevity.  Alternate bee products such as Bee Pollen and Bee Propolis are now widely available in heath and vitamin stores as well as online.  Both of these supplements have been shown to improve

Xylitol is a naturally occurring alcohol sugar.  It is derived from birch trees, legumes and corncobs.  The molecule has only five carbon atoms, less than the regular amount of six found in most other sugars.  This change in molecular structure plays the key role in Xylitol’s beneficial qualities.  Xylitol is a bacterial inhibitor and an oral health enhancer.

While everyone is talking about going green, the environment isn’t the only thing that needs our greenest wishes.  Our bodies too, like the planet upon which we live, need as much green energy as they can get.  Green Drinks, although of a variety of sorts, are some of the best ways to ensure that our bodies get the daily dose of vitamins and minerals that they need.  Having a Green Dri

Are you looking at going vegetarian but finding it too hard to make the change? Maybe you're eating too much meat, have high cholesterol and need to give up that yummy side bacon? Are you doing it for global warming and reducing your carbon footprint by eating less burger?

New data from the American Dietetic Association (ADA) suggests that eating dried fruit can lead to better overall eating, lower weight and nutrient consumption.

Carbohydrates have been getting a bad break from the media in recent years and weight loss fads are continuously preaching a low carb diet but what many of us fail to realize is that carbs are the body's preferred energy source.

Goji berries pack a lot of punch for such a small berry. There are a few different kinds – but they are all just as effective when it comes to their health benefits and the difference boils down to the taste. Chinese berries are smaller and slightly bitter tasting whereas the Himalayan berries are larger, plumper and sweeter tasting.

When you think of bacteria you probably cringe. Contrary to popular belief, certain kinds of bacteria are actually very good for you. There are actually thousands of types of bacteria which are essential for good health and many of the functions in our body rely on these bacteria.

 Tis the season to catch a cold. Unfortunately, when the weather changes so do our bodies and our immune systems tend to be weaker than normal. In order to fend off the cold and boost your immune system , eat the following immunity boosting foods:

Taken raw, olive oil is extremely healthy for you. Heating the oil over a certain temperature destroys it&undefined;s health powers, but adding two raw tablespoons a day to your diet provides many benefits such as these:

If you are on both a budget and a diet, don’t fret. Eating healthy doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, some of the healthiest foods can be grown from home easily or, if you don’t’ have a garden, bought cheap from a farmers market.  Here are a few ideas for cheap and healthy ingredients to add to your shopping list:

Wheatgrass may not seem that appealing if you have never tried it before, but it packs a lot of punch in a very small amount of liquid.  Not only a drink for the health nuts, but everyone including bodybuilders can benefit from this drink.

When it comes to wine, white wine lovers experience guilt when choosing white over the darker version because of the recent health news published about the numerous health benefits of red wine. But don’t give up on your white wine just quite yet. New studies are showing promising results for both red and white wines.

Selenium is an important mineral that is vital to a healthy body. It is found naturally in soil, water and certain foods. In some parts of the world selenium deficiencies are very common. For example, China does not have soil that is highly concentrated in selenium, making their incidence of selenium deficiency higher than that of the United States and Canada.

Looking for the perfect food nutritionally? Hemp seeds come pretty close. The nutritional composition of a hemp seed is amazing in mnay different ways. Here are five of them:

The experts advise that a healthy adult should eat up about nine servings of vegetable and fruits in a day. To some this number may sound impossible when in fact its not that hard. One of the easiest ways to make sure you eat enough fruits and veggies is to eat a large salad for at least one meal a day. Sound boring? It doesnt have to be.