Tag Archives: Healthy Eating

Constipation – The Trouble With Laxatives

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Lyn Jullien

Constipation is often a taboo topic, with embarrassment causing people to be silent about their own suffering. Yet it affects over 4 million people in the US, and drives $500 million in sales of laxatives in the US every year. … read more »

Posted in Cancer, Diet, Food, Health and Wellness Tagged Colon Cancer, Colon Cleansing, Constipation, Detoxification, Healthy Diet, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Laxatives, Preventative Healthcare |

Can Eating Healthy Fats Help Prevent Prostate Cancer?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Rebecca Pound

While discussions of healthy fats usually center on heart health, a recent study links those same fats to the prostate. Published in Jama Internal Medicine online in June, the study followed the lives of 4,577 men from 1986 to 2010. … read more »

Posted in Cancer, Diet, Food, Health and Wellness Tagged Carbohydrates, Fats, Fight Cancer, Healthy Diet, Healthy Eating, Healthy Fats, Heart Disease, Preventative Healthcare, Prostate Cancer |

Want To Lose Weight? Control Your Blood Sugar Levels

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Lyn Jullien

With more than half the population overweight and 35% classified as obese, excess weight is the biggest US health crisis of the 21st century. Obesity is a causative factor in stroke, heart disease, Type II diabetes, and certain types of … read more »

Posted in Diabetes, Diet, Food, Health and Wellness, Healthy Recipes, Weight Loss Tagged Blood Sugar, Cancer, Carbohydrates, Diet, Healthy Eating, Heart Disease, Insulin, Lose Weight, Obesity, Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes, Weight Loss |

Three Superfoods You Don’t Want to Ignore

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Staff Writer

Superfoods are special foods found in nature that are low in calories and high in nutrients. They provide the body with nutrients that we can’t make ourselves. Most superfoods are plant based but can also include fish and some dairy. … read more »

Posted in Cancer, Diet, Food, Health and Wellness Tagged Antioxidants, Barley Grass, Boost Memory, Brain Health, Healthy Diet, Healthy Eating, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Long Life, Superfoods, Wheatgrass |

Suffering From Heartburn? Too Little Acid May Be The Cause

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Lyn Jullien

60 million people in the US suffer from heartburn every month, and 15 million people suffer from it every day. A burning sensation that occurs after eating, antacids and proton pump inhibitors are the primary medical treatment for heartburn. While … read more »

Posted in Diet, Food, Health and Wellness Tagged Antacids, Diet, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Heartburn, How to Cure Heartburn, Indigestion, Spicy Foods, Stomach Acid |

The Saturated Fat Myth – Is It Really Bad For Us?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Susan Patterson

Heart disease is a common word today and claims the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in America each year. At one time, in fact, not so long ago, heart disease was not given much thought. In the 1950’s, … read more »

Posted in Diet, Food, Health and Wellness, Healthy Recipes Tagged Cholesterol, Fat, Healthy Diet, Healthy Eating, Heart Disease, Processed Fat, Saturated Fat, Weight Loss |