I thought you might be interested in the differences between low fat and low carb diets and just where your nutrition pattern falls within any of these plans. Read on to find out how the diets compare. You just may be surprised...
VALERIE’S VOICE: FOR THE HEALTH OF IT
Exercise and Low Carb Diets: An Oldy But Goody
Many of us understand the importance of eating right and exercise. I get a lot of questions relating to exercise and eating less carbs. The reason is because it is popular belief that carbohydrate foods are "the most important"...
Getting Kids On The Right Track To Eating Healthy (Continued)
Are you involved with setting a good example for kids and their healthy eating practices? Schools and supermarkets are starting to see the value in supporting healthy eating choices. It helps create a strong community spirit and...
Getting Kids On The Right Track To Eating Healthy
Getting children on the right track towards balanced eating as early as possible is the best way to growing happy and healthy children. Yet, getting kids to eat right is not always the easiest thing to do. Read more to get some...
Savvy Strategies for Diet Sabotage
No matter what diet you follow, savvy strategies are necessary to prevent diet pitfalls that will happen when you least expect. While obvious situations will test your willpower, there are many lifestyle issues that you may not...
Balancing Glucose and Insulin Levels Naturally
I thought you might be interested in the topic of balancing glucose and insulin levels because even if you do not have diabetes many people have blood sugar issues, they can be too high or too low or up and down, and do not know...
"Cooking With Love"
Your mouth will water when you watch this U tube interview and see the recipes that Ruth Milstein created in her cookbook, "Cooking with Love"
Let's Celebrate Valentine's Day in a Different Way
Taking the expectation of giving and getting a box of chocolate and substituting it with showing your love with simple acts of kindness. Try some of these options...
Picking Pickles: Have You Read Your Pickle Jar Lately?
Picking pickles is not as easy as you think if you are trying to eat healthy. Have your read your pickle jar lately?
Nutrition Optimization (NO) small changes BIG BENEFITS
Nutrition optimization means using foods that have more nutrients and limiting foods that have fewer nutrients. You can also eat healthier by substituting foods that contain additives /dyes/preservatives/sweeteners etc…for the...
Nutrition Optimization
In order to optimize the nutrition you feed your body, utilize healthy food substitutions. You may think you have heard this before but I’m going to raise the bar. Raising the bar on nutrition optimization, means substituting...
Happy Healthy Prosperous Holidays and New Year
New Year's resolutions are rarely seen through the year. I am re-posting a blog that may help you keep your resolutions. The theme is weight loss but the strategy can be used for anything.
Sensational Sex for Your Health
Sex has health benefits for both men and women and the good news is that people are having sex through their '80's. What are the health benefits? Read more to find out!
Overweight People Get No Respect
Doctors are less respectful towards obese patients. A report recently came out suggesting that the heavier someone is the less respect they may be getting from their physician and that the quality of care is compromised. I have...
21 Life Lessons
Jimmy Moore shares 21 life lessons with you in his new book, “21 Life Lessons From Livin' La Vida Low-Carb: How The Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew”. Jimmy Moore, a friend who has struggled with...