Eating by candlelight may be romantic, but you may want to start eating earlier. A study looking at 112 healthy women found that eating meals later in the day was linked to more risks for heart health.
Frequently, when we think about food and lowering cholesterol, we think about what we need to cut out, not what to include. We avoid things heavy in cholesterol, not thinking about how certain foods can fight high cholesterol levels. But grapes are not only cholesterol-free: they may actually lower it!
During the winter, it can be tough to get enough vitamin D. We synthesize vitamin D from ultraviolet-B light from the sun hitting our skin. So, how do you get vitamin D when you're wearing a coat?
Many of us eat pears as they come — delicious fruit that we can munch into exactly as it is. But today we want to take a look at some other ways to enjoy the fruit. The highest treat here has fifteen grams of carbs. That’s pretty “sweet” if you ask us!
Around the holidays, stress can mount up: with gatherings of family and friends, shopping, planning and organizing. Having fun can be an awful lot of work. Today, we want to take a look at some of the ways stress can harm us and some ways to mitigate it.
We love root vegetables, and turnips are back in season! As we’re fans of turnips, we wanted to take some time today to speak about their properties and why you should work them into your menu.
Well known for its gorgeous vistas, beautiful evergreen forests and Puget Sound, we can’t wait to breathe the air in Washington. We decided that, for this trip, we’re avoiding Seattle. The famous city has many things we want to see, but we want to explore the rest of the state.
When e-cigarettes first hit the market, people were hesitant but hopeful that they could make a difference. Over the years, doctors have been pleased with the results. However, new research may give you a solid reason to stop vaping.
The Japanese diet is based around minimalism: minimal animal protein, sugar or sauces, minimally processed ingredients and smaller portions. It offers many health benefits, especially for the heart. Men in Japanese suffer from heart disease at half the rate of men living in the U.S.
It would make the supermarket easier if you could spot the best choice at a glance when picking food. However, brands don't make it easy! There are tricks they use to fool even the savviest among us into believing we’re making healthy choices.
We have shared some low-carb cookie recipes in the past, but we think you can’t have too many great, low-sugar cookies in your life! Today, we are revisiting the subject with five that we love!
People have been eating garlic for at least 5,000 years</a>. The vegetable has many medicinal values that we may have unconsciously linked to eating it that may have prompted it to become a flavor staple across many cultures.
Exercise aids health and wellness in so many ways, physically and mentally.
Virginia is filled with historic and beautiful sites we want to visit. In addition to the traditional places, we want to hit slightly odder spots. We want to see live mermaids, dinosaurs playing a role in the civil war and the world's oldest edible ham!
We don’t usually talk about sugar in relation to cholesterol. While our minds almost instantly go to fatty foods as a dietary contributor, different types of food can impact our cholesterol levels as well — sugar being one of them.
Test after test has also shown that tart cherries can significantly aid sleep. Cherries, much like milk and turkey, contain tryptophan — the chemical that makes you sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner.
Sugar is everywhere during October and Halloween is this week. So to avoid the temptation of M&M's, here are a few great candy recipes to make it through the rest of the week. Unlike store-bought sweet treats, none of these have more than three grams of carbs!
“Enhanced beverages” are drinks that have supposed health, wellness or energy properties. Gatorade is one of the tent poles of the category. Newer drinks with added botanicals and health promises are also gaining popularity. This is all happening despite their sugar content.
Rice bran oil not one that most of us use while cooking. Even though it is readily available in supermarkets, we go for the oils we know. But, while it’s higher in fat than olive oil, it can help lower cholesterol in a way olive oil cannot.
