Health/Nutrition

Diabetics Benefit from Vegetarian Diets

Being diagnosed as a diabetic does not have to be filled with doom and gloom.  Although diabetics, must choose their food very carefully, their is hope with a vegetarian diet.
Diabetes affects people of all ages, both genders, from all walks of life and backgrounds.
If diabetes goes untreated, it can cause wounds to heal slower, infections [...]

The Coffee Connection – Is it Good or Bad?

Do you feel like a zombie in the morning, slowly dragging into the kitchen…stumbling over the kid toys, in order to reach your coffee machine to make a wonderful brew of coffee?  Does the aroma of the coffee brewing, miraculously transform you back to a ‘normal person’?  If you are not the type that makes [...]

Moderation is the Key to Success!

Yes, you read it correctly moderation!! In this crazy world of rush, rush, rush….we have been brainwashed into thinking that we need things to happen quickly. Look at all the drive-thru’s we have, restaurants, banks, pharmacies, car wash, grocery stores, drycleaning, etc. It’s no wonder we think that we can change our [...]

Replacing the Bad with the Good…continued

Okay, I know what you may be thinking that it is near impossible to replace the bad, because it tastes too good; but it can be done! The important thing to think about is ‘moderation’; everything in moderation.
Let’s face it; if it’s weight that we want to lose, we will not lose it overnight! [...]

Replace the Bad with the Good

When trying to enhance your life and health I have always heard that it is essential to replace the bad with the good, but what exactly does that mean??
It is difficult to change a way we have always eaten but in order to live healthier there are some sacrifices to be made. We are [...]

Chocolate may help with pregnancy!!

Wow, that is like music to a woman’s ears!! Chocolate can actually help with pregnancy!!!
New research performed at Yale University suggests that including dark chocolate in your diet may prevent pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia.
There is a chemical in dark chocolate called ‘theobromine’, which stimulates the heart, relaxes smooth muscles and dilates blood [...]

Did you eat your veggies today??

Remember growing up and having your mommy ask those famous words, ‘Did you eat all your veggies?’ I certainly do, but did she really know why veggies were so important?
We have been taught to have a variety of servings of fruits and vegetables daily, but why??
Well, did you know that fruits and vegetables are very [...]

Can we control the cravings?

I am always asked how do you control the cravings…the answer is not a simple one.
There are times that we crave certain food items and those are signs that our bodies are giving us….for example, you may crave peanuts… your body is probably needing more protein..
Being a vegetarian, it is difficult to get all the [...]

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