If you decide to take a vitamin or herbal supplement to help lower your cholesterol levels, be sure to check with your doctor first as it may interact with other medications you take. A doctor will know if the supplement will benefit your particular cholesterol levels. Supplements won’t take the place of healthy diet and ...
Pancakes. Now there’s a food my kids will eat, and I can whip up in a jiffy. But how much nutrition are my kids receiving? As for me, I’d like to drop a few pounds. Are pancakes really the best choice? After months of reading up on nutrition, I began to fortify my basic pancake ...
Any time you see “essential”, when it pertains to health, be it vitamins or other items, it means that the body isn’t capable of producing those items and they have to be gotten from outside sources like food or supplements. There are two main types of essential fatty acids (EFA’s), Omega-3 and Omega-6, Virgin olive ...
Flaxseed has an enjoyable nutty taste and adds substance if your diet is low in fiber. Whole or ground flaxseed can be mixed with juice, sprinkled on a salad, yogurt or soup. I sprinkle it on peanut butter sandwiches and cereal too. I modify most any recipe to include ground or whole flaxseed, including many ...
Most health nuts are constantly in pursuit of the perfect healthy foods, be they cereals, snack bars, or granola products. Zoe’s Foods offers all three products at an excellent price and is one of the most highly recommended product lines by fitness magazines. Zoe’s Foods is owned by several women, and was started up as ...
Flaxseed has been found to lower LDL cholesterol as well as aiding brain function and protecting against certain cancers- mostly breast, prostate and colon cancers. It is an antioxidant, lowers blood pressure, stabilizes blood sugar, and lowers your risk of blood clots. Fully 35% of a flaxseeds weight is oil made of good polyunsaturated essential ...
Although I didn’t think I had any significant digestion issues, I actively worked to increase my fiber intake for the past year or so. It was a preventive health measure I could take without any major expense or inconvenience. Eating more fiber made me realize my digestive system was in need of help. The dietary ...
Nutrisystem is clearly portion control, low sugar, low calorie. High protein / high fiber. There is no secret to it just self discipline. The little packet of pancake mix they offer is no different than bisquick with 3 Tablespoon. flax meal (ground flaxseed) or wheat germ & 1/4 cup soy flour in place 1/4c. of ...
As a person who doesn’t tolerate dairy very well, I’ve learned to turn to many plant based alternatives to satisfy my dietary wants and needs. One food I have realized is absolutely necessary to find a quality replacement for is yogurt. Yogurt, with its live, active cultures of bacteria, can be a very healthy food ...
With the temperatures rising, everyone needs something cool and refreshing to cool them down, right? Ice cream is good, but it is quite fattening and full of calories. You could get one of the fat-free ice creams, or a sherbet, maybe an ice milk–even frozen yogurt. Any of those can make a tasty dessert. What ...
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