Last week my daughter came down with strep throat....for the second time in three weeks. While I'm all for the "wait and see" approach before rushing to the doctor for a round of antibiotics, both times the back of her mouth looked like someone dotted it with a red...
A recent study published in the most recent American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that obese individuals can lose weight by following weight loss programs and eating less fat. A not-so-surprising result also showed that participants really didn’t lose any...
If you're feeling blue, you may want to lay off the chicken nuggets, fries and croissants. A recent study published in the Public Health Nutrition journal showed a strong correlation between fast food consumption and depression. In fact, those who ate fast foods like...
Just about everyone in my family likes yogurt. When I buy it in the store, it's I usually plain organic full fat, which in my opinion tastes so much better than a low fat or non fat yogurt. I started making homemade yogurt a few years ago, and have made it often since...
Boundaries. They're important for a lot of things in life - even splurges. For some reason, though, drawing the line when it comes to certain foods seems to problem for many of us, even the most disciplined person. I'm don't want to come across as righteous. I've been...
It's the first day of spring. Here are a few foods that are amazing detoxers. Incorporate these into your daily diet once a day to push out some of the gunk from the cold months of winter. Sugar, alcohol, environmental toxins that we breathe in, and residual toxins,...
