10 Steps for Healthy Aging
What Can You Do to Lower Your Risk for Dementia Today? While the exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is still undetermined, experts believe that there are lifestyle changes you can make to help lower your risk. 10 Steps for Healthy Aging 1. Eat a balanced diet, low in fat and high in fruits […]
Beans: A Powerhouse for Health
A nutritious diet consists of eating healthy protein, carbs and fats. All foods give us doses of these macronutrients in different amounts. Whichever macronutrient is the most prevalent ends up with that macronutrient as it’s tagline name. Meats, for instance are known as a protein, but they also provide some fat. Plant foods are mostly […]
The Power of Blueberries on Blood Pressure
Eating blueberries has been recently shown to have a tremendous effect on lowering high blood pressure. This is great news for those seeking lifestyle pathways to help reduce their blood pressure. The power of fruits and vegetables continues to be front and center in helping control lifestyle diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke […]
Happy Holidays: Tips to Stay Healthy, Happy, and Not Gain Weight This Holiday Season
Happy Holidays: Tips to Stay Healthy, Happy, and Not Gain Weight This Holiday Season The holiday season ushers in many different opportunities that can send our best healthy habits into a tailspin – parties, gatherings, celebrations, and goodies galore at every event and even at home. Exercise routines get squashed with cold weather, events to […]
Eat the Rainbow!
Eat the Rainbow For many, the new year brings hope for changing lifestyle habits to better our health. We hope to eat better, sleep better, exercise, and manage our stress to better our health and to help manage chronic conditions. One aspect of a healthier lifestyle is eating a sufficient amount of fruits and vegetables. […]
Foods To Avoid In Order To Improve Your Heart Health
February is Healthy Heart month. Avoiding foods that elevate your blood pressure, your bad cholesterol (LDL Levels), impair and elevate your blood sugar and increase your waist circumference is a great goal to work on for this month. Become a Heart Healthy warrior and get these foods off your daily menu. 1. Bad (LDL) Cholesterol […]
10 Grab and Go Raw Foods to Boost Your Immune System
Having a strong, healthy immune system is one of the best ways for professional CDL drivers to steer clear of illness. Vitamin C can play an important part in keeping you well on and off the road. Vitamin C functions as an antioxidant that defuses free radicals in the body. Due to the busy on-the-go […]
Nature’s Medicine Cabinet
We know that vitamins and minerals are important to keep us healthy. But can popping a vitamin supplement make up for poor food choices like processed foods, fast foods, and a lack of fruits and vegetables? Is that really the best way to be healthy and reap the rewards of vitamins and minerals? Vitamins and […]
Dark Chocolate: An Unexpectedly Healthy Treat
Good news: Eating dark chocolate has positive effects on stress levels, mood, memory, inflammation and your immunity, in addition to being a yummy treat! Dark chocolate also supports your cognitive health, endocrine system and your cardiovascular health. New research shows that consuming a small piece of dark chocolate, specifically “minimally 70% cacao” (and no more […]
Fuel Up On Fiber
Fiber may seem like a pretty boring subject, but having enough fiber in your diet significantly lowers your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, diverticulitis, and obesity. It helps lower cholesterol, keep blood sugars in check, and helps you lose weight. Fiber can even can help boost your immunity, help you […]