I get the question a lot – are beans good for you? Yes, yes and yes. And they’re the closest thing to a ‘superfood’ you’ll ever hear me talking about. Before we get started though, I’ll just mention that I’m
Are Beans Really that Good for You?
Meal Planning on a Budget: Healthy Ideas and Free Template
“When it’s summer, fruits and vegetables are the cheapest they’ll be all year. How can I keep up this way of eating during the winter?” No matter what nutrition thing I’m helping someone with, the question of meal planning on a
Caring for Aging Parents: Why won’t they just eat?
If you’re caring for aging parents, you know how deeply it affects you when they’re not eating well. There’s a domino effect … and it can feel like a scary one. It’s easy to find yourself wondering, “Why won’t she
Man Food: 5 Tips to Help your Husband’s Health
It’s a perfect summer evening, meant for drinks on the deck and supper on the grill. You’re filling your plate with a crisp salad and secretly watching (and dreading) as your husband piles on the meat. “Honey, don’t you think
The DASH Eating Plan for High Blood Pressure
You’ve just found out you have high blood pressure. After the initial shock wears off, you may wonder, “now what?” Your doctor may have told you to lose weight, to change your eating and that you’d need to start medication.
Crackin’ the Latest Egg Debate
Myth of the Month: Cholesterol in eggs causes heart disease. Here we go again with the great egg debate! Today they’re good, the next they’re bad. With the latest egg study, headlines will have you believe that the cholesterol
Basics of Stocking your Pantry
Reader Q&A: I’m trying to cook more at home since I had my heart attack. Since it’s just me and my husband, I don’t want to be buying hundreds of ingredients that I’ll only use once. Do you have any
Oral Health and Aging
Myth of the Month: Kids are the most at risk of having unhealthy teeth, right? Wrong. April is Oral Health Month and in this article I’ll be laying out some reasons why and how paying attention to your
Food can help HEAL
But can we actually think of food as medicine? “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Maybe it used to, but unfortunately, it doesn’t feel that simple anymore. Or perhaps fortunately, we know a whole lot more about
Free course: Spring Clean your Eating
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