Coffee. If you’re like most people, it’s more than just a beverage. It’s a way of life, one that you probably can’t imagine changing. Every day, coffee helps millions of folks—83 percent of U.S. adults, according to a… Continue Reading
Diet & Nutrition
Are You Drinking Healthy Water?
Water. It makes up almost 75 percent of our bodies, and it’s the single most important and most life-giving substance that we consume. Making sure that you’re getting the best drinking water you can is, I believe, one… Continue Reading
3 Foods that Cause Heart Palpitations
Often when I write about the best and worst foods for the heart, I talk in the context of heart-healing foods that are good to eat, as well as foods that should be avoided because they fan the… Continue Reading
Are You Eating Enough Fiber-Rich Foods?
Everybody poops – we all need to move the mail regularly. But for some people the only regular thing is about the mail is that it is never on time. The easiest answer to this frustrating (and health… Continue Reading
Delicious Salads Featuring Extra Virgin Olive Oil
May is National Salad Month, and we’re celebrating by sharing some of our favorite, colorful, vitamin-packed, and delicious salad recipes! Salads can be an easy and fun way to get more of these in your diet: fiber vitamins… Continue Reading
Which Popular Diets Are Healthy Diets?
Of all the diets and weight loss strategies out there – low-fat, vegan, gluten-free, Mediterranean, Paleo… which ones are truly best for long-term health and weight loss? If you have been following my recommendations on this website, you… Continue Reading
Are GMOs Safe?
If you’ve swilled a soda, or eaten tacos, corn, breakfast cereal, soy foods, or margarine, odds are that you’ve eaten genetically modified food, commonly referred to as GMO (for “genetically modified organism”). While inadvertently consuming them is easy,… Continue Reading
Obesogens: Hormone-Related Weight Gain
The alarming rise in obesity is usually attributed to a simple equation: Calories in, calories out. In other words, we’re eating too many calories from ultra-processed, sugary foods and not burning enough of those calories off. But there… Continue Reading
Vegan Diet and Heart Health
I like vegan diets because they emphasize fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts and seeds; for perspective, vegans eat no animal-derived foods at all, unlike vegetarians who may include dairy products or eggs in their diets. In many… Continue Reading
Staying Fit and Healthy Through the Holidays
Want to enjoy your favorite treats through the holidays without gaining extra pounds and harming your health? Here’s my secret: ease back on sugar! Notice I didn’t say, “avoid sugar altogether.” That would be unrealistic during the holidays. After all,… Continue Reading