Sweet Potatoes promote blood sugar balance
“Let food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food”
Hippocrates
15 Tips for Eating Healthy During The Holidays
For many of you resisting all of the luscious treats during the holiday season may be challenging. With all the family gatherings, parties and sweet treats in the office it is easy to succumb to all the temptations and eat every thing in sight. With a little planning it is possible to enjoy some of your favorite treats without gaining a lot of extra weight.
Eat several small meals during the day: Do not starve yourself all day trying to save calories for that special party or dinner. You will arrive at the party or dinner famished and eat more in one meal than you usually eat for the whole day.
Exercise before you go to the party: You are less likely to over eat and undo all your hard work.
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Eating our way to illness
The number one excuse I hear for not eating healthy is that it is too expensive. Having raised three children I find it amazing that anyone would find processed foods cheaper than fruits and vegetables.This way of thinking has prompted me to do some research comparing the cost of eating whole foods to processed foods. In my search I came across an article “Eating our way to illness” by Michael Pollan.
In this article Michael points out the hidden cost of eating unhealthy like the $147 billion a year to treat obesity, $116 billion a year to treat diabetes and hundreds of billions more to treat cardiovascular disease.
Before you go to the go shopping for food again click on the following link and read Eating our way to illness by Michael Pollan.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/09/eating_our_way_to_illness.html
15 Tips for Preparing Healthier Meals
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There is a myth that eating healthy is expensive; the truth is that you can not afford the luxury of eating an unhealthy diet. Science has shown that poor diet increases your risk of major diseases like Coronary Heart Disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. The following 15 tips is just a sample of how easy it is to make small changes that can lead to a healthier diet and a healthier you.
- Use heart healthy oils. Researchers have found diets high in olive and nut oils lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease and strokes.
- Think organic. The President’s council on Cancer is now recommending we eat organic foods. As many as 300 contaminants have been discovered in the blood Read More »
Hi there. I'm Patricia Setzer, and I show you how to prepare your favorite foods in a way that can help boost your energy, maintain a healthy weight and improve your overall health ...