Many people who struggle with maintaining a healthy lifestyle can develop unhealthy habits related to eating. These unhealthy eating habits can lead to weight gain, weight loss, or even health issues. There are many different bad nutrition habits to avoid. But, on the flip side, there are also many ways to combat them and adopt …
Whether you’re just looking into cutting back on sugar, or have started and are looking for motivation to keep going, one important thing to do is learn why you should cut back. This starts with having a better understanding of what sugar is actually doing to your body. Here are some of the more common …
If you’re like most consumers, you’ll look at nutrition labels to understand the contents of the food you may have just bought or are going to buy. You can use the information to make smart choices when purchasing what to eat. But sometimes they are not very clear on what the information actually means. Here …
While sugar has been for centuries, it was always in the form of natural sugar in fruits such as berries. Today the sugar we eat is refined sugar, and this can cause health problems such as arthritis, diabetes, headaches, osteoporosis and depression. It also prevents your immune system from functioning correctly and, as your body …
Many people don’t worry about sodium in their diet unless their doctor has specifically told them to cut down on it. So they sit down to an otherwise healthy meal absent of high fat and calories and then spoil it by using an excessive amount of salt. Even without adding sodium to your plate, your …
Do you know how much sugar you should be limited to each day? For women, the magic number is just 30 grams, which is around six teaspoons and for men, it’s 45 grams or nine teaspoons. That sounds like quite a lot, doesn’t it? It may surprise you to find that the average person is …
You’d be surprised to find out how many foods you eat on a daily basis are loaded with fats, especially unhealthy types of fat. Despite the fact that they’re so unhealthy, some bad fats are still present in a lot of products simply because they’re inexpensive, easy to use, and last a long time. Because …
To eat clean and healthy isn’t as hard as it looks. After all, aside from nutrition, eating is all about flavors. There are 6 main tastes that we all share: Sweet Sour Salty Bitter Pungent (sharp taste, like onions) Astringent (slightly acidic or bitter) If you can identify the flavors you’re craving, it’ll make it …
We’ve all heard the old saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” and many of us actually fall for it. While it’s true that you can get set in your ways, making it more difficult to break out of the habit of bad behavior, it’s never too late or impossible to change something …
If you’re having a weight problem, one simple reason might be that you eat too much. Of course, it’s more complicated than that. Maybe activity is a problem. Maybe there are biological factors like a slow metabolism or a hormonal problem that you should be working through with your doctor. However, the best way to …
