We have heard for most of our lives that butter is bad. For years, chemical alternatives to butter were the answer to all sorts of health problems that were blamed on saturated fats and especially the fats found in solid butter. But is...
There are times when we get bored and we find ourselves headed to the kitchen for a snack. We aren’t hungry, we just had a meal a couple of hours ago. But we still find ourselves headed to the kitchen. Nothing seems good in the fridge or the...
Losing weight is not easy, it takes work and knowledge to get to where you want to be. However, our bodies are designed to use food as fuel. That means our bodies have the ability to burn fat all on its own. The problem is that we have gone from...
For many people, oatmeal is a good way to start the day. Oatmeal is a common breakfast food and why not. It’s full of fiber which can help you feel full later in the day and it’s a well known healthy grain. The downside is that it is...
Face it, you don’t look awake and refreshed if your eyes look tired. As the saying goes, your eyes are the windows to your soul. They also are the outward projection of how you are feeling inside. Age, lack of sleep and dehydration...
Toning is very different than building muscle. You need specific workouts if you want to tone up your arms then you would if you wanted to bulk up. There are some simple arm exercises to tone up that you could do just about anywhere. Upper arms...
Smooth skin is something many people strive for. Women and men of all ages aim to get smooth skin. We deal with pimples and acne in our young age, get perfect skin for a while, and then start worrying about age spots or wrinkles in our older...
Making things to eat ahead of time makes staying healthy so much easier. This is because we often run our lives and fill our schedules but leave out time for snacks or meals. Then, we get hungry and we want to eat something but the quickest thing...
There are a few things that everyone thinks of when they think about breakfast. Bacon, pancakes, waffles, fruit and of course, eggs. Eggs are such a versatile ingredient. You could make scrambled eggs, poached eggs, use them to make other things...
The saying, “We are what we eat” may not seem very literal but it is truer than you may think. For example, did you know you could eat specific fruits for glowing skin and hair? The vitamins and minerals in the fruits you eat are distributed...
We all want to try and start the new year on the right foot. That usually means we want to be as healthy as possible. There are many different ways to start a healthy new year. But it will all boil down to how big you want the changes to be. You...