We’ve all found ourselves staring through the glass of a snack machine, desperate for something to tide us over until the next meal. Resigned to the fact that it’s probably going to be full of fat, calories, sugar and/or salt, we plunge in the quarters. But not every pick from one of these handy machines [...]

Three square meals a day is all well and good, but we all sometimes need a little something in between – particularly when we live an active lifestyle. However, snacking can easily become a diet downfall rather than an energy boost. So with that in mind, here are 10 healthy homemade snacking options, which you [...]

Healthy Snacks to Control Hunger “The key to healthy snacks is to plan them so that you are not snacking impulsively,” says Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, LDN, clinical associate professor at Boston University. “You can use a healthy snack to add important nutrients you need in your diet and to keep you away from [...]

We have all heard the advice to “cut down on red meat” for better health. While that is true for many cuts of meat, it’s important to point out that there are many health benefits of red meat, if you choose wisely. Load with complete protein; it’s also a great source of iron and vitamin [...]

The word “Vitamin” is composed of two parts: “vital” which means essential and “amine” because it was previously thought that this compound was amine in its nature. Multivitamins are a mixture of vitamins and minerals which are essential for the body to work and stay healthy. We sometimes try multivitamin supplements without knowing what kind [...]

If you’re not, you could end up with excess body fat, poor muscle tone, digestive complications, and muscle soreness — even water-retention problems. Next to air, water is the element most necessary for survival.  A normal adult is 60 to 70 percent water.  We can go without food for almost two months, but without water [...]