Hey guys. Most people including myself tend to hide a deep dark secret. I speak of course of our favorite snack foods. To me there is no arguing what sit’s a top the pile of heart attack inducing goodies and that is pretzels. Lately however I have, while on my travels far and wide...
Often times it’s hard to consume all of the nutritious foods that our body needs in order to stay active and healthy. For example, essential amino acids cannot be synthesized by our body, which means we must provide them through our daily diet. And if you don’t think they’re necessary, well imagine what it...
One of the big problems with low carb diets is figuring out what to have for snacks. Almost every packaged snack food is loaded with sugars and starches and thus one bag provides a few days worth of carbohydrates. Finding snacks with low carb counts can be difficult. One snack that is very common...
In this day and age, it’s hard to know what acne products are for real, and what is just a pure marketing effort. It’s really a shame that so many companies would put junk out there and try to get you to spend your hard earned cash just to find out you got duped....
If you have gone on a diet recently and you are serious about dieting in general and losing weight then one of the fundamental areas, and probably the most important, is what is on your diet menu. You can go outside and exercise as much as you want, you can detox with many of...
photo credit: gurucrusher There are great benefits of Acai juice that many people are just starting to learn about. Scientists have claimed that this Acai fruit is able to positively change our internal digestive system and amp up our brain’s electrical activity. There are many benefits of Acai berry products to be had. I...
Up until recently scientists could not put their finger on exactly why resveratrol supplements had such great health benefits. Doctors have been recommending for years that we drink one glass of red wine daily (the best source of natural resveratrol), as it has been shown to increase heart health. The French paradox is the...
If you’re familiar with cholesterol, then you may already know how dangerous it can be if it is high. Yet, not all of it is dangerous. “Good” cholesterol, also known as high-density lipoprotein (HDL), may help protect you against heart disease. Good fats play an important role in your body, including cell structure and...
photo credit: tigerhawkvok Staying vegan during the holidays can be very difficult. Traditional norms, or not wanting to be a pain can lead to some slip-ups if you don’t plan ahead. Be prepared with a response as to why you are vegan because your family is going to want to know, and all of...
These days people can’t go out to party without seeing who can get as drunk as possible and pass out. This is called binge drinking. It’s mostly young people who binge drink. Although anyone that drinks over the safe limit, which is 21 units for men, and 14 units for a woman, is considered...