Lose WeightThe Secrets to Holiday Eating
The holidays bring an overabundance of food to our lives! Oh, how easy it is to overfill, gain weight, and then be left with guilt and frustration. Try out these tips to save your waistline and feel great about yourself after the holidays have passed!
Continue readingLose WeightWeight Loss – 5 Tips to Cut Calories When Dining Out
If you are trying to lose weight or maintain your weight, restaurants can be a challenge due to calorie rich menu items. Here are 5 tips to help you:
Continue readingHeart HealthHow to Cook Vegetables to Retain Nutrients
Yes, how you prepare vegetables and how long they are exposed to heat affect the nutrient content of fruits and vegetables. The main nutrients “lost” during cooking include water soluble B vitamins and vitamin C. Many of these water-soluble vitamins are leached into water when cooked. You can preserve the nutrient losses by using the cooking liquid in soups or sauces. Steaming or microwaving vegetables are two cooking methods that preserve nutrients.
Continue readingHeart HealthHow to Read Food Labels for Fat and Sodium
You know you should be reading food labels, but what’s the point if you don’t know what you’re looking for? Let me give you a few guidelines you can follow to make food labels work for you.
Continue readingLower CholesterolLower Cholesterol – Do you understand the difference between LDL and VLDL cholesterol?
If you are trying to sort out everything regarding cholesterol and make an informed treatment decision that’s best for your health, you may be feeling overwhelmed. I’ve already given steps to raise HDL and lower triglycerides, now I’d like to more into VLDL versus LDL.
Let’s start at the beginning. You eat a food and it provides more energy (calories) than you immediately need. The liver breaks down some the carbohydrates and protein and forms triglycerides (fat) and cholesterol. The liver is the major fat producing organ, while our adipose tissue (fat cells) stores the fat made by the liver.
Continue readingHeart HealthMeal Planning – Do you know what you're having for dinner?
It gets very old, day after day, having to worry about what you’re going to eat for three meals each day and snacks. Throw in changed plans and crazy schedules, and the fast food lane is suddenly looking more and more appetizing.
A simple way to make the burden of meal preparation much easier is to plan ahead. Planning a menu does not have to be complicated; it simply requires investing a little time each week to plan ahead. There are many benefits to planning your meals.
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