Category: Blog

  • Simple Recipe for Garden Fresh Tomatoes

    Simple Recipe for Garden Fresh Tomatoes

    Tomatoes are at the top of the list of abundant summer produce, which is wonderful since they are so versatile! From salads and salsas to veggie kabobs, tomatoes are a welcome addition to countless healthy recipes. Whether you had a successful tomato harvest in your personal garden, or you picked some up at a local Farmers Market over the weekend,… Read more

  • Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal for Christmas Morning

    Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal for Christmas Morning

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  • Superfood Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Parfait

    Superfood Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Parfait

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  • Green Machine Smoothie

    Green Machine Smoothie

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  • Brain Boosting Smoothie

    Brain Boosting Smoothie

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  • Color Your Plate Healthy

    Color Your Plate Healthy

    How are you doing with your New Year’s resolution? Every year millions of Americans make resolutions on January 1st. Many of them have something to do with improving health and wellness. But by February 1st a majority of those resolutions have gone right out the window. Since 1980 the American Dietetic Associate has been providing… Read more

  • 4 Healthy Fish You Should Eat

    4 Healthy Fish You Should Eat

    You know what they say… “There are plenty of fish in the sea.” While this is true, a rise in fish farming and ocean pollution has made it pretty difficult to distinguish which fish to eat and which to avoid. Here are a few tips: When given the choice between wild-caught or farm-raised fish, go… Read more

  • 5 Ways Being Happy is Good for Your Heart – Literally

    5 Ways Being Happy is Good for Your Heart – Literally

    February is American Heart Month and with the most romantic holiday being Valentine’s Day, it is a good time to reflect upon the happiness and health of our heart. Many people might think that having a healthy heart is simply about eating right and getting regular exercise, but you might be surprised to know that many… Read more

  • Heart Health: How Young is Too Young for Hypertension?

    Heart Health: How Young is Too Young for Hypertension?

    Here’s a powerful exercise to try: wherever you are, wherever you go, simply look at the people around you. According to recent findings from the American Heart Association, one third of everyone you see has high blood pressure. Hypertension is not just for grandfathers any longer. A whopping one in three Americans now have it. According to… Read more

  • Eat Chocolate for Heart Health?

    Eat Chocolate for Heart Health?

    A study from Harvard examined the chocolate-eating habits of over 31,000 Swedish women and concluded that women who consumed an average of one to two servings of high-quality chocolate per week were at 32% lower risk of developing heart failure. Those who ate one to three servings per month had a 26% lower risk. Not bad, huh!?!… Read more