Cayenne (Capsicum Annuum) A popular ingredient for giving a kick to salsa and other dishes, Cayenne has numerous health benefits including reducing blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, reducing pain

Can Red Hot Chili Peppers Help You Lose Weight? Bite into a hot pepper, or chili’s, and you’ll instantly feel the ‘flame effect.’ But can these fiery fruits actually boost your metabolism and promote weight

Sugar-The FDA's Approved Drug Of Choice Sugar, that sweet, white, substance that can be found in almost anything isn’t as sweet as you may think. The devil coated in white? Is sugar a sweet old friend

Can You Rev-Up Your Metabolism? It’s not unusual to blame your shrink-resistant waistline on a slow metabolism. But that’s not usually the culprit keeping you from reaching your ideal weight. What Is

Gmos In Your Food: The Facts You Need To Know Did you know that FDA doesn’t even test genetically modified foods to make sure they’re good for you? According to them, it’s the manufacturer’s responsibility

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement: Is It Right For You? When experiencing menstrual changes — from PMS to menopause — women are often confused about the differences between natural, synthetic and bioidentical

You Are What You Eat We have all heard the saying “You are what you eat”, and it is true. Proteins from food build you up, carbohydrates fuel the body and fats are in charge of flexibility of our joints

How Fry Egg Is Changing Online Fitness Coaching The online marketplace industry is booming, and has reached almost every niche. Car sharing? Call an Uber. Hotel? Get on Airbnb. Small gigs and freelance

Be Mindful Of What? Your mind is a funny thing. It is like the steering wheel to your body, it tells us. what to do and transports us to where it should go. They always say the mind is a terrible thing

So Much Power In A Little Seed... I absolutely love pumpkin seeds they are delicious! They are often the overlooked part of a pumpkin and they have so many awesome benefits. They actually help to strengthen

There's A Lot Of Talk Today About Probiotics Should You Take Them Or Not? When you were born you were given bacteria inside your gut, this is called colonization. You need this bacteria to help you digest

Food That Sounds Good But Isn't And Just Bad Food With Other Choices Agave nectar it is not all that you think that it is. Let’s talk about advertising. Advertisers slap the word “natural” on nearly any

Belly Fat It seems as though as we age it is harder to keep that weight around our bellies, (butt, hips, thighs, bat arms). Could it be what we are eating? Could it be what we are not eating? There are

Treasures I had the opportunity to spend the past weekend with a very special couple. It was an awesome weekend. The love that was expressed was beautiful but even more so was how thankful they were for

Whole Wheat Or Sprouted Grain, What Is The Difference? So the word these days is that whole wheat bread is healthier than white bread. White bread is highly processed simple carbohydrates in which all

All Hail Kale I love kale. It is one of my favorite vegetables, and it is one of the most nutritious that you can eat. Kale provides great health like no other vegetable.The nutritional value is amazing.

Can A Frugal Person Really Eat Healthy? This is a question I get asked so often and the answer is an absolute YES! Easing healthy does not have to be expensive. What is most important is what you put in

Protein Or Carbs For Breakfast? Although I have told many people over and over, starving yourself will not help you lose weight, they still continue to do so. It is a huge misconception for many, many

It's Just A Matter Of The Heart... Hearts are all around us this week, reminding us of love but are you taking care of your heart? Your heart is responsible to keep you alive and you need to take care

Every Day Is A Day To Love So Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. For those of us with a significant other, it’s a day of romance, expectations, and pure love. Isn’t that what the advertisers tell us? That