Are your chocolate cravings so intense that you feel like it screams your name? Do you ever jump out of bed in the middle of the night because of a muscle spasm? Or, no matter what you try, do you have difficulty sleeping? There’s a good chance you’re deficient in magnesium, but most people have no idea that they’re missing this vital mineral. Nutritionists often call magnesium the master mineral because it affects over 300
A sandwich is what one opts for when the hunger pangs strike and a wholesome home-made meal is not readily available, believing it to be a healthy option, right? 49% of people eat at least one sandwich per day, and believe it or not, many good folks are consuming MULTIPLE sandwiches per day… nothing short of a travesty. Fact is, sandwiches are really bad news for your fat loss efforts and for two primary reasons:
Another reason to maintain Vitamin D levels in optimum range. In a study on 375 patients undergoing coronary angiography for heart disease, “vitamin D was the most significant predictor for coronary artery disease” according to the authors of the study. In another study published in the same journal, low vitamin D levels reduced activity of the gene that works to make vitamin D bioactive, essentially creating a ‘double-whammy’ – low vitamin D stores and less
Amanda Froelich Want to improve your health? Change your diet! This message is slowly permeating mainstream society, but has yet to convince fast-food lovers and sugary-treat fanatics. Largely unaware of food consequences, many still dive into high-fat, high-sugar food options without a second thought; but a recent study affirming that Cancer cells grow and thrive on processed sugar may change that. Nature Medicine recently confirmed that processed sugar is one of the primary driving forces
Fish is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. Omega 3 fatty acids in fish offer multiple benefits: 1. Fish is High in Important Nutrients That Most People Don’t Get Enough of Some fish are better than others, and the fatty types of fish (like salmon, trout, sardines, tuna and mackerel) are considered the healthiest because they are higher in fat-based nutrients.This includes the fat-soluble vitamin D, a nutrient that most people