Let’s play guess the item. that item has ingredients derived from rocks and natural gas among it’s ingredients. What is it? You’d probably guess something that goes in the foundation of your house, or a part for your car. Not something edible … like a twinkie. But according to...

Sometimes it can be rather difficult to live a healthy lifestyle. within work, school, kids, and — oh yeah, how approximately having a life, setting aside day to exercise or even fix a healthier meal normally seems like an impossibility. That’s why making these healthier changes in your...

The FDA is currently taking public comment on the opportunity of creating a symbol system that would put nutritional knowledge — loud and clear — on the front of food packages, instead of the current system of a smaller print food labeling on the side or back of a package. Though some companies...

It turns out that there’s some truth to the old adage that An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. According to a study published in a recent issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women who eat apples regularly have a decreased risk of dying from coronary heart disease and cardiovascular...

Bobby Flay I am not. Put me in a kitchen, and I’d still be lost with both a compass and a road map. So, when it comes to cooking, keeping things as easy as possible seems to be the way to go — particularly when I’m trying to prepare a healthy dish. that is pretty much why I feel...

We talk a lot approximately nutrition here at The Cardio Blog, and that’s considering health experts link a healthy diet to a lowered risk of cardiovascular disease. And while we all know that a low-fat, high-fiber diet is critical to good heart health, there are other vitamins and minerals that...

Folic acid is an important nutrient for heart-health, some studies are showing. How do you know whether you’re getting decent? A diet full of fruits and veggies should mean your getting your daily intake, but whether you suspect you might not, talk to your doctor. There are plenty of supplements...

Oh, ho, ho. that is too funny. Thanks, Fox News. According to that worthy network, the owner of the Heart Attack Grill of Phoenix, Arizona, won’t be changing his fat-laden menu. Nope. Jon Basso – who likes to shout himself “Dr. Jon” – seems to see himself as a sort of final...

Let’s face it, fiber isn’t precisely the most interesting part of your diet. Rarely do we talk approximately it, and even increasingly rarely do we take it into explanation when planning our meals. Generally speaking, the only society who tend to pay attention to fiber are the citizens who...

My fiance is an avid collector of women’s health and fitness magazines, something I’m certainly not going to complain approximately (even whether they are occasionally scattered across the coffee table, normally with a cat or two splayed out on top of them). These magazines are great resources...

As I write that, I’m sitting in Panera Bread, sipping on some coffee that has a name so fancy it’s supposed to impress public abundant to produce them buy it (color me impressed, I guess). While I’m not really much of a coffee drinker, there’s plenty of research out there to...