Eating the rainbow is a simple way of reminding yourself to consume different colors of fruits and vegetables. By consuming an array of colorful plants, you provide your body with a powerhouse of nutrients that helps ward off disease. Today’s podcast will explore why eating a variety of fruits and vegetables helps you. Discover how…
Whether you’re giving up animal products for your health, animal rights or climate change, you may need assistance. Today we discuss some tried and tested vegan tips to help this process go more smoothly. Here are a few problems we explore. Eating out or not knowing what to feed your non-vegan family can be challenging.…
Learning how to read a food label can help you make smart food choices. But understanding nutrition facts can be baffling. Today’s podcast will teach you how to build food labeling skills to make it easier for you to use nutrition labels to make quick, informed food choices. Subjects Covered in How To Read A Food…
Fifty-years-ago, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat. Forty-years-ago, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) started trickling into our food supply. Most people didn’t know what HFCS was. So began the confusion about what is sugar and what sugars are healthy. When I decided to tackle…
It’s no secret that human activity is changing the climate. For many, how to protect the environment can seem like a daunting task. In October 2018, the United Nations top climate science panel gathered in South Korea to prepare a new report on climate change. Their report stated the starkest warnings to date of…
Positive emotions have been linked with better health, longer life and a greater sense of well being. If you are reading this, then you already are seeking to live a healthier lifestyle, and a healthy lifestyle brings longevity. We talk so much about living longer but do we ask ourselves enough “why do we want…
Each year, over 50 million Americans experience various types of allergies. Many of these allergic conditions are on the rise. In medicine, the hygiene hypothesis states a lack of early childhood exposure to germs suppresses the natural development of the immune system. In other words, living conditions in much of the world might be too…
In an effort to lose weight, it’s easy to be tempted by various fad diets. The difference between good fats and bad fats can get confusing. In today’s podcast, we explore the myths and truths about good fats, bad fats and low carb diets. TOPICS INCLUDED: Fat and cholesterol Saturated Fat Unsaturated Fat Trans Fat…
Whether you want to improve your memory during exam season or simple stay sharp in your next work meeting, knowing the best brain food to add to your diet can really pay off. Or maybe you are worried about age-related problems like dementia. Although dementia is not a specific disease, it is a general…
You may think dream interpretation is an unusual subject for a health and wellness podcast, but dreaming is an important function for our emotional health. Dreams are often the way the brain solves problems and deals with our concerns. Furthermore, some psychologists think that dreams are nothing more than random brain activity. While others like…
