General Health

Weather can be one of your skin’s worst enemies, especially during the winter season. As we go through this dilemma, we should remember that there are numerous factors aside from the one mentioned above which put your skin to the normal condition of wear and tear. Effective skin care and treatment are way to keeping your [...]

Salads Try a fruit salad for breakfast, snack or a later meal. Eating healthy does not have to be boring or a punishment, depriving you of good tasty treats! Avoid croutons, bacon bits, milk products such as cheese, eggs, and other high-fat foods. Keeping it simple and drizzling with a little lemon juice (or fresh [...]

How do you put fat, fiber, and sodium together when it comes to breakfast,lunch, and dinner? These mealtime strategies should help. Breakfast Strategy #1–Choose fruit more often. Just a few great choices in the fruit family are: cantaloupe, grapefruit, strawberries, oranges, bananas, pears, and apples. Strategy #2–Choose whole-grain cereals and products more often. Examples are whole wheat or [...]

Eat for life? Eat to improve your chances long and healthy life? Yes, you can. At a time when we seem to be overwhelmed by conflicting diet and health messages, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have some good news: by making the right food choices, you may [...]

There is much still to be learned about the relationship between the foods we eat and our risk of getting cancer and heart disease. The NHLBI and NCI are conducting a great deal of research to find out more about this relationship. There is, however, a lot that we know now. The relationship of diet [...]

Strategy #1–Try a raw vegetable platter made with a variety of vegetables. Include some good fiber choices: carrots, snow peas, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans. Strategy #2–Make sauces and dips with nonfat plain yogurt as the base Strategy #3–Eat more fruit. Oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, apples, pears, bananas, strawberries and cantaloupe are all good fiber sources. Make [...]