What Is Menopause? Menopause is a physiological life change in women who are in their late 40’s to early 50’s and beyond. This is a time when a woman’s ovaries stop producing fertile eggs and the menstrual cycles stop, due to the decreased production of estrogen and progesterone. Menopause is defined more by a cessation […]
Back to School and Back to Good Food
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. As summer comes to an end, school is just around the corner for children across the United States. For children enrolled in state schools, this typically means the return of unhealthy lunches that are best described as “fast food”: hamburgers, chicken nuggets, fried snacks, and sugary soft […]
Body Building Diet
In body building, your diet is one of the most effective weapons you can have if you want to achieve maximum potential. Diet is so important to the body builder as it not only supplies the body with the energy needed to perform your exercises it also gives you the nutrients you need to maintain […]
Healthy Food Trends of 2016 That Will Influence Your Diet
Every New Year brings new food and restaurant trends. 2016 is no different, with fresh, healthy dishes bursting with Pacific and Asian influences. Therefore, be prepared to take advantage of these hot new flavors while you adopt a new standard of nutritious eating: Poke If you haven’t heard of it, poke is a traditional Hawaiian […]
Foods That Will Help You Study for a Test
No one like studying for a test. The time, the reading, the hoping that your brain is actually taking in all that you need to know to be able to pass the test. There have been many theories over the years about what works to help keep your brain alert and retaining the information you […]
Worthy Health, Wellness & Personal Care Wares
A fresh New Year is here and, with it, comes the annual ritual of revving up our personal care, health and wellness routines. In kind, I have compiled this list of worthy wares to assist the throngs who are collectively striving to look and feel great all year through, whether to bolster or refine their […]