My Favorite Healthy Halloween Treat
Halloween is coming. You know what’s even scarier than vampires, ghosts, and skeletons ? The long list of nasty ingredients in the candy kids eat by the bucket-full on Halloween. It can be extremely challenging to find healthy Halloween treats on a holiday dominated by candy corn and fun-size chocolate bars. One way to ensure […]
Dietary Recommendations for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that causes progressive deterioration of memory, thinking, language, and behavior. This gradual loss of brain function occurs over a period of time and has been associated with plaques and tangles in the brain as well as a variety of other causes including genetics, heavy metal toxicity, environmental pollutants […]
HOW SMART IS YOUR FOOD?
Is your food smart? Here is how you answer this question. Is the food you are choosing based on, Simple and Pure Ingredients? Macronutrients that are balanced? Advanced Fats? Research Validated ingredients? Total personalization to YOUR needs? One of the keys I have found is to do your menu planning ahead of time and plan […]
How Much Coconut Oil is Enough?
How much coconut oil is enough? According to researchers, an adult should consume around 3 1/2 tbsp. of coconut oil daily: an amount equal to the MCFA a nursing infant would receive in one day. The benefits of coconut oil are derived from the nutritional value of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA’s), and the best comparison […]
Top Ten Benefits of Coconut Oil
Coconut oil, like other plant-based oils, does not contain cholesterol. The vast majority (more than 85%) of the fats in coconut oil are medium-chain triglycerides. These medium chain fatty acids (MCFA’s) found in coconuts has tremendous health benefits; they are easy to for the body to burn as fuel for energy and have anti-microbial properties, […]