When it comes to what we eat, some foods are better than others. We all know that we’re supposed to eat fruits and vegetables and avoid things like candy and pasties, but a healthy diet is a little bit more complex than this. And the … [Read more...]
The Ketone Diet and Aging
One of the great fads going on right now in the diet and weight loss industry is the ketone diet. You probably know someone who has tried this diet. You might even know someone that has had great success with this diet. For example, my mom … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Following a Heart-Healthy Diet
Pretty much everyone knows that following a good diet is a smart thing to do. It increases levels of health by strengthening your bones and muscles and improves your cardiovascular system, too. But we don’t need to do a lot of things to … [Read more...]
Is Diet Really That Important?
We all have heard that it’s important to eat healthily if we want to live a healthy life. There have been a number of marketing campaigns conducted by the government to educate us to this effect. The food pyramid has been given to us, and … [Read more...]
Diet Really Can Make a Difference
You might have heard of the Mediterranean Diet. This “wonder” diet was said to help people fight off dementia, stay at a healthy weight, and improve cardiovascular health. Scientists have laid some doubt on the claims that this diet has … [Read more...]
How Does Diet Improve Quality of Life?
Over the years, there have been many studies done when it comes to eating habits and life expectancy. Most agree that restricted calorie diets often lead to longer lives, but there has been very little done in terms of figuring out just why … [Read more...]
Can Diet Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
You might know that a lot of the food that we eaten in our Western diet is unhealthy, but new research shows that a Western-style diet may actually risk the chance of having Alzheimer’s disease later on in life. The data indicated that … [Read more...]
Caregivers and Diet
It is not a secret that most Americans have a very unhealthy diet. The stereotypical high fat, high sugar American diet is attributed to catastrophic rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, stroke, and a number of other … [Read more...]