Save, spend, share, invest. According to Sara from Michigan State University, these are the four basic ways you can handle your money. No. This article is not about personal finance. However there are striking similarities between money and food. You can create a “financial plan” with your food which will pay you “dividends” for a…
If you think about it, simple carbohydrates are like playdough. You can mold it into any shape you desire. You can create the soft, fluffy texture of white bread, the crisp crunch of a potato chip, or freeze it into a cool summer treat. It’s quite fun and very messy! We all have fond childhood…
The scene is iconic! Rocky gets out of bed at 4AM. He turns on the radio and goes straight to the fridge. He cracks 5 eggs into a glass and drinks the whole thing in about 5 seconds! (I timed this on YouTube) Everybody knows what this man accomplishes with just five eggs. But this…
There are a lot of diets out there. Every single diet has one thing in common: they all claim to be the healthiest in some way. However not every diet is meant for everybody. Different people respond differently to different diets. And some diets can potentially be dangerous if not done under the supervision of…
You made a decision that you want to get healthy and start a diet. But it seems there are as many diets as there are people in this world. And to make things more confusing, many people go on social media and show what they eat on a given diet. Theoretically, a person on a…
The Basics of Nutrition Nutrition is actually simple. 3 macro nutrients – Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats Main micro nutrients – Vitamins, Minerals, Electrolytes, Antioxidants Calories – the amount of stored energy a food can release. Carbohydrates ≈ 4.6 calories per gram Proteins ≈ 4.2 calories per gram Fats ≈ 9.1 calories per gram Alcohol ≈ 7…
Have you ever wondered how your gut seems to dictate how you feel or the mood you’re in? We even say to one another, “I can’t explain it, but I’ve got a gut feeling about this.” We call it intuition. Your gut somehow overrides what your cognitive process is telling you. Everything looks good on…
What a cliche thing for the Doctor to say. To add to a cliche, it’s often ironic to take this advice from a Doctor that does not appear to follow it! We have heard it often. Diet and exercise is the way to be fit and healthy. We make it seem that we need to…
I have recently discovered a book by James Clear called, “Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones”. I do not get paid by him at the time of this writing. However I found his book illuminating and wanted to share my learned lessons and hopefully inspire you…
Since the outbreak of the current SARS CoV – 2 pandemic (aka Covid – 19), there has been a lot of ideas about certain nutritional supplements that can help combat the coronavirus. I would like to hone in on Vitamin D specifically in this article. Vitamin D is commonly known to increase calcium absorption to…