Does drinking apple cider vinegar or taking supplements that contain it help with weight loss? Do you know someone who swears by apple cider vinegar (ACV), for suppressing their appetite when they’re on a diet? What about you? Have you ever given it a try? Continue reading…
Category: Nutrition And Fitness

Eating as an Emotional Coping Aid
How worried should we be about the extra pounds we’re putting on while stuck at home? With the effects of the pandemic stretching on far longer than most people had any idea that it would, a lot of us have begun to worry about the extra pounds that we are putting...
Continue reading…Fad Diets: Temporary Solutions to an Ongoing Problem
If fad diets do not work, why are there so many people willing to keep trying them? Several years ago, we were inundated with articles and programs that made the pronouncement that “diet” was a bad word and that we should stop using it. We were told that no one should...
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Is Clean Eating Always the Best Choice?
It’s hard to find specific guidelines on clean eating so how do I know if I’m doing it correctly? What do you believe would be the result of polling a dozen individuals on the correct makeup of a healthy diet? You might think that it would...
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Importance of Vitamin B
Are vegetarians and vegans at risk of having a vitamin B deficiency?
Everyone wants to be healthier, right? If wanting to look and feel our best were the only requirement, then the massive industry devoted to health, fitness and diet would quickly fade away. Unfortunately, it takes quite a bit more than desire. Having... Continue reading…
Vitamin B12 and Depression
How are low levels of Vitamin B12 and depression linked?
While most of us are guilty of making an offhand remark about depression from time to time, like “Yeah, I’m a little depressed today”, true depression is a significant, potentially life-changing condition that affects millions of people. It’s also very complicated; much more so... Continue reading…
Lose Weight and Lower Your Risk of Dementia
What are the weight loss and health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet? The diet and weight loss industry is larger than ever and shows few signs of slowing down. That is despite the fact that every other article written about weight loss refers to “diet” as a word that deserves to be stricken...
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Dangers of Free Radicals
What are free radicals and can they be controlled through nutrition? How an atom behaves is determined by the number of electrons found in its outermost shell. When the outermost shell is full, the atom is considered to be stable, which means that it will tend to not engage in chemical reactions. Atoms...
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Antioxidants and Cancer
Should people with cancer stock up on or avoid antioxidants? The general public first started hearing about antioxidants and nutrition in the 1990s. These powerful substances, contained in many fresh fruits and vegetables, were said to be able to protect the cells of the body from unstable molecules known as free radicals. Scientists...
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