Still sipping soft drinks? If you make one small change, it could improve your health and help you better fight the “battle of the bulge” – switch soft drinks for green tea. Unlike soft drinks, green tea is calorie-free and has additional health benefits you won’t get from drinking a carbonated beverage. Green […]
Dietary fats get a bad rap – but you need a certain amount of fat in your diet for good health. The key is to choose the right kinds of fat. One type of fat that helps to reduce LDL-cholesterol, the “bad” kind that sticks to your arteries, is called monounsaturated fat. […]
There are good fats and bad fats, and then there are the worst dietary fats of all – trans-fats. Unfortunately, many people are still getting too much of this fat that’s linked with a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. What makes trans-fat such a villain when it comes to your health […]
Salmon is a good choice for the dinner table – or the breakfast table for that matter. How about adding salmon to your next omelet? The reason salmon shines in the nutritional department is that it’s one of the foods highest in omega-3 fatty acids, “good for you fats” that decrease inflammation. […]