Author: Julie M Smith

Are there really any unhealthy fruits?  After all, the food pyramid suggests two to four servings of fruit per day as part of a healthy diet.  All fruits provide nutrients our bodies need, but what are the healthiest fruits, the ‘superfruits’?  Read on to find out. What is a Superfruit? The term superfruit is more for marketing purposes than identifying a fruit as exceptional.  However, these fruits when eaten whole, are the best mix of nutrients and phytochemicals.  They’ve been through the clinical research process and have been identified for their potential to improve your health and lower the risk

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Nobody wants to eat an egg that has gone bad.  If you’ve ever experienced symptoms of a Salmonella infection (diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, chills, fever, and headache) it’s understandable you would be hesitant to eat an expired egg. The good news is an expired egg doesn’t necessary mean a bad egg.  Eggs are often still good to eat for a few weeks after the sell by date.  Many people assume the ‘sell by’ date is an expiration date, but that’s not the case.  The sell by date just means that’s the last date the eggs should be sold, and

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What do bacon, sausage, hot dogs, salami, beef jerky, and ham have in common?  They are examples of processed meat.  Processed meat is meat products made from muscle meat, animal fats and additives.  The addition of additives changes the color and texture making the product palatable and visually appealing. Sometimes animal skin, internal organs, and blood are used in the processing. Smoking, curing, fermenting and adding salt or preservatives are the main methods used in meat processing. You may ask, why are these processes bad?  Cancer-causing chemicals like N-nitroso compounds and benzopyrene residue can form during processing.  It’s estimated there

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C2H6O, the chemical formula for ethanol, is the primary ingredient in alcohol.  It can affect nearly every type of cell in your body, including your central nervous system.  What happens when we give up alcohol?  Read on to discover the health benefits of abstaining from alcohol use. 1. Improves Quality of Sleep During optimal sleep delta waves are dominant in the brain.  Delta waves are linked to the restorative phase of sleep where tissue growth and repair begins, your energy is restored, and hormones such as HGH (Human Growth Hormone) are released. HGH is essential for growth and development, including

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Water is essential for life.  Without it, you’d most probably die within three to five days.  It’s part of almost every process in your body from digestion to excretion. Your body is made up of about 70% water.  Each day it loses up to one quart of water from the kidneys and skin, about one cup from the lungs, and one-half cup from elimination, a total of about six to ten cups.  You lose water with every breath you take, even while asleep. If you don’t replace the amount of water lost each day, you become dehydrated.  Dehydration leads to

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The coconut is loosely defined as a fruit, a nut, and a seed. It’s actually a drupe – a fruit with a fleshy outer part, thin skin and a seed in the middle. Whatever its classification, one thing is certain, the coconut is very versatile. Its many uses are documented throughout history, from medicinal, to nutritional, and cosmetic. Coconut oil is rich in medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA’s), specifically lauric acid, caprylic acid, and capric acid. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-viral properties, making coconut oil an excellent addition to your diet. Read on to see six of the powerful benefits

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