by Mike Geary – Certified Nutrition Specialist and Author of The Diabetes Fix and The Truth About Testosterone While listening to my daily health podcasts and reading articles, I was fascinated recently hearing about a particular super-centenarian (someone who lives to over 110), a woman from Spain (Maria) who lived to 117… I’ve studied centenarians and super centenarians a …
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Watermelon for Heart Health, Arteries, and Blood Flow
by Mike Geary – Certified Nutrition Specialist and Author of The Diabetes Fix and The Truth About Testosterone Watermelon is such a delicious juicy snack, refreshing and hydrating, and loaded with electrolytes and beneficial phytochemicals. In fact, I personally love to start the day in the warm months of the year with fresh watermelon juice mixed with lime and occasionally …
Read More »Pistachios & Chocolate: this combo burns fat, lowers blood pressure, feeds a healthy gut
by Mike Geary – Certified Nutrition Specialist and Author of The Diabetes Fix and The Truth About Testosterone Pistachios are one of my absolute favorite nuts both in terms of taste AND nutrition. When I was a kid, my parents always bought these huge bags of pistachios and I loved snacking on them all day long. Later on, as a …
Read More »The Magic of Medicinal Mushrooms
By: Cat Ebeling RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-seller: The Diabetes Fix You may be seeing mushrooms as ingredients in everything from kombucha to coffee drinks to protein powders and supplements to healthy snacks lately. Mushrooms are everywhere and they have been discovered as the new ‘superfood’. Medicinal mushrooms have been used for centuries around the world to fight …
Read More »6 Scary Reasons To Avoid Drinking Too Much Lemon Water
Today’s blog is republished from my friends at TheAlternativeDaily, a leading publisher of daily alternative health tips that I personally read every day… By Ryan Mallett-Outtrim, TheAlternativeDaily.com Lemon water is delicious and healthy. It’s an easy way to boost your intake of vitamin C, which can help lower blood pressure and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. It can also …
Read More »This Ugly Duckling Root Vegetable Is Crazy Good for You—5 Good Reasons to try Celeriac
By: Cat Ebeling, RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-sellers: The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix I used to walk past those ugly big knobby root ‘things’ in the grocery store but I never really knew what they were used for. Celeriac is not the prettiest of vegetables, but it certainly is tasty! Celeriac is a …
Read More »How This Odd-Looking Vegetable Can Do Amazing Things for Your Health (Kohlrabi)
By: Cat Ebeling, RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-sellers: The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Passing by an odd-looking vegetable in the farmer’s market or produce section of the grocery store, you glance at it, but keep going. What is that, you ask yourself? It’s a kohlrabi, that’s what it is, and it’s definitely …
Read More »Lemons vs Limes, which is healthier?
By: Cat Ebeling, BSN,co-author of the best-sellers: The Fat Burning Kitchen,The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging&The Diabetes Fix Lemons and limes are some of the most popular citrus fruits in the world. Lemons and limes are often used interchangeably for cooking purposes, but what about their health purposes? Are lemons and limes alike? Though they have a lot in …
Read More »Think Cacao is Good for You? Here’s the Real Truth About Cacao (Also Cacao vs Cocoa: What’s the Difference?)
By: Cat Ebeling RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-seller: The Diabetes Fix Cacao trees are native to the Amazon area. It was used and consumed by the pre-Columbian societies, including the Mayans as far back as 5,000 years ago. The ancient Mayans worshiped the cacao tree and the fruit of the cacao tree–cacao beans. It was even named, “Food of …
Read More »Green Tea or Black Tea—Which is Healthier?
By: Cat Ebeling RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-seller: The Diabetes Fix Tea has been a beloved and highly prized healthy drink, and both green and black teas have been around for thousands of years. Next to water, tea is probably one of the most consumed drinks in the world. While green tea often gets all the attention for its …
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