Did you know that you’re much more likely to stick with your exercise routine if you enjoy it? It makes perfect sense, but often we forget this simple logic. We drag ourselves to the gym or the treadmill with resigned discipline to maintain our health and fitness, which is admirable, but actually detrimental to future… Read More
Author: Colleen M. Story
As we get older, our bodies gradually lose muscle—and that’s not good news. We need strong muscles to boost metabolism, burn more calories, and maintain a healthy weight. Muscles also help us avoid injuries and maintain balance as we age. Yet research has shown that with age, muscle physiology changes. Starting at about the age of… Read More
In an ideal world, women would eat a healthy diet all the time. But so few of us have the luxury of making sure each meal is filled with fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, healthy fats, whole grains, and lots of fiber, while low in sugar and unhealthy fats. Should we be taking a multivitamin… Read More
Canning is one of the most reliable and economical forms of food processing available today. Believed to have been invented in the early 1800s, it was first employed to preserve food for the military troops while out on deployment, but then grew in popularity to become a standard way of preserving and delivering food to… Read More
If you need a healthy protein for your lunch or dinner, try reaching for black beans. Also called “turtle” beans, they’re small and oval-shaped (smaller than pinto beans), black with a light cream interior, and have a dense, hearty taste. Originating in South America, black beans have now gained popularity throughout the world for their… Read More
Do you have trouble digesting regular milk? Many people do. In most cases, it’s due to the natural sugar in dairy called “lactose.” Though most infants can digest this sugar just fine, as we get older, we lose some of our ability to do so. If you notice after drinking a glass of milk that… Read More
Someone encountering orzo pasta for the first time may mistake it for rice. It looks very similar, being about the same size and shape, and it can also be cooked and served much the same way, so it’s easy to confuse the two. There are several differences between orzo and rice, however, including the following:… Read More
Most people hadn’t heard of the “keto diet” a few years ago, but today, it’s all the rage. A low-carbohydrate, fat-rich diet, it’s been around for many years as an effective diet for children with epilepsy. A few years ago, though it started to gain popularity as an effective diet for anyone who wanted to… Read More