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Exercise Your Body to Increase Your Long-term Memory

It seems that regular consistent physical exercise increases the volume of regions of the brain that are important for thinking and memory. A study published in Neurology showed that adults in their seventies that exercised the most experienced the least…
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Dates are the perfect replacement for Sugar in Nut Free Caramel Sandwich Bites

Dates are considered a super-food because of their potential to protect against free radical damage. They are rich with vitamins and minerals, provide a nice boost in energy (they are the perfect snack if you need a quick pick-me-up) as…
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Yummy Cashew Cream

If you love to add that last dollop of rich cream to your homemade pies and cakes before serving…if you love to serve fresh berries with cream on top or cereals with a dollop of cream but hate to deal…
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Hypertension and Heart Health

Cardiovascular conditions and disease like heart disease, arteriosclerosis, congestive heart failure, heart attack and stroke are all grievous, possibly life-threatening diseases that are likely the result of years of unhealthy eating combined with sedentary lifestyles. Hypertension, or what is more…
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Blackberry Green Smoothie Goodness…

You’d have to be fairly isolated in the world these days not to have heard something about the health benefits that drinking green smoothies offer. What exactly is a green smoothie? A green smoothie is a healthy mix of green…
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Get Your Beauty Sleep and Lose that Excess Weight…

Sleep, it does a body well. Insomnia, on the other hand, breeds cranky moods and confusion and causes the many balanced and working mechanisms in the body to go wonky. It’s no big secret that people who do not sleep…
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Flexibility and Long-term Thinking are Key to Healthy Eating Habits

Long term thinking paired with a “flexible” mindset is the key to dieting success. Most of us have been trained under the idea that in order to get healthy, we must be under some sort of restrictive dieting or eating…
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Goji Berry Almond Delights

Goji berries are being recognized for the super food they are. Even people like Madonna sing its praises. Goji berries are nothing new. They have been a staple in Tibet for nearly 2000 years. The people of the Himalayas tap…
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Self-discipline Creates Strong, Healthy Minds and Bodies

“Habits begin like flimsy cobwebs at first and are strengthened day by day to become like unbreakable cables to shackle or strengthen our lives”. For many, the word discipline is a dirty word. But, in reality, the opposite is true.…
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Raw Carrot Cake with Lemon Cashew Frosting

Carrots are usually recognized for their rich supply of beta-carotene, an antioxidant nutrient that was actually named for them. However, these colorful root vegetables supply us with a wide variety of antioxidants and other nutrients that support our health besides…
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