Why Should I Eat Hemp Hearts?

I’ll be completely honest, 72 hours ago I had no idea what hemp hearts were. A friend recommended them at the grocery store, so I picked them up. Its funny how quickly things can change – now, I love them. Hemp hearts are the edible insides of hemp seeds, packed with nutritional content and offering a variety of health benefits. Hemp

Why Zero-Calorie Sweeteners May Make You Fat

All too often, things that seem too good to be true are, in fact, too good to be true. Enjoy your favorite soda without any of the sugar, carbs or calories! Give your baked goods that sweet, sugary taste you love without any real sugar! I’m definitely guilty of falling for the allure of Sweet’N Low and Splenda. I did an

4 Ways Sugar is Affecting Your Childs Health

I’ll admit it, I have a sweet tooth. I love late night ice cream, I devour birthday cake, and I always have an urge to get a cookie when there available. However, one thing I am good at, is knowing when and when not to have too much sugar as it really can affect ones physical and mental health. Did

12 Foods With More Sugar Than A Krispy Kreme Doughnut

    Via takepart:Sugar has become a super-villain of sorts. We see its evil machinations in the form of Tony the Tiger eering down at children and in rats getting addicted to Oreos like they were cocaine. Even the substitutes it has spawned can cause weight gain, brain tumors, bladder cancer, and many other health problems. Still, 71.4 percent of American adults allot more

Five “Healthy” Foods Derailing Your Weight Loss Goals This Summer

As summer rolls around, many people set goals for weight loss to put them in the best shape for the summer months. New diets, exercise plans, and health oriented goals all get integrated in the hope of shedding those extra pounds. However, if your exercising regularly and still not seeing those extra pounds shed, it might be worth to take

Food Labels And What They Really Mean

Nowadays, it seems like every food label is designed to make you think its contents are healthy (or at least not all that bad). And while a new Harris Interactive survey shows that the majority of Americans say they find those labels helpful in making healthy food choices, some of them mean diddly squat. While the Food and Drug Administration

Most Common GMO Foods

Genetically Modified Organisms (referred to as GM or GMO) are found in up to 80% of the food sold in American supermarkets. GM plants are much more common than many people realize too. Here is a list of the 10 most common GMO foods so you can be more aware while grocery shopping. 10 most common GMO foods 1. Soy Up to 90% of soybeans

Five “Healthy” Foods You May Want to Rethink

Hippocrates (the father of medicine), once famously said “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”. Sound advice. But food has changed in the last century. That may sound like a peculiar statement to some, so let me expand… Food grown/farmed/produced 100 years ago is quite different than many of the same foods today. We are living in