Food and Fitness Fundamentals Happy New Year! With the holidays behind us, have you found that you are now a statistic in relation to the study that suggests the average person only gains one pound between Thanksgiving and New Years? If so, congratulations for not gaining more, and if you were one of the lucky […]

Food and Fitness Fundamentals With the holidays now in full swing, so is the newly deemed “superfood,” the pomegranate. Studies for this fruit are still in the early stages; however, thus far current research suggests they may contain great nutritional value, act as an excellent promoter of cardiovascular health and help ward off many diseases, […]

Food and Fitness Fundamentals As the holidays draw near, so does the fear of those dreaded extra pounds of unwanted weight gain. Many people think the average weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Years is about 5 pounds; however, several studies suggest it is only 1. But keep in mind, all things being constant, that […]

Food and Fitness Fundamentals In spite of this year’s delayed start to the growing season, tomatoes finally reached their peak of harvest. Along with now having an abundance of picked ripened tomatoes from your garden, you can also still salvage the remaining ones on the vine if picked soon and stored properly. Ideally, the perfect […]

Food and Fitness Fundamentals When the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The Department of Health and Human Services release new Dietary Guidelines for Americans every five years, the recommendations have historically been for a healthy population. But with 68 percent of Americans being overweight or obese, including 20 percent of children ages 6-11 who are […]