The Yoga of Eating...

By: Heather Ashare, MPH Heather Ashare has been a dedicated practitioner and instructor of Ashtanga yoga for several years. As the yoga expert at DietsInReview.com, she shares simple and effective ways to make yoga a part of your life for greater fitness and wellness. DietsInReview.com also provides healthy recipes, weight loss tools, nutrition and health guidance in the Diet Blog and reviews of more than 475 diet...

Bring on the Brain Food...

The human brain is a complex organ whose workings are beyond the comprehension of even the sharpest minds in the business. While some of us are born with brains that are sharp shooters in the memory power area and have excellent cognitive and reasoning skills, others have to work hard to achieve the same kind of success. While it’s common knowledge that patronizing the right kind of foods goes a long way in keeping your...

The Greatest Thing Since Sliced What?...

What's next? Uranium enriched Bread?! Bread is everywhere! We can’t escape it, it creeps into our diets daily. However, I try to keep it to a minimum. Here’s why: A lot of us may already know that white bread is unhealthy. Some of us may reason that as long as we are buying whole grain bread, we are making a healthy choice. If you ask me (which you did, right?) I’ll tell you that most “Whole Wheat Bread” is...

Dive into Endives...

I don’t know what has gotten in to me lately, but for the past few months I absolutely have to eat Belgium Endives at least once a week! Every time I go grocery shopping they look at me and say, “You know you can’t leave me here!” (Those endives, they’re very fresh…) They’re bitter and I seem to crave that bitter taste. I combine it with agave nectar or honey, balsamic vinaigrette, green apples or...

Nutritional Info on Quinoa and How to Prepare it...

photo by mellowfood By now, you’ve all heard of quinoa (pronounced kin-wa.) The Incans referred to quinoa as “the mother of all grains,” even though it’s actually not exactly a grain but a member of the beet family. In ancient times, quinoa was THE number one nutritional food staple that gave warriors stamina. Quinoa has a light, fluffy texture when cooked, and its mild, slightly nutty flavor makes it...

The Metabolism Myth…Busted...

The mainstream advice out there for boosting your metabolism levels is generally all the same: Exercise! Well, I’m going to tell you there are other pieces to the puzzle. There is much more you can do (in addition to exercise) to get your metabolism levels up. Stuff that takes up less time and is easier on your joints. Read my 5 Tips for Metabolism Magic. Eat 5-6 times a day not 3. Not only is it easier on your...

Q + A with my Health Guru: On Weight Maintenance a...

Dr. Simm Gottesman is an Acupuncture Physician from Florida in possession of vibrant health and youth, a great niece (me!), and much wisdom on natural health secrets. Simm was the first one to influence me to change my eating habits. I have never been the same since she shared her health secrets with me, more than a decade ago. She is over 50 years old chronologically, but physically, much younger. Her face barely has a...

Zap your microwave!...

photo by Orin Optiglot Microwaves alter the molecular structure of food. So… what do you think it does to your cells?! It turns food into a radiated piece of carcinogen. If you put a slightly stale bagel in the microwave for 30 seconds and take it out, it is soft and warm and yummy… But try this: Leave it out for 30 minutes, then drop it on the floor. It will be as hard as a rock! Its molecular structure has been...

What is an Alkaline pH Level and How to Monitor yo...

What does it mean to “Alkalize” your body? Well, it’s the opposite of having your system be Acidic. Remember those litmus papers from high school lab? You can actually use those to test our urine or saliva to see what your pH level is. We ideally want to score at least in the 6-7 range because this means we are not too acidic (which can lead to health problems). What causes an acidic pH level? These foods, for...

A One Week Healthy Meal Plan...

Here is a fine example of a healthy meal plan for the week! This is a what a healthy well-balanced omnivore diet should look like over a week. The plan can be altered to a vegetarian/vegan by substituting meat for tofu or tempe (the healthier version of tofu- because it’s fermented) and substituting milk for soy, almond, or rice milk! First a little background. where’s the calorie count? I don’t...