Does Everyone Get Health Benefits from Coffee? 

Does Everyone Get Health Benefits from Coffee? 

Genetic differences in caffeine metabolism may explain the Jekyll and Hyde effects of coffee. Three-quarters of American adults drink coffee and about half do so on a daily basis. That comes out to a million tons of coffee every year. Might there be “grounds for...
Breakfast Cereals and Tooth Decay

Breakfast Cereals and Tooth Decay

Which foods have the greatest cavity-causing potential?  Nearly half a century ago at a Senate hearing on nutrition, a Dr. Nizel from Tufts suggested that sugary breakfast cereals “should be banned in the best interest for all concerned, particularly children,”...
What Foods Help Depression?

What Foods Help Depression?

You have heard the old adage, “You are what you eat.” You are what you eat and assimilate, both physically and mentally. Are you consuming foods that reduce your risk of depression? What dietary items aid in recovery from depression? Boost Tryptophan Naturally Though...
Winning Strategies for Successful Weight Loss!

Winning Strategies for Successful Weight Loss!

Sixty-nine percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. Of these statistics, 42% of Americans are obese. One in ten Americans has type 2 diabetes. Ninety percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes are obese. Obesity fuels chronic diseases such as...
Tomato & Red Pepper Soup

Tomato & Red Pepper Soup

The delicious soup is loaded with cancer-fighting phytonutrients. Lycopene in tomatoes helps protect from many cancers. Eating them in cooked form with a small amount of cold-pressed olive oil, helps deliver more lycopene to the blood.Tomatoes contain chlorogenic...