Nutrition

Nuts about walnuts

Great things do come in small packages. Like walnuts. They are loaded with nutritional benefits and are good for your brain, heart, skin, blood and bones. However, consuming too many can result in weight gain. To obtain the health benefits without the extra calories, walnuts shouldn’t be added to your current diet or consumed as a snack. […]

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Disease and Illness Prevention, Nutrition

Sugar

In the past 30 years, sugar intake has skyrocketed worldwide. It’s embedded in almost every processed food and drink. Some people call sugar a toxin or a poison. When taken in large amounts, it fuels obesity, diabetes and conditions that lead to heart disease. Triglycerides and metabolic syndrome Sweeteners, such as refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup […]

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