Is Diet Soda a Friend or Foe?
Let’s start off with a few facts. According to the Aspartame Information Center website, aspartame, an artificial sweetener 200 times sweeter than…
The Worst Breakfasts You Can Have
Thanks to globalization, the food industry has created a breakfast culture of its own; cereals, cream cheese bagels and orange juice, coffee and…
You Are What You Eat. So What Are You?
Have you ever read the following ingredients on a food label before – maltodextrin, ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, lecithin, caramel color, monosodium glutamate, and mono-,…
Does Gluten Free = Fat Loss?
Gluten is the latest buzz word floating around the health and fitness industry. I’m sure that you’ve heard of it and I’m…
Get Socially Active
Exercise and socializing are important, but often times it’s easy to get caught up in everyday life and we end up doing neither. …
What To Eat?
There is a lot of confusion about nutrition and “what to eat”. The next time you’re in a situation where you don’t know…
Foods Treated with Radiation
This pink logo is the international symbol for irradiated foods, called the Radura. Irradiation is the process of zapping conventional foods with…
B’s Quick Breakfast: Banana Avocado Smoothie
My 2-minute breakfast smoothie… blend together: 1 ripe banana 1 C skim milk (can also use almond or soy milk if you prefer) 1 raw…
Weight Loss Mistakes
Do you exercise 5 to 7 days per week, watch your diet, and still can’t lose weight? The most common problems I’ve encountered…
Portion Control
To gauge food portions, I recommend following the ‘3-hour rule’. For instance, if you eat a meal and are hungry an hour later, then…
