Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating Tips

Starting Points
Your food and physical activity choices each day affect your health — how you feel today, tomorrow, and in the future.

These tips and ideas are a starting point. You will find a wealth of suggestions here that can help you get started toward a healthy diet. Choose a change that you can make today, and move toward a healthier you.

8 Foods That Are More Nutritious Raw

Cooking some foods unlocks their nutrients, but eating certain raw foods is more nutritious. Here are eight to try raw, for maximum nutrition.

Raw Nuts Protect the Heart

EGGPLANT PARMESAN SOUP

Serves 6 

This twist features the classic flavors of Eggplant Parmesan in a delicious soup. Recipe courtesy of Amy Sherman of Cooking with Amy.

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Singing the blues. And reds and purples…

There are various reasons why I hold certain food groups in particularly high esteem. Examples are the mushroom family, especially the medicinally oriented fungi such as maitake and shitake mushrooms. Another food group I try and consume of as much as possible is the berry family. Many times blueberries, strawberries and raspberries are the first things that come to mind when one thinks of the moniker super food. Berries have been the object of much scientific scrutiny and inquiry in recent years and the justification appears to be extremely convincing.

Foods You Must Buy Organic

Do you wish you could eat organic food more often but don’t know how to without breaking the bank? There are times to save and times to splurge, especially when it comes to your health.

Reap the benefits and enjoy the peace of mind of eating meals free of pesticides and additives by shopping for healthy ingredients when it counts the most. Below is a list of foods that you should always buy organic.

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Harvard study: Pasteurized milk from industrial dairies linked to cancer

The truth has once again shaken the foundation of the 'American Tower of Babel' that is mainstream science, with a new study out of Harvard University showing that pasteurized milk product from factory farms is linked to causing hormone-dependent cancers. It turns out that the concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) model of raising cows on factory farms churns out milk with dangerously high levels of estrone sulfate, an estrogen compound linked to testicular, prostate, and breast cancers.

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Organic -- What Does It Mean?

 Organic farming refers to agricultural production (food and clothing) without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.  Additionally, in order to be classified as organic, foods must be minimally processed without artificial ingredients, preservatives, or irradiation.  By definition, organic foods are not genetically altered.  However, even this has become an issue because of cross pollination.

Wild Fish? Farmed Fish? What Should I Eat?

If I am confused about what fist to eat and have spent my life studying nutrition and environmental science, then I imagine most people are confused. I am left with so many questions and had almost given up trying to figure it out. Until I met Tim O’Shea, the founder of Clean Fish, Inc, a company, aspiration and a movement that brings together artisanal fishermen and fish farmers and champions them in the marketplace under transparent, traceable brands.

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Chicken Soup To Soothe Your Soul

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Valentine's Day Dessert - Flourless Choclate Cake

Okay, so this is what's called a compromise between healthy eating and an all-out binge.  You've got flavonoids in the chocolate, some healthy fat in the almonds, it's not too sugary, and you're not eating processed white flour.  All-in-all, not so bad.  And it's delicious!

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