Healthy Lifestyle Secrets Blog

Spinach Secrets Spinach is like a super veggie, packed full of vitamins and minerals with only 30 calories and 4 grams of fiber per cup. This gives us energy and vitality to kick butt everyday. There are 5 secrets that spinach holds and I’m about to give them to you....

What is better than an ice cold can of Coca-Cola? Definitely NOT the 44 grams of sugar and 136 calories? Your body can only process 23 grams before starts to converts the excess sugar into non-essential body fat. Whether you’re a Dr. Pepper, Coke, or Pepsi fan take a...

Allulose or D-psicose is a rare sugar because it is found in only few foods. It is a single sugar that unlike table sugar that is the marriage of glucose and fructose together. It has the same chemical formula as fructose just arranged differently. Because it is rare...

Water Is Trending Have you ever wondered why soda companies produce their own brand of water? It is because over the last 30 years what has been making a comeback and it was either join or be left behind. In 2015 allone soda consumption went down 1.2% that is after a...

The original color of the carrot was not orange. Santa likes carrots! What comes to mind when you see a carrot? Bugs Bunny munching on an orange carrot with his signature line of “What’s up, Doc?”! Well did you know that the traditional carrot is not the original...

Seeds have a high concentration of fiber, fats, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants because it has all the materials needed to make a larger plant. There are 6 seeds that hit the top of the list that have great benefits. Even though all seeds have similar components...

Slow and Steady Eating slower has many benefits to being healthy. By eating slower we can reduce our intake and keep from feeling stuffed after a good meal. It can help lose or maintain weight by not over taxing the body. Eating slower can make you feel full sooner...

Let’s PLay Spin the...Egg Yes, you read that correctly. It says spin the egg. Here’s what you’ll need to play this game: a hard cooked egg; a raw egg; and your kitchen table (or a hard flat surface). Alright now that you’ve got everything ready, here’s how you play:...

Lovely Bunch of Ripe Banana (Day-O) 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch! What does that even mean? Fingers? Hands? Bunches? Bananas can be confusing, but we are about to decode some banana lingo for you! The trunk of a banana “tree” is actually many leaves wrapped tightly...

Ketchup that we use today was from the idea of using tomatoes as medicine in the 1830’s. Before this tomatoes had a pretty bad rap. It was sold as a pill called American Hygiene Pill or Extract of Tomato Pill. Archibald Miles claimed that it would heal jaundice,...

In this corner...and in this corner Why do we drink cow milk? Because we like it? Because why not? Well, do we have some information for you to think upon next time you or your family are hankering for a glass of cow's milk! Goat milk is better for you. Don’t believe...

B12 plays an important role by producing red blood cells and DNA as well as functions in the Nervous system. This means it affects every part of your body in some form or fashion. B12 deficiency is really common and can be seen in the elderly, diabetic on medication,...