What is Metabolic Syndrome? You may have heard the name but there is often some confusion about what exactly is metabolic syndrome, in fact,  keyword research shows over 74,000 Google searches for "metabolic syndrome" in just the past 24 hours.  Also called syndrome...

The 2018 Exercise Guidelines: What the Past 10 Years Have Taught Us The United State Department of Health and Human Services has updated its exercise guidelines! The 2018 guidelines are an update to the first-ever published recommendations in 2008, which included a...

Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay Are there choices that you could be making in your diet now that could slow cognitive decline and even reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease? A growing body of evidence is showing that this might...

Estimating Hydration Needs: When talking about health and diet, the topic of hydration often comes up, and rightly so if you think about the fact that the average human body is comprised of 55-70% water.  Water is so essential to human life that without it humans...

Have you ever found yourself standing in front of the fridge at the end of a long day trying to figure out what to make for dinner?  Do you end up rushing to the grocery store without a list only to throw away unused food at the end of the week or not have when you...

By now you’ve probably heard something about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar, in fact, it’s been touted for its health benefits since the early 19th century, but what is it and what does it actually do for us? Vinegar can be made using a wide variety of...

It’s August and here in the Northeast we have been enduring a stretch of hot and humid weather. While part of me is embracing the warm summer nights, I will admit there is also a part that struggles to think about turning on the oven or stove to make dinner and risk...