I read about a recent research done that shattered a myth for me today.
A team of Italian researchers headed by Dr. Nicolette Pellegrini peformed research on the effect of various cooking methods on the phytochemicals in vegetables. They examined three forms of cooking methods - boiling, frying and steaming on three types of […]

Many people have been told by their doctors that it would be in their best interest to start working on lowering triglycerides (I’m being delicate here…).
Both triglycerides and cholesterol are necessary to the proper functioning of our bodies. Cholesterol contributes to building strong cells and triglycerides help prvide us with energy. The medical establishment feels […]

I LOVE APPLES!!!
Fresh apples, apple pie, apple crisp, apples and yogurt, apple strudel….you get the picture.
I will take apple pie over chocolate mousse anyday. There is something about the combination of apples and cinammon. Yummmmmm. Just thinking about it makes me salivate.
The good news is that apples are really good for you! We’ve all heard […]

We want to be healthy. That’s a given.
Optimum nutrition is what we want to aim for. It’ll never be perfect nutrition because we don’t live in a perfect world. But we want to achieve optimum nutrition in a nurturing way.
So, what are some ways that women can NURTURE ourselves? We spend our entire lives […]