Grab Another Egg And Beat It
If you are not an egg lover or a vegan, just stop reading now. However, if you absolutely love eggs but have been scared by pseudoscience about eating them, sit down, get comfy, and...
Probiotics Vs Prebiotics: What is the Difference?
The world of probiotic and prebiotic supplements can be soooo confusing and, all too often, draining to your wallet and sanity. On top of that, a new study comes out every week with new...
Spot Fad Diet Products in Seven Steps
Back in 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a new law-enforcement initiative that will allow them to seriously crack-down on all the fad diet products flooding our shelves. It's their attempt to control...
Study Finds that Laughter Supports Weight Loss
The results are in folks: If you increase the laughter in your life you can lose weight!
Ok, it's not THAT cut and dry. Weight and health status are influenced by a billion different factors.
The...
Change Your Harmful Health Beliefs
Hate reading? Check out my vlog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTqhLE-5Yp8
Our society holds an unknown amount of harmful health beliefs. Everyone from your Aunt Helen to your doctor to online fitness bros/health coaches/influencers bombard you with constant nonsense.
Unfortunately, we...
The Healthy Cause of Your IBS
As someone who was "diagnosed" with Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS) as a youngster, I deeply feel the pain of anyone who has suffered from it. Why did I put the word diagnosis in quotations?
Because...
Cooking Survival: Eight Items You Need to Get Started
So you want to get cooking...but how?
Y'all know home cooking can save you a billion dollars, tastes a jillion times better than store-bought, and is a gazillion times better for your health. But cooking...
Why Frozen Produce is the New Fresh
"Eat fresh fruits and veggies only! The fresher the better! Canned and frozen foods have waaaay less nutrients, so don't be gross and eat that crap!" says everyone all the time.
Well folks, they may...
In Defense of Cereal: It’s Not All Bad!
Is cereal to blame?
Raise your hand if you've heard someone blame the U.S. chronic disease crisis on cereal. You've probably seen foodie influencers raging on social media that, "our children are obese because of...
The Stink Behind “Added Fiber” Products
UPDATE: Three years after this post was written, the FDA issued an update to how "fiber" is defined. I will write an article about these updates soon. Until then, here is a link to...