More than Just Crunches

Paul Chek Swiss balls are a familiar sight in many gyms these days and are commonly used for ab training – crunches and cross crunches are quite popular using the Swiss ball. However these are just a fraction of the fantastic exercises that be performed on a...

Choosing Healthier Animal By-Products

Research now shows that the animal by-products made from grass fed animals are healthier for us than the animal by-products that come from grain fed animals. Grass fed animal products have greater omega-3 fat compositions than the omega-3 fat compositions found in...

The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

Underneath its hard surface, the oil of the coconut is swimming with vitamins, minerals, fat, and antioxidants that promote and protect our health.  The oil of the coconut has been feeding and healing people for several thousand years and this tradition continues...

The Benefits of Krill Oil

You may have read about or heard how fish oil can help improve your health. Fish oil contains antioxidants and substances like, Omega 3, a mineral known to have health benefits for the brain, heart, immune system, and the body. The waters of the earth are home to many...

The Safety of Our Food

With recalls of various foods from grocery shelves and from freezers and cupboards, many of us are rightly concerned about the safety of the food we consume. Even vegetables, which we are told to eat five servings of a day for our health, have made it onto recent...

The Importance of Filtered Water for Cooking

Most people by now have heard that filtering your water for drinking is healthier than drinking water straight from the tap, this is because the water that comes from your kitchen sink contains impurities. Things like microscopic organisms, and metals from ground...

Good Fat vs. Bad Fat

For the last several decades, healthy eating has been equated with consuming low fat foods. However, it is not absolutely true that a diet low in fat is the most healthy diet. For instance, some studies reveal that certain fats can reduce the risk of strokes or heart...

What Are Carbohydrates

The dictionary (www.freedictionary.com/carbohydrate) defines carbohydrates as, “any of a group of organic compounds that include sugars, starches, cellulose, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals. These compounds are produced by...