It’s easy to get into a dietary rut. Even when we are trying to get more fruits and vegetables into our diet, we can end up eating and juicing the same limited number of ingredients. In one survey, half of all fruit consumption was made up of just 6 foods: orange juice, apple juice, bananas, [...]
I try to drink a fresh juice every day. Why? Regularly flooding our bodies with nutrition-packed fresh juice is one of the most reliable methods for staying energized, and for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and vitality as we age. Fresh juice is an exceptional liquid multivitamin. Juice is rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, [...]
If you’ve ever wondered if optimizing your diet by going plant-based late in life is “worth it,” wonder no more. A new study published in PLOS Medicine paints a bright picture for anyone cleaning up their diet at almost any age. We can add years to our lifespan even if we are already in our [...]
This twist on the classic A-B-C juice (apple-beet-carrot) is designed to fuel your workout, hike or run. The ingredients have many health benefits, but here is how they will support your energy, endurance and hydration while you sweat it out, step it up or power on. Beet Juice for Endurance Beets contain nitrate which your [...]
Eating a healthy plant-based diet when you are at home and in total control of your food is easy. But maintaining your healthy way of eating when traveling or on vacation presents some challenges. My husband and I just returned from a five-day getaway to Pensacola Beach, Florida. (We had planned on Maui, but due [...]
One of the top goals that people have when embarking on a juice fast is to lose weight. Juicing is the only natural food way to get more nutrition with fewer calories. By consuming a fresh vegetable and fruit juice in place of meals you can cut your caloric intake and encourage weight loss while [...]
When it comes to a healthy heart and blood pressure, is beet juice or cooked beets better for you? It’s a good question. Years ago, researchers proved that beet juice increases athletic endurance. It does this by increasing the level of nitric oxide (NO) in your blood, which increases blood flow, gas exchange, mitochondrial biogenesis [...]
Can a heart healthy plant-based diet lower the odds of getting seriously sick with COVID-19? Yes - by a landslide - according according to a new study published in MBJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. The study included 2884 healthcare workers, mostly physicians and all with high exposure to patients with COVID-19, from six countries - [...]
Many people choose brown rice over white rice for the added health benefits. But rice has a problem. It often contains high levels of inorganic arsenic. And brown rice contains more than white rice because more arsenic is trapped in the outer bran layer. Is any rice safe to eat? Here is what authorities have [...]
Pulses are part of the legume family (plants that grow in pods) and refer specifically to the dried seeds within the pods – beans, lentils, chickpeas and dried peas. These nutrition packed gems confer numerous health benefits, including a healthy heart. Pulses for Heart Health Research shows that pulses can reduce your risk of heart [...]
