Healthy happy you.
I love gum. I always have. I had a gum ball machine in my bedroom until I went to college. There's been some questions recently if gum is a good idea if you are watching your caloric intake. Well the answer is a mixed bag. The good news is a piece of sugarless gum is a great alternative when you are craving a high caloric snack. It will satisfy your sweet tooth and occupy your brain until it Read more
While we'd all love to be more conscious of portion sizes to help reduce holiday weight gain, all it takes is a cheese ball here, and a pigs in a blanket there, and those innocent bite-sized holiday treats can produce an explosion of heartburn and bloating in your belly. If you went a little overboard at the hors d'oeuvres table (or the main course), and are now feeling the negative side effects, Read more
Due to our anatomy, women are more prone to UTIs than men. Thanks, mother nature! Luckily, there are some foods that may actually help prevent bladder infections. Read up on ways your diet can help keep things in check. Cranberries: Research shows that substances in cranberries create barriers that prevent E. coli from clinging to the cells along the urinary tract lining. Harness their UTI Read more
