Taco Salad Wraps

Taco Salad Wraps Serves: 4 For the Dressing: 2 ripe avocados 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 1/4 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, regular or chipotle For the Wraps: 1 cup cooked red kidney or black beans or low sodium canned beans, drained 4 [...]

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Ten Things to Know to Prevent Prostate Cancer

 1) Eat your G-BOMBS. G-BOMBS (greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries and seeds) have powerful anti-cancer effects. For example, cruciferous vegetables (greens like broccoli, kale, bok choy, arugula, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, plus cauliflower, radish and more ) contain phytochemicals that stimulate the body to detoxify carcinogens, and higher cruciferous vegetable intake is associated with lower prostate [...]

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Tips for Healthy Eating – Summer Traveling.

Whether you are taking a road trip or flying to some distant destination, summer is the season for travel and adventure. Luckily, if you are committed to following a nutrient-dense diet style, you do not have to leave your healthy eating habits at home. With a little pre-planning and thinking outside the box, it is [...]

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Healthy Weight Loss with Nuts and Seeds

Nuts and Seeds for a Healthy Weight and a Long Life Nuts and seeds are healthful, natural foods that are full of beneficial nutrients and phytochemicals. Although the myth that nuts and seeds are fattening has persisted, the research suggests that nuts are actually beneficial for weight loss. In any case, it’s not the fat [...]

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How Bad is Just One Bite?

Dopamine: why “just one bite” doesn’t work The science on food addiction has now established that highly palatable foods (low-nutrient, high-calorie, intensely sweet, salty, and/or fatty foods – those that make up the majority of the Standard American Diet) produces the exact biochemical effects in the brain that are characteristic of substance abuse. Junk food [...]

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