Richard Dole

Diabetes is a very serious disease that can be easier to manage when accompanied with healthy eating habits. Diabetes occurs when your body has trouble using glucose. This is a problem because glucose, or blood sugar, is the body’s main source of energy. Healthy eating habits are important whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes because they can prevent problems such as heart and kidney conditions. There is no longer a set “diabetic diet”. People with diabetes simply need to follow the... Read Full Story

A global type 2 diabetes epidemic is happening right now according to The World Wide Health Organization. Right now 180 million people are recorded to have diabetes. This number is expected to double by 2030. The good news is that we can fix this epidemic by changing the way we live. The crisis was created because of our bad health habits. So what is diabetes? Diabetes affects the body’s ability to use glucose, also called blood sugar, for energy. Blood sugar levels become too high because of... Read Full Story

Summer is here!!! What are children’s favorite part of summer? No school and lots of time to play. New sports are starting up; soccer, baseball, track and field, etc. All mothers are on high alert to make sure their young athletes are healthy and have a chance to reach their full potential while keeping them away from the junk food sitting out. So what can parents do to help their kids out during summer? The most important thing to remember is to keep everyone in the family hydrated. During... Read Full Story

Want to speed up your metabolism? Try cardiovascular exercise. It helps improve cholesterol levels, increase energy, relieve stress, improve mood, and burn calories. It also increases your ability to burn fat 14-16 hours after completing the activity. Research shows, that moving with higher intensity and using more muscles, burns more calories during activity and boosts metabolism for 16 to 38 hours. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is used to maximize energy output while saving time... Read Full Story

Have you ever started a diet or workout program and quit shortly after starting? This trend is common and is based on the fact that your expectations were not met within the time wanted. Televisions and magazines try to sell the unrealistic idea that if you start a diet, or take a pill, you will look how you want, in a short amount of time. Our culture is obsessed with doing as much possible in a little time as possible. When you are hungry how many times have you gone to a fast food place... Read Full Story

As the plants bloom allergy season begins again; 22 million Americans flock to doctors and drugstores to get relief. Relief comes in only a few forms each one with a cost. Who really wants to be drowsy all day? For many people the way to get allergy relief is natural alternatives. It is believed that herbs, food, and phytonutrients will eventually cure allergies plus all-natural treatments are often less expensive and they work! Vitamin C, stinging nettles, and quercetin often found in apples... Read Full Story

Almost 23.6 million people have diabetes in America; ergo, practically everyone knows someone with this disease. Only about 17.9 million people are diagnosed. 5.7 million people have diabetes and are unaware. There are three different, vary distinct types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. All types of diabetes have one or more health consequences including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, adult-onset blindness, lower-limb amputations, or gum disease... Read Full Story

Every year millions of people suffer during cold and flue season. What’s the difference between a cold and flu? How do you stay healthy? Colds and flues often have similar symptoms but the main difference is, you will feel the effects of flu much faster than a cold. Some symptoms are more dominant in one or the other, in a flu you usually suffer from fever ranging from 100°-102° F lasting 3-4 days, on the other hand colds usually do non consist of fevers. Headaches are also more dominant in... Read Full Story

In the grocery store many boxes and packages now display "whole-grains" in large, eye catching print. So why are whole-grains so important to your diet and why should you eat them? Whole-grains are processed through a process called refining;therefore, the bran and germ is still attached. White flour and white rice have had these two pieces removed. Bran and germ hold important nutrients. Although nutrients are added back into white flour and white rice,they do not have the same quality of... Read Full Story

Eating around a table use to be normal in families, people use to have conversations about how their day went. In today's society more and more people are getting rid of the idea of a dinner table. Some families don’'t even eat at the same time. Every member of the family creates their own meal and eats it wherever they feel. Eating together needs to be part of a schedule, it helps keep the family together. Studies have shown eating around the table actually benefits the kids. Children who... Read Full Story