Healthy Food Chart

Q. I am on high blood pressure meds and have noticed a lot of cramping in my legs. How much potassium in mgs should I be taking a day? A. The Institute of Medicine established 4.7 grams (4700 mg) of…

I thought I had myself pretty well organized this morning, I wasn’t rushing and I wasn’t late but somehow I left my camera back in Boston and I am south of the city at a Panera Bread doing some work — one day I will have it all together, right?!

Forum Post: Hi My mom has been restricting for a while and she spends a lot of time in the bathroom after dinner. she has been acting strangely: always wanting the family to leave the house so she can “clean” but when…

With food prices high and the economy still recovering, many of us struggle to eat healthily because of the cost of good food. Fresh fruit and vegetables can see grocery bills soaring. But, there’s good news this week from a UK study by the Institute of Food Research. Scientists have shown that frozen vegetables retain more nutrients, which are…

Forum Post: Been told I need fruit and veg with each meal, need help with this, and late night snack ideals. Any suggestions?…

What an awesome weekend I had. It felt like spring and we were out and about like it was — if only this weather would last!

Photobucket: eva_92 To put that into perspective, it’s just about four cups of coffee. Almost a liter. That’ll get you wired, to say the least. So, what is Starbucks going to call this 31 ounce monstrosity? Since they’re known for all those catchy names, it’s the “Jitter-Maker.” No, not really. It’s named the “Trenta,” after the Italian word for 30….

In my last post I spoke about how you really can continue losing weight or at least maintain a healthy weight while on the road. After that post I got a question about what my workout consisted of and how…

This next step of recovering from setbacks and motivating yourself involves “letting go” and not stepping into more gloom and doom when you make a dieting mistake. Sometimes our human mistakes literally hold us in a real negative way of…

YouTube: weezllane Hotdogs are a witch’s brew – hoof of cow, eye of rat, filler of unknown origin – extruded into a wiener, and put into a bun. Condiments optional. They’re gross. No one REALLY knows what’s in hotdogs. But at every barbecue, carnival, and Fourth of July, you’ll find hotdogs. And, kids love them. That’s the problem. Doctors insist…