Healthy Diets

By Kate Harveston — I’m one of the lucky ones — although I have mild gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), my symptoms cause me little of the misery many others experience. Still, consuming foods with a high acid content, such as after a Friday night pizza indulgence, can leave me with burning pain in my upper abdomen. Over the years, I’ve ...

By Kate Harveston As much as I have always tried to take decent care of my body, I must admit, for a long time I never met a Hershey’s Kiss I didn’t inhale like a starving kitten given a bowl of tuna. My sweet tooth constantly undermined my diet goals, and worse, the blood sugar roller coaster I rode daily ...

By Kate Harveston — Many food items on the shelves of grocery stores today have misleading labels. Sometimes I think I’m purchasing an all-natural product when really the seal on the package doesn’t guarantee anything about the ingredients in my food. Instead of guessing at what I’m eating, I started following these tips that you can try too. Try them ...

Image Source Have you ever stood confused in a grocery aisle brimming with an endless choice of cooking oils, wondering which one to buy? Until a few years back, I often found myself in this bewildering situation. In fact, in the past, I rarely paid attention to which oil I used for cooking until one day I happened to visit ...