Month: June 2021

The Health Benefits of Eating Green Foods

The Health Benefits of Eating Green Foods

Kermit the Frog once sang about the difficulties of being green and the way many people avoid foods of the same color (not frogs, of course…they’re friends, not food), one could be forgiven for thinking there truly is something wrong with the color green. The 

“Healthy” Foods that Really Aren’t

“Healthy” Foods that Really Aren’t

We’ve all seen the labels, “low-fat,” “whole grain,” “gluten-free,” “baked,” “high protein,” and “low-carb,” among others, that are used to imply the foods these labels appear on are healthy, when, in actuality, they are anything but. Processed food manufacturers have become very adept at deceiving 

Food Myths Busted

Food Myths Busted

It used to be, in the good ‘ole days, that myths had to do with old stories, like those about Greek/Roman gods (I always get the two confused…is Athena Greek or Roman?). But if you read the “b” definition of myth…a widely held but false 

10 Foods to Help You Sleep Better

10 Foods to Help You Sleep Better

Wait, there are foods out there that can help me sleep better? The answer is a qualified “yes” with the qualification being that more studies need to be conducted. The few studies that have been completed reveal that foods rich in melatonin and antioxidants may,