Eat for Your Heart’s Sake

Physiologically speaking, you have two camps vying for your attention as it relates to your nutrition. First, there’s your stomach, which could less how many trans fats or processed sugars you... Read more

The nutrition and power of flax seed

1 comment RSS Email Print Flax seeds are a wonderful resource in the kitchen. While providing a variety of nutritional benefits, it also offers a significant amount of soluble and insoluble fiber for... Read more

Best-of-the-best Heart healthy foods: R is for Red wine

Add a Comment by Debora Yost, NY Nutrition Examiner « Previous Insert photo caption or credit here Several years ago, a group of researchers from around the world set out to find which among a... Read more

Unscrambling the myths of eggs and cholesterol

I was taught from young that eating eggs was good, and in fact, every day I made sure I had two half boiled eggs for breakfast. Then when I reached my twenties, I was told that the latest medical research... Read more

Additional evidence low carb burns more fat

Anyone who has done the diet Merry-Go-Round and finally ended up trying low carb can tell you that low carb is the most effective way to drop excess weight. While many dieticians and doctors have dismissed... Read more

Cigarettes do more damage to a woman’s heart than to a man’s

Heart diseases take different forms in men and women. The warning signs are apparent in different ways for men and women. “Not only are the warning signs different, but the mechanisms by which... Read more

Skip the Egg yolk if your cholesterol is high

Q. I’m trying to eat a super-healthy diet and want to know if I should include egg yolks. I hear on one hand that the yolk has all the cholesterol and saturated fat, and on the other hand that... Read more