THE SUPER STRAWBERRY

May 20 is Pick Your Own Strawberries Day in the U.S. What a wonderful fruit! It’s tasty, juicy, loaded with vitamins and antioxidants, goes wonderfully

THE SKINNY ON FATS

Good fats. Bad fats. Too much. Too little. What’s the real story on fat? There are many aspects to fat that are important to know.

WHAT IS GREEK YOGURT?

Yogurt is a fermented milk product produced by bacteria known as yogurt lactobacilli cultures. Fermentation of lactose produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein

WHAT THE STUDENT BRAIN NEEDS

As the school year ends, we parents wonder if we did all we could to help our children learn. The brain is an integral part

STRONG BONES NEED MAGNESIUM

A new study presented May 5, 2013 at the Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting has shown that magnesium is just important as calcium for children’s

WATER FOR LIFE

When you think of the nutrients you need to sustain life, you may not immediately think of water, but it is absolutely vital to your

PROPER NUTRITION FOR WOUND HEALING…

Cicatrisation, or wound healing, follows an intricate but normal process to generate repair after an injury. In the case of a skin wound, for example,

COOKED OR RAW – WHICH IS BEST?…

Most of us find it impossible to shop daily for the fruits and vegetables we eat. Unless you live right on the farm and harvest

VITAMIN A FOR GOOD VISION

I was startled to read recently how crucial vitamin A is to the proper functioning of your eyes. Without it you just aren’t able to

ENJOY PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS FOR GOOD HEALT…

Traveling in the desert areas of the world, you can’t miss it. The prickly pear cactus. It originated in South America, moved north into Mexico