Fructose is found naturally in fruits and vegetables, so is it bad for us? Well, yes and no. It all depends on the fiber.  And that is where things have gone wrong for fructose.   You may be familiar with fructose as it has been in health news as high fructose corn syrup.   So let’s determine

Positive thoughts can be part of your everyday life.  All of us have automatic thoughts.  They are with us daily.   They were programmed into us from our observations as young children.   Most of the time we don’t even realize they are there.  They influence every decision we make.  The first way to understand how we

Why should I eat plants? Begin your day with whole plant foods.  These are the foods that bring healthy results.  Really?  What should I be eating???  That feeling alone can be a frustrating experience.  Eat this, don’t eat that.  No wait.   I changed my mind.  That might give me cancer.  What’s a superfood again?  Our

Commit to understanding heart disease and its impact on your health So this is where my personal story began fourteen years ago.   My father had to undergo emergency open heart surgery– a triple bypass– because of blockages.   I was 32 years old and had no idea what was happening.  That event, and my dad’s long

It seems like we are always focusing on what we can’t do– on what’s not good enough.

Inflammation. What is this new buzzword all about? Inflammation is your body’s way of protecting itself from infection, illness, or injury.   So even though we associate inflammation with negative response in the body, our bodies are actually doing exactly what they should be….. it’s a response.   So there are two types of inflammation, acute and