HaveHealthNow Blog by Wellness Mike

Whatever the season or time of the year, your immunity should be in the best possible shape to keep you protected from avoidable infections and illnesses. It is possible to keep immunity in top shape through exercises, enough sleep and keeping stress levels down, but your diet plays a huge role in just how healthy you remain. Fortunately, there are so many vegetables and fruits you can include in your diet to boost your immunity levels because they have all the right properties. When looking at the vegetables and the fruits the richer and deeper the color the higher the antioxidants hence the more beneficial the fruit or vegetable. Sweet potatoes - Sweet potatoes that have an orange hue are high in beta carotene. This is an antioxidant that gets converted into Vitamin A by the body and it is an essential disease fighting nutrient. Sweet potatoes are some of the best fresh sources when looking for immunity boosting properties. Garlic - It has been in use for years as a remedy for a ...

People are casual with snacks, as if they don't matter. People also treat snacks as if they're different from meals. Case in point: When I give nutrition presentations, I outline a simple method for creating meals with a good balance of foods and nutrition. Someone almost always asks, "What can we have for snacks?" The answer is: Whatever you have for meals, just less. Does Everyone Agree About Snacking? Some say snacking keeps energy levels high throughout the day. That prevents the low energy and excess hunger that can lead to overeating later. Others - particularly weight-loss programs - stress eating precisely three meals per day. Snacking encourages overeating. With too many chances to choose food, we have too many chances to give in to temptation. Let's assume here that Snacks Happen, so we might as well be wise about them. The Quick Energy Question Clients often ask me what to eat for "quick energy." Maybe they're hoping I'll s...

In the quest for greater health and the prevention of disease, people are looking more and more to the quality of the foods they eat. Fast food, fried food, sweets, and foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are being replaced by healthier options. Research studies are showing that food is more than mere nutrition to fill the stomach - it can ward off specific illnesses and lengthen one's life. The first of the three healthiest foods is almonds. A recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that eating 1.5 ounces of lightly salted, dry-roasted almonds each day (about 35 almonds) reduces overall hunger, does not affect body weight, and helps people to meet their ideal daily intake of Vitamin E. Another study that was published on consuming nuts appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. It showed that people who eat nuts live longer than those who don't. The study included 76,464 women and 42,498 men and found that the m...

1. Studies have associated high intakes of dietary fiber and the consumption of whole grains with a reduced risk for coronary heart disease. Fiber can help lower levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) in the blood. Fiber has also been shown to reduce other risk factors associated with Coronary Heart Disease including obesity, blood pressure and elevated cholesterol. 2. Research has shown that people who eat high-fiber diets are less likely to have diabetes. High fiber diets may play a significant role in preventing diabetes or halting the progression of pre-diabetes to diabetes. Current evidence suggests that a daily diet with 30-50 grams of fiber results in lower glucose levels than a low-fiber diet does. http://www.HaveHealth.org