by Deb Cantrell | Oct 27, 2020 | Cancer, Healthy Meals, Heart Healthy Foods, Nutrition
Next time you sit down for a colorful mix of greens and vegetables, consider grabbing a bottle of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Extra virgin olive oil is known to improve cardiovascular health, but did you know that this simple oil in its rawest form is a superfood...
by Deb Cantrell | Apr 3, 2020 | Breakfast, Dairy Free, Gluten-Free, Healthy Breakfast Foods, Healthy Meals, Nutrition
Give Your Smoothies Some Oomph! As we coast right into spring and start searching for new healthy meal ideas, everybody seems to be going right back to that easy breakfast or snack that we seem to shelve every winter: the green smoothie! We all have our tried...
by Deb Cantrell | Feb 21, 2020 | All, Healthy Meals, Nutrition
Every January, US News comes out with its big annual list of best (and worst) diets. As of late, diets with a heart-healthy emphasis tend to bubble to the top of the pack, and it’s no wonder; heart disease takes the cake for leading cause of death in the US. We...
by Deb Cantrell | Feb 14, 2020 | Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy Foods, Nutrition, Vegetables
Pasta is often the quick go-to for weeknight meals; it’s fast, easy, and always a crowd-pleaser. However, it’s gotten a bit of a bad rep lately as being not a “health food” due to the fact that it’s high-carb, not gluten-free, and...
by Deb Cantrell | Jan 17, 2020 | Detox, Healthy Meals, Healthy Snack Foods, Nutrition
We all know that dietary fiber is an important tenet of both digestion and overall health, and that most Americans don’t get their daily recommended amount. We all also know that too many starchy carbs can lead to inflammation and weight gain. Since fiber is a...
by Deb Cantrell | Jan 3, 2020 | Detox, Nutrition
One area of medicine that’s made leaps and bounds over the last decade is gut health. An unhealthy gut can adversely affect the rest of our health. Research has shown that our digestive tracts are full of beneficial bacteria, creating a living “microbiome” that serves...