Nutrition Sheila

In the hectic times we live in it’s all too easy to let our health and nutrition slip. But letting those go for a bit actually makes your stress worse. For example, if you’re not getting the ...

Mornings, meetings, hangouts and serious writing are what coffeehouses are all about. Walking in, you are embraced by the robust smell of coffee in the air, dim lighting and familiar hipster ...

Welcome to Labor Day Weekend! For many it may be the last chance this year for a great grilling get-together. Don’t blow this great opportunity by putting awesome food on pre-made, packaged, ...

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Britt Burton-Freeman, Ph.D., who is the director of the Center for Nutrition Research, at the Institute for Food Safety and Health at ...

Magnesium is needed for over 300 enzymatic functions in the human body. Functions run the range from nerve function, bone health, muscle function, making proteins, female reproductive system ...

If you have anemia, there is something wrong with your red blood cells, and they are unable to get enough oxygen out to the tissues of your body. There are several different types of anemia, each ...

World Breastfeeding Week is upon us from August 1 – 7, 2015. While moms have been having and caring for their babies since the beginning of time, this week helps bring awareness and education to ...

When purchasing food keep in mind the food industry’s top concern is NOT your health. Their job is to sell food. Your health, and the health of those you care for, are your responsibility. Do ...

Summer is in full swing and that has the temperatures rising daily. If you live in areas like Phoenix or Vegas metro areas you know the furnace is just warming up. The next couple months will be ...

Nothing drains the life out of your day quite like being knocked down with a headache. The good news is there is a lot that nutrition can do to help decrease the intensity, duration and frequency ...

“You always eat super healthy.” I’ve heard it a thousand times. I generally eat healthy foods. Not because I’m a nutritionist or on a health kick, but rather because those are the foods I ...

Never did I think I would enter my thirties childless. There was a plan in place: college, career, marriage, meet Sylvester Stallone, write bestselling health books, babies and then my 30th ...

Nourish your sense of accomplishment and let this fuel each step towards your personal recovery. Do what you can with what you have while you’re getting where you want to be. Today you may ...

Sponsored By: The Stork® OTC Trying to conceive can be a fun and exciting time. Just think, very soon your baby will be growing inside of you and you will take on one of life’s most important ...

When it comes to nutrition and mental health, one nutrient stands out and warrants an in-depth look. That nutrient is vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for the absorption and utilization of ...

We grow in small steps forwards and backwards. When you’re anxious or depressed, adding even the smallest task can seem daunting. You want to feel better, but everything you have to do to get ...

No one will ever “get it all together.” That’s like eating once and for all. Silly to expect and miserable trying to achieve — yet here we are. Everyone gets down sometimes. Everyone. ...

It’s impossible to turn on the news, read a magazine or scan the internet without finding a report citing new found problems associated with the obesity epidemic. The global growth of waistlines ...

Each year around the holidays we’re bombarded by the message to “maintain don’t gain.” For years this has rubbed me the wrong way and I haven’t been able to put my finger on just why it bothers ...

Most of us would like a nice, flat stomach. There is plenty you can do that not only will help flatten your belly, but will improve your overall health. Those elusive ab muscles are most heavily ...