Feb 21, 2017 | Carbs, Cardiovascular Health, Diet Tips, Fiber, In the Media, Research, Science, Weight Loss
For years, nutrition experts have been describing the health benefits of avoiding refined grains in your diet and eating more whole grains. But a new study definitively shows the weight-related benefit of whole-grain consumption. Health benefits You may already know...
Sep 25, 2016 | Cardiovascular Health, Exercise, In the Media, Research, Science, Weight Loss
A large-scale weight loss study, just published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, raises questions about how fitness trackers influence weight loss and eating behavior.It found that over a 24 month period, people who did NOT use a fitness...
Jun 25, 2015 | Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Legumes, soluble fiber
Sometimes the sheerest nonsense is put out about what foods are healthy versus unhealthy. Into that category I would now firmly put the strange and incorrect notion that legumes are unhealthy.This horribly unhelpful ‘advice’ appears to have originated with the Paleo...
Apr 28, 2015 | Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Groups, Guest Bloggers, Testimonials, Weight Loss
“The iDiet has really helped regain control of my future and I’m very thankful for the program that you have all put together.” Tim joined the iDiet 14 weeks ago. At the end of his 12-week Engage program, he had lost 70 pounds. That’s almost 6...
Feb 25, 2015 | Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Fiber, In the Media, Research, Uncategorized
Every 5 years the government produces a new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are intended to give definitive advice on what Americans should eat to stay healthy. And every 5 years these same Dietary Guidelines are vilified and ridiculed in the media, making it...
Jan 30, 2013 | Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Fiber, In the Media, Legumes, Research
Legumes Improve Heart Risk, Glycemic Control Low-glycemic beans, peas and lentils are also linked to lower blood pressure. Previous research has shown that legumes — beans, peas and lentils — can help fight heart disease by improving cholesterol. Now, a new study...