From the Blogs: Peace, Love, and Low Carb
Author’s Note: Great stuff from an inspirational blogger! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! I cannot wait to try the recipe… If you know of a blog you think we should feature please let us know. https://www.facebook.com/PeaceLoveAndLowCarb http://peaceloveandlowcarb.blogspot.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeaceLoveLoCarb Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/kdholley3020/ 1) Those are some amazing before and […]
Adventures in Low-Carb Living, Finishing the Week
As an experiment this has gone well, I have noticed increased energy although I had a virus, was not flat down for as long as usual, also my lower extremity edema is greatly decreased. I think I will continue to do this for a while longer at least, but post on it once a week […]
Adventures in Low-Carb Days 2 & 3
I gave into the cold virus and rested yesterday, I still ate low carb though, yogurt for breakfast with a few peach slices, baked fish and steamed green beans for lunch, and for supper I made my daughter a tuna melt, I took the rest of the tuna on a bed of lettuce, I had […]
From the Blogs, Gluten-Free Rosie
A new feature here at PositiveMed is a section with questions and answers from some of our favorite blogs. If you know of a blog you think should be featured send us an email and we will check it out! (Author’s note: I liked Rosie’s answers so much I left them as is, no changes, […]
The DeHumanization of the Poor
The DeHumanization of the Poor I should mention that this is a blog post, it is my personal opinion, not necessarily that of this page. I am also including facts and figures with sources to illustrate a point. Names have been changed, except mine, I am still me. SNAP, for those unfamiliar, is the food assistance […]
Top 5 Foods for Summer
Top 5 Foods for Summer By: Dr. Peter Abaci, founder of Painreliefrevolution.com Well, it’s summer—which means the sun is out, the days are longer, and we all should be getting out more to exercise, walk, bike, and just goof off. This is a good time to loosen up those joints and tight muscles and start […]
10 Disgusting Ingredients Found in Food
Are you sure you know what you put into your mouth? Pink SlimePink slime can be found in a lot of processed fast food meat like chicken nuggets and hamburgers. Pink slime is a processed beef product that was originally used in pet food and cooking oil and later approved for public consumption. Coal TarCoal […]
5 Things You Should Know about GMOs
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are created when the DNA of an organism is inserted into another in a non-natural way. As a result of this, chemical companies have quietly overtaken our food system, flooding it with unlabeled (and have paid a lot to ensure this) GMOs ingredients. 1. They are everywhereAlmost all of the corn, […]
Fun Coffee Nicknames
Have you ever gone into your local coffee shop and ordered a Dirty Chai? How about a Miami Vice? These are fun nicknames for coffee drinks, I suppose busy baristas know all about them, but the general public may not. Some of them sound pretty tasty, but you better remember how to make it, just […]
Caffeine Content
If you are looking to switch your morning coffee to tea, or think you are getting less caffeine in a cola than in tea, you may be surprised by some of the numbers. This poster has all the facts about caffeine, the amounts in different teas, various coffees, and many types of soda. A little […]
Top Uses for Chia Seeds
By now you have probably heard that these little black seeds are full of fiber, healthy Omega 3’s and 6’s, calcium, micronutrients, etc. Maybe you have even bought a bag if they carry it in your area, or ordered one online, but now what? You are perfectly willing to try these nutty little wonders, if […]
Cinnamon and Health
One just has to mention cinnamon and I can almost taste my grandmothers cinnamon apple pie. She makes the filling with fresh apples and, of course, a liberal sprinkling of cinnamon. Who would have ever thought that this spice added more than just flavor? Cinnamon and health could come together. Cinnamon and Blood Sugar Phenomena […]
Chocolate Facts
Chocolate is sweet, delicious, and a treat for so many occasions. Major holidays, minor holidays, Tuesday, etc. Chocolate has, for years, gotten a bad rap, with people saying it causes acne, ruins your teeth, and makes you fat. Others say it’s healthy, whitens your teeth, and it’s part of a balanced diet. What’s the truth? […]
Gallstones, 6 Natural Cures
Your gallbladder acts as kind of storage tank for bile, a substance your body needs to break down fatty food into digestible bits, but sometimes the bile can gum up the works by forming a gallstone made of cholesterol or other substances that have become crystallized, which result in pain in the upper-right-hand part of […]
6 Dream Dressings
Many of us eat more salads in the spring and summer, when the fresh bounty from gardens is everywhere and makes the mouth water just to look at all that lovely color and freshness. If you have been eating healthy, and you don’t want to eat that list of things you can’t pronounce on your […]
Banana Cream Pie, Kinda…
I love pie, but I cannot in good conscience very often eat all the things that are in pie. I started doing this, it is incredibly delicious, has protein and filling fiber, and a serving of fruit, all for about 200 calories! Use 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt, 1/2 banana, 1 graham cracker, and a […]
Eat With Your Hands!
Not literally, not for everything, that could get quite messy! Look at your hands when making your plate of food. Your palm is about the right size for a serving of protein. Make a fist, then make another one, that is about the right size for your servings of fruits and vegetables. Make a fist […]
Chocolicious!
There is nothing that comforts me after a stressful day like just a bit of dark chocolate, melting slowly on my tongue. Sometimes for a treat a dark chocolate covered espresso bean has so much wow factor, it feels like a big indulgence. Have you ever wondered what the facts are? Chocolate is healthy, chocolate […]