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This list of common foods high in fiber will help you find foods to reach the recommended daily amount of fiber one should consume to improve digestion, eliminate common discomforts and maintain long term health.  Dietary fiber comes from plant foods and is available in vegetables, fruits, whole grain products, wheat bran, nuts and seeds.  There are two types of fiber; soluble fiber that dissolves in water and helps your body absorb less...

The human body uses sugar as a source of fuel.  Sugar is converted into glucose during the digestion process and it is then fed to the cells to give them the fuel that’s needed for the body to make repairs.  Protein is the building block and glucose is the construction worker.  So, when we look at fructose vs. sucrose, which one comes out on top when it comes to the body?

Fructose is found...

When on a diet, it can be difficult to figure out what to eat and when to eat it.  There is a lot of information floating around out there telling people to split up their calories between 3 - 10 meals per day; when to eat the 3 - 10 meals each day; and what types of food should be eaten at each of these meals.  It can be awfully difficult to sort...

When it comes to optimal health, losing weight, and overall sanity, it can be hard to wade through all the advice and pick out the good habits from the bad habits.  So, what are the top 10 worst health habits we fall for?  Let’s take a look:

1.  Avoiding Weights - It has been known for a long time that lifting weights can build muscle, but many people (mostly women) avoid using weights as...

Sugar has been touted as the root of all evil when it comes to weight gain and the difficulty in dropping pounds when a person has a desire to shed weight.  But, is the problem in sugar consumption or is it just consumption all together?  There have been some correlations between weight loss and decreasing sugar intake in children and in others.  Certainly, low carbohydrate diets where sugar is virtually eliminated from the...

Exercise is a good thing, right?  For the most part, yes it is.  However, there is such a thing as the Overtraining Syndrome, and it is extremely important for those who exercise frequently to recognize the signs and symptoms in order to ensure it doesn’t go too far and cause too much damage.  There are a number of factors that can contribute to overtraining.  For instance, if a person has an unhealthy body...

Fatigue can be a tiresome thing to deal with and when already tired, the last thing that’s needed is to be even more tired.  So, what causes a person to be tired all the time?  There are a wide variety of factors that can cause fatigue.  Here’s a list of various causes of being tired and their remedies:

Lack of Sleep - A person could be suffering from a lack of sleep for a...

When a person gets diagnosed with high blood pressure, it can be a scary thing.  If it isn’t treated, it can lead to some extremely dangerous conditions and complications such as heart attack, heart failure, stroke, loss of kidney function, loss of vision, weight gain, increased insulin levels, memory problems, and comprehension issues.  That’s a long list and none of the things included on it are desirable.  If a person would like to...

Some say that sugar is sugar and that it is equally bad regardless of the form it comes in.  However, it could be argued that some sugars are actually better for human consumption than others.  Lately, High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and plain fructose have come under some scrutiny.  To first understand how these compare to one another, one first must understand each of them.  So, what is fructose and what is HFCS? ...

Acai berries, tomatoes, watermelon, fish, cabbage, eggs - each of these foods, in the past from recent times to long ago, have been touted as super foods.  They were promoted as being able to burn calories, melt fat, and let you experience amazing weight loss without lifting a finger to exercise.  The fact of the matter is that there are no known foods that will melt the fat off of a person’s body. ...