Taco Tuesday can perk up ordinary weeknight meals, but you can enjoy the fun of eating tacos every day. Tacos are easy to make and feature simple, flavorful ingredients that can be customized to each person’s tastes. You can choose from so many variations on the basic taco that you’ll never be bored by them. Best of all, you can …

The lead trapped in our skeleton can leach back into our bloodstream when we temporarily or permanently lose bone due to pregnancy, weight loss, menopause, or osteoporosis.  The half-life of lead in the bloodstream is only about a month. In other words, if you feed people lead for about a hundred days to boost up their blood levels and then you stop giving them lead, the levels in …

We’re celebrating the launch of Dorinda Medley’s new book with a giveaway! Enter for your chance to win an autographed copy of her book Make it Nice. Plus, score some tasty Nutrisystem shakes and bars! Here’s how to enter: Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram. Comment on any of the contest related posts on Facebook or Instagram. The giveaway will …

Watermelon is so sweet, juicy, and refreshing on hot summer days you almost forget how nutritious it is. But like other SmartCarbs, watermelon is packed with vitamins, fiber, and other key nutrients, yet it’s low in calories. The sticky red flesh is 92 percent fluid, so eating watermelon helps you stay hydrated. The color comes from lycopene, a nutrient also …

As temperatures rise, you may find yourself reaching for chilled summer beverages to cool down. While it’s incredibly important to stay hydrated in the heat of the summer, the drink you choose can make a huge difference to your waistline. If you’re constantly grabbing for sugar-laden beverages, it’s easy to drink a day’s worth of calories before you even take …

What role does diet and baby powder play in the development of fibroids and ovarian cancer?  If you randomly select a group of women and ultrasound their uterus, most of them have fibroid tumors by age 50—and by most, I mean more than 80 percent of black women and nearly 70 percent of white women. As you can see at 0:23 in my video Talcum Powder and Fibroids, half of the white …

Sometimes you just want a delicious, hearty sandwich. The good news is that you can still enjoy this meal-time must-have when you’re trying to lose weight. You just have to make smart sandwich choices. In the article How to Build a Better Sandwich, we break down the basics of putting together a palate-pleasing sammie that still fits with your diet. …

What did the National Academies of Sciences’ 468-page report conclude about cannabis?  When some misinformed people hear of the grand opening of a new plant-based medical practice, one plant in particular may come to mind. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about cannabis over the years, and I figure it’s high time to try to clear the haze. I didn’t want to …

Coffee is the ideal healthy weight loss food. Not only does one cup of black coffee have negligible calories (that makes it a Free Food on the Nutrisystem plan), but a Harvard study also found that drinking up to four cups a day can actually reduce body fat by about four percent. Researchers theorize that this is done by boosting …

Sink your teeth into this juicy fruit for a sweet taste of summer. Fresh peaches are not only delicious, they also are accompanied by many health benefits. Grab a peach on the go or whip up one of our delicious recipes to use peaches for weight loss and enjoy a healthy, sweet and balanced summer diet. Read on to find …