4 Benefits of Dark Chocolate You May Not Know

Melissa Crispell, CNS, CNHP It’s February: the month of Valentine’s Day and Heart Health.  Who doesn’t love a good chocolate gift?  The gift of dark chocolate will show how much you really care about your Valentine’s heart. Let’s talk about chocolate. Once upon a time, chocolate was considered “the food of the gods”. For most of its 4,000-year history, it was …

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Supporting Healthy Habits

According to surveys and polls, the top 3 New Year’s goals are to: eat healthier, lose weight, and save more money. University of Scranton researchers found that 92% of those resolution setters quit and, according to an online social network for athletes monitoring 31.5 million activities, January 12th is the magic day to abandon those resolutions. Let’s get to the root …

Tocotrienols: What are they and what are some of their unique benefits?

Vitamin E is a group of 8 fat-soluble compounds known astocotrienols and tocopherols. Tocopherols are the better-known of these compounds, and can be found in many supplement products. Tocotrienols, while part of the Vitamin E family, are often overlooked by supplement makers, and can be hard to find. Tocotrienols are found in nature, but at very low levels. The highest …

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6 Savvy Rules of Healthy Eating

This summer, follow these six savvy rules of healthy eating: Eat Whole Foods, not processed Any food in its most essential, pure and basic form is nutrient dense and must be preferred over processed food.  When you eat whole foods, you’re getting the food in its natural state e.g.,   an apple instead of apple juice, or a baked potato and …