Don’t Pack on the Pounds at a Desk

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Cholesterol Foods, Diets for Cholesterol, Digestive Health, Exercise

I’ve had the opportunity to see two very distinctly-different career styles:  desk jobs, and tough manual labor jobs.  My father did manual labor his entire life.  From the time he married my mother in his early 20’s to his passing at age 46, he gained 5 lbs.  That’s all.  Millions of people around America wish [...]

Bringing Honesty to Menus

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Digestive Health, Heart Health, Nutrition

Eating out is a fairly American tradition.  It’s one of the most standard forms of celebration, whether it’s for your kid’s Little League win, your grandma’s birthday, your sister’s engagement, or the fact that you survived the work week.  We, as a nation, generally like to eat out.  This is one of the greatest traps [...]

Classic Summer Foods From a Healthier View

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Diets for Cholesterol, Digestive Health, Naturally Lower Cholesterol

I’d love to kick off this post with the old cliche “As summer heats up…”  However, this summer’s weather is so unpredictable (at least in the American Mid West), that I’ll start this way, instead:
As summer tries to decide what season it wants to act like, people are making vacation, cookout, and party plans of [...]

Where Did All the Fiber Go?

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Blood Glucose, Cholesterol, Digestive Health, Heart Diseases, Heart Health, Nutrition, Oat Beta-Glucan, Soluble Fiber, Triglycerides, Weight Management

Fiber’s Disappearing Act
Most health experts believe we should be getting 25-35 grams of fiber every day.  As Americans, we consume on average 10-15 grams of fiber a day.  This is a problem.
The consumption of fiber in the human population has continued to decrease over the course of human history.  In the last couple centuries it has taken [...]

Oat Beta Glucan’s Not-So-Secret Cholesterol Secrets

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Cholesterol, Digestive Health, Heart Diseases, Heart Health, Immune Function, Oat Beta-Glucan, Soluble Fiber

Beta-glucans are soluble, which means they can mix with water. So in other words beta-glucans are a soluble fiber present in foods. Oat Beta-glucan is a unique form of soluble fiber which has special properties that are beneficial for helping lower cholesterol levels.

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