How’s your heart health? It could be better by including virgin coconut oilin your diet. That’s the take-home message from a recent animal study published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine and a review of studies on dietary fats and health in Advances in Nutrition. Here’s the lowdown: All fats and oils are made up of fatty acids. Some saturated fatty acids clog arteries and increase your risk for cardiovascular disease. However, the specific saturated fatty acids found in virgin coconut oil may help improve heart health in a number of ways by: 1) Preventing blood pressure from rising 2) […]
Search
Favorite Stories
- Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
- Creamy Roasted Garlic Butternut Squash Soup
- Valentine's Day Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- Fried Mac and Cheese Balls
- Holiday Crepes
- Roast Beef Tenderloin with Mushrooms and White Wine Cream Sauce
- Butternut Squashed-The Side Dish You Need at Your Holiday Dinners
- Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
- Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Coconut Curry Zoodle Soup
Made Possible By
Five Ways to Spring Clean Your Diet
Now that spring is here, finally, a lot of us are gearing up for spring cleaning. While yes, it is important to scrub every corner of your home once in a while, why not concentrate on your pantry? Registered dietitian Carrie Gabriel, from Steps2Nutrition, shares her tips for spring cleaning your diet. 1. Eat Healthy Fats According to Gabriel, fats are not the (complete) enemy in the American diet. “Your body actually needs fat in order to aid in the absorption of certain vitamins, therefore a diet devoid of fat is, in fact, a diet that’d leave you devoid of […]