The DASH diet stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This diet has been shown to lower blood pressure and help to prevent stroke, heart disease, certain forms of cancer and diabetes.

The diet’s main focus is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and cut down on sweet, salty and fatty foods as it is based around foods high in calcium, potassium, magnesium, antioxidants and dietary fibers.

The DASH diet has been confirmed to improve many issues associated with diabetes including insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) and obesity.

It comes highly recommended by the American Diabetes Association as a diet to help control diabetes. Continue reading →

A Paleo diet basically consists of lean meat, nuts, fruits and vegetables. This diet is devoid of processed foods and anything artificial. It’s easy to remember what foods are allowed, by thinking about what your ancestor’s many years ago would have eaten.

For example, a man who lived many thousands of years ago is not going to go shopping and buy canned goods or sugar-sweetened beverages. Instead, they would hunt for meat and search for edible foods to pick, such as vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts. Nothing would be processed!

They didn’t have a fridge, however, they did have lean muscles. If you want to have a lean, healthy body like your ancestors, you certainly can if you want to follow the Paleo diet and eat whole, all natural foods. Continue reading →