Protein-Rich Diet Can Change Food Preferences

by | Jan 22, 2012 | 9 comments

Craving a steak for dinner? According to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition this may be a symptom of a low protein diet. In this study of 37 volunteers, two different groups were asked to eat a protein-rich or low protein diet and...

This Inexpensive Dinner is Also Healthy, Recipe

by | Jan 21, 2012 | 31 comments

I know I am not the only person to notice what an enormous increase food prices have seen in the past 5 years. My monthly grocery purchases have been the same for the past few years but the expenditures have been creeping skyward. I have been trying to make...

Canola Oil, NOT the Magical Cholesterol Solution

by | Jan 17, 2012 | 62 comments

I had a frustrated customer contacting me the other day asking why we didn’t give Canola Oil the weight it deserves in our Blue Heron Cholesterol Guide. After all, everyone is raving about it. It’s sold in most health food stores and some people consider it a magical...

Beef Boon to Good Cholesterol

by | Jan 16, 2012 | 20 comments

Adding to the mounting evidence that saturated fat may be in fact healthy, a new study published in this week’s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition discovered that lean cuts of red meat may boost heart-healthy “good” HDL cholesterol. In this research, Penn State...

Garlic Powerful Weapon Against Blood Pressure

by | Jan 15, 2012 | 37 comments

It’s commonly known that high doses of garlic can repel a first date’s chances of a kiss, but new research out of Australia’s University of Adelaide found that it may keep blood pressure away too. In this study, scientist pooled together the results of 11 large...