Source:  Food Matters During the holidays it’s easy to overindulge in sugary treats. You’ll often notice at around 3pm you experience a slump in energy. This is usually a sign that you’re blood sugars have spiked and you’re now experiencing the post-sugar energy drop. Your head feels like it’s stuffed with cotton wool and you can’t ...

Source: Food Matters Food is more than just fuel for the body. It stirs the senses and evokes memory and mood. In this cozy winter weather, it’s easy to imagine roast dinners, freshly baked pies and hot chocolate. While those treats are tempting, we all know that sluggish, bloated feeling that hits soon after indulging. But ...

For years, we’ve been led to believe that high cholesterol levels lead to heart disease and early death. Statin drugs to lower LDL cholesterol are increasingly being prescribed and more than 13 million Americans, including most men over the age of 60 are taking them! Yet fascinating research published in the Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism in ...

Source: Food Matters During the holidays, it’s easy to overindulge in sugary treats. You’ll often notice at around 3pm you experience a slump in energy. This is usually a sign that your blood sugars have spiked and you’re now experiencing the post-sugar energy drop. Your head feels like it’s stuffed with cotton wool and you can’t ...