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Today’s article features seven foods that may be ruining your diet. Here’s one of them, “Gluten-Free Baked Goods Gluten-free is often mistaken for a healthier alternative, but a cookie is still a cookie even when made sans gluten. In fact, many gluten-free baked items are higher in calories than their wheat-filled counterparts. Folks who suffer from celiac disease must steer clear of gluten, but carefully reading the nutrition facts on food labels is good advice for everyone.” To read more, CLICK HERE.

A health tip that involves cracking open a cold one? Today’s article explains 13 ways you can improve your health and one of them involves beer! Here’s what they had to say, “Chug a beer. Hops (an ingredient in beer that prevents it from spoiling and makes it taste bitter) contain an antioxidant that may fend off Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, according to a recent study. (You don’t have to drink a beer in 60 seconds to benefit. But you sure can, if you’d like!)” To read more, CLICK HERE.

Think you’re too stressed? Does it stress you out to discuss your stress? You may want to read on… Today’s article wants to help you unload your stress by describe seven stressors that could be unraveling your health. Here’s one of them, “Excessive exercise. Yes, exercise is good for you. But there can always be too much of a good thing. If you are hitting the cardio too hard on top of a stressful work day and what have you, over-exercising can actually have a detrimental effect on your health.” To check out the others, CLICK HERE.

The last thing you want to do after working all day is to come home and slave over dinner. So sometimes the alternative is to swing through the drive thru and pick up something quick. The only downside is that what you get in the drive thru isn’t always as health as it should be or is it? Today’s article features five meals from five fast food restaurants that are actually healthy. Here’s what they had to say, “…with around one in five people saying they eat fast food at least several times a week, finding fast food meals that are healthy and budget-friendly is essential. We’ve created a list of health-conscious meal options you can buy at your favorite fast food joints for under the $5 price point. Read on to check out these meal options.” CLICK HERE.

We all know sleep is important but just getting sleep isn’t enough. If you “sleep” for 8 hours but spend an hour spread throughout the night tossing and turning, then are you really getting great sleep? Today’s article explains how you can improve your sleep quality sever different ways, here’s one of them, “Work it Out — Regular exercise, especially cardio, has been shown to improve sleep quality. Aim for a healthy mix of both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even exercising for as little as 10 minutes at a time can promote health benefits.” To read more, CLICK HERE.

Today’s article discusses food that you’re most likely to get addicted to some may be a given but others could be a surprise, here’s what they had to say, “The foods that caused people the most mental distress and physical discomfort are also foods that are highly-processed or are high in added fats and sugars. They’re also more likely to have the highest levels of glycemic load, which is a measurement of how a food will raise a person’s blood sugar level after eating it.” To read more, CLICK HERE.

Washing dishes by hand can be difficult. You end up with pruny fingers, sometimes the water is too hot, and, honestly, it can take a long time to wash dishes, however, today’s article discusses how not hand washing your dishes and using the dishwasher may affect your children’s health. Here’s what they had to say, “The study involved 1,029 Swedish children (ages 7 or 8) and found that those whose parents said they mostly wash the family’s dishes by hand were significantly less likely to develop eczema, and somewhat less likely to develop allergic asthma and hay fever.” To read more, CLICK HERE.

Sitting in a hot, humid and steamy room can seem torturous to some but today’s article explains how using a sauna may actually be good for your health. Here’s what they had to say, “During the study, men who spent time in a sauna seven times a week were less likely to die of heart problems or to die at all, compared to those who only visited the sauna once a week. Researchers followed more than 2,000 middle-aged men in eastern Finland for about 20 years. The more often the men went to the sauna, and the longer they stayed, the lower their risk for sudden cardiac death, fatal coronary heart disease and fatal cardiovascular disease over those 20 years.” To read more, CLICK HERE.

Trying to be more heart health conscious? Today’s article highlights seven foods that are great for a healthy heart. Here’s one, “Blueberries are a small package with big benefits. Researchers think the antioxidants in blueberries (and other berries) called anthocyanins may dilute blood vessels and decrease blood pressure. According to a recent study, just one cup of blueberries per day can help reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in post-menopausal women, both of which are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.” To read more, CLICK HERE.

Is that fresh lobster you’re eating actually fresh? How about that cocktail? Is the liquor in the bottle the actually liquor or a cheap knockoff? Today’s scary article describes crimes around the world that involve your food. Here’s what they said, “In Italy, 31 tons of seafood were labeled as “fresh” but had actually been previously frozen, then doused with a chemical containing citric acid and hydrogen peroxide to hide that it was rotting. At an Italian cheese factory, officers found expired dairy and chemicals used to make old cheese seem fresh. They also found that mozzarella was being smoked in the back of a van with burning trash as a heat source.” But Italy wasn’t the only country caught, CLICK HERE to see more.