Easy Ways To Be Healthier And Add Healthy Foods To Your Diet

How To Properly Store Fresh Fruits & Vegetables So They Last Longer, by Nancy Addison, organic healthy lifestyle

It is a New Year and it’s time to get healthy after our holiday food indulgences. So let’s get started on the path to cleansing and detoxifying our bodies! The food we eat and the physical environment we live in causes us to accumulate toxins, which limits our physical stamina and impairs our immune system. […]

The Real Deal With Carbohydrates

carbohydrates - bread, pasta, Nancy addison, chef and nutritionist explains what are the healthiest types for us to enjoy.

Carbohydrates have a reputation for being unhealthy. However, it is only the type of carbohydrate that is unhealthy. Carbohydrates are actually the body’s preferred fuel. Unrefined carbohydrates like sprouted legumes, whole, sprouted grains, and vegetables are dense in nutrients and fiber, and they can give your body the fuel it needs. Refined carbohydrates like white, […]

Highland Hospital’s Chief Of Cardiology Goes Vegan

Nancy Addison, nutritionist, tells about how to have optimum health with a vegan or vegetarian diet.

Health News! Highland Hospital’s Chief Of Cardiology Goes Vegan The chief of cardiology for Highland Hospital decided to change to a vegan lifestyle and lost 57 pounds. It has been proven over and over again that a plant based diet helps reverse and prevent heart disease and can even help reverse the damage. It has […]

Types of Vegetarians

Nancy Addison's award-winning, nutrition and healthy cookbook on How To Be A Healthy Vegetarian. In this article Nancy expands on types of vegetarians. "How To Be A Healthy Vegetarian," 2nd Edition, By Nancy Addison, best health and nutrition book for vegan, vegetarians, with recipes and nutrition information

Do you ever get confused about the definitions of the various types of vegetarians? Well, here is a little explanation about the various definitions having to do with eating a more plant-based diet. The mainstream vegetarian is the ovo-lacto vegetarian, who avoids all animal products that require the slaughtering of an animal. In addition to […]

Plant Based Diet Is A Powerful Treatment For Diabetics

Plant Based Diet Is A Powerful Treatment For Diabetics

Plant Based Diet Is A Powerful Treatment For Diabetics. Today, more than 100 million people today have diabetes or pre-diabetes.  A recent study conducted by a team of American and Japanese researchers shows that people who have diabetes can vastly improve their health by eating an entirely plant-based diet. (1) During my work with people […]

Avocado – A Perfect Food!

Avocado the perfect food. Article describes the health benefits and a delicious, easy recipe.

I’m celebrating with the color green this month, in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, so I’m going to write about avocados! Avocados are a super powerhouse food! This fruit is packed with nutritional benefits and has a delicious creamy rich flavor, which makes it the perfect food for you and your family. Why are avocados […]

Make Healthy Eating Delicious This New Year!

Nancy Addison, chef and nutritionist discusses ways to make healthy eating delicious.

 As we emerge from the holidays with joy and peace in our hearts, let’s start off the New Year with thoughts of making the coming year even better and healthier. I frequently talk to people who think that eating healthier doesn’t always taste delicious. But, the good news is that when we start doing something […]

Becoming Vegetarian To Lose Weight

Becoming vegetarian to lose weight by Nancy Addison. Article about her journey to optimum health on a vegetarian diet and how you can do it also.

This was a photo of me before I became a vegetarian. It was taken in 1987. I had all kinds of health problems (pre-diabetic, acute anemia, scoliosis, headaches, acid reflux, vision loss, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc.), before becoming a vegetarian to lose weight and try to get healthier. Here I am today, after 30 years […]

Study Reveals That A Plant Based Diet Is A Powerful Treatment For Diabetics

Study Reveals That A Plant Based Diet Is A Powerful Treatment For Diabetics   More than 100 million people today have diabetes or pre-diabetes.  A recent study conducted by a team of American and Japanese researchers shows that people who have diabetes can vastly improve their health by eating an entirely plant-based diet. (1) During […]

Super Chocolate Power Smoothie Recipe

Chocolate smoothie recipe by nancy addison, nutritionist, vegan, raw, and gluten free.

I love delicious food, like this super, chocolate, power smoothie!  We all need nutrient dense food this summer, so we can do all the fun things we have on our agenda! Here is one of my favorite raw, healthy recipes from my cookbook, which has over 115 yummy and easy recipes in it. The book […]