Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio of Breast Milk

Infant growth and development begins in the womb and continues at a rapid pace during the first months and years of life. Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for this development, especially when the mother’s nutrition itself is optimal. The fat content of breast...

New Dietary Guidelines Recommend Nutrient-Rich Foods

Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! Weekly challenge (I mean, opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the right direction for bringing health to your week. You could even add it to your calendar.  Join us!  Every five years the...

Down with Saturated Fats, Up with Omega-3s!

Sounds like common sense, right? Especially with all the healthy benefits Omega-3 fats bring to the table…literally! Just recently after an extensive review of clinical trials involving heart disease and fat intake, researchers at Harvard University concluded that...

Omega-3 Round Up: The Benefits Just Keep Coming!

Wow, it’s just amazing the benefits that Omega-3s provide. It seems like every week another round of studies comes out that gives us more and more reason to love these good-for-you “good fats,” and I’m happy to say that Omega-3s are just one of those unstoppable...