Alkaline Diets: Fad or Fabulous

What do know about the acidic vs. alkaline diet and health? Are you a proponent of one or the other? If you are, I’d be interested in knowing more about what brought you to your conclusion.

Mediterranean and DASH Diets for Alzheimer’s Patients

Memories, short or long term, are too precious to forget. Yet, that is what happens with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Short-term memories may have a lifespan of only a few minutes while long-term memories get lost, or compressed in the mixed up timeline of life. Most of us know of some elderly person sitting at home […]

Creating Healthy Food and Happy Healthy Families

During the month of March, National Nutrition Month®, The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) is focused on nutrition education. We believe in the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits beginning with young children.

Holistic Nutrition: Sweet Potatoes More Than A Thanksgiving Treat

By ACHS Student Timothy Grutzius, Associate of Applied Science in CAMA few months ago my four-year-old American Eskimo dog, Vino, was stricken with pancreatitis and became violently ill. As a result, he stayed overnight in the pet hospital and received intravenous fluids, antiemetic medications, and a lot of tender-loving care. When I picked him up […]