Throughout the day, we all have natural peaks and troughs in our energy levels that can affect our alertness and ability to concentrate and learn. Research shows we work more efficiently and better concentration by learning tasks during these peak hours.

According to a recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition, vitamin D3 is more effective at maintaining blood levels of the sunshine vitamin during the wintertime compared to vitamin D2. This was is the first study comparing vitamin D3 and D2 by mapping the time course from the summertime peak through to the wintertime.

For many of us, as the weather gets colder and the season changes, it becomes harder to get off the couch and into an exercise routine. But fall is a great time to get motivated and create good habits for the holiday season.

Health food crazes and diet fads come and go. It wasn't that long ago when fat-free foods were all the rage, but it didn't take long for us to realize that extra sweeteners had to be added to make up for the lost flavor from the lack of fat. But the news isn't all bad when it comes to certain foods that you may have thought were bad for you but are actually healthy foods.