Nutrition

Nourish Your Body

Nature intended food to be the source of nutrients we need for growth and energy. But today, the Westernized culture more often promotes convenience over essential health benefits. As a result, we sometimes wind up depleting, rather than boosting, our overall energy and health.

You’ll find that the articles on this site translate information that is often confusing into accessible and relevant tips that can help you have more—and sustained—energy throughout the day. Our nutritional team focuses on the latest research to develop insights that can help you feel better and achieve better health. Each of our concepts is based on cutting-edge science and has been developed by Uta Pippig, her coach and nutritional adviser, Dieter Hogen, and nutritional scientist, Janett Walter.

By learning to incorporate better nutrition into your daily lifestyle, you may be surprised to discover that good nutrition is often more about organization and knowledge than of time. You may also find that by taking small steps, such as starting your day with a healthy breakfast, for instance, you can boost your metabolism and even reduce sugar cravings.

Nutrition Articles

Kick Start Your Day

Does breakfast get missed when you’re rushed in the morning? We can help you find the time and make the right food choices for that all important first meal that can provide energy all day long.

Nutrition: Some Spuds are Healthy Studs…Potatoes

Potatoes can be not only scrumptious and very satisfying, but also surprisingly good for you if you follow some simple advice. Our nutrition experts take a look at when some potatoes are healthier than others and offer tips to help you select the best ones at your local market.

Nutrition: Celebrate the New Year with…Pineapples!

A centuries-old sign of hospitality, pineapple is more than just a fruit with a deliciously sweet flavor. The tasty fruit is rich in vitamin C and contains the multi-tasking enzyme bromelain.

Nutrition: Nuts and Seeds

Nuts and seeds not only provide healthy fats to the diet, but also contain beneficial phytochemicals, nutrients and fibers. With the holidays coming up when nuts and seeds are one of the favorite snacks, we help you shop for the best ones to enrich your diet with this crunchy and satisfying treat.

The Healthy World of Tomatoes

Tomatoes not only taste good, they are good for you! Studies have shown that the compounds contained in this common fruit may promote both prostate and cardiovascular health.

Nutrition: Healthier Food Choices

This article takes a look at how you can make healthier food choices—from salads to snacks! To help you better understand why some foods are healthier than others, we’ve included some brief scientific information in addition to helpful tips and personal recipes from the kitchens of the Take The Magic Step® team.

Cheers for Cherries

Cherries aren’t just luscious—research shows they may ease arthritis and may have anti-gout effects, and, in juice form, could provide benefits to athletes.

Sugar Substitutes—The Weight Debate

Artificial sweeteners are under increasing scrutiny, amid doubts that they are as effective for weight control purposes as the millions of people who use them believe. This article will help you decide what’s best for you.

The “Eat Healthfully for a Week” Challenge: Part 4

This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

Pomegranates: Long Loved, Newly Cherished

For thousands of years, the pomegranate has been valued for its nutritional and medicinal benefits. Today it’s thought to be potentially valuable in the treatment of prostate cancer. We help you shop for this “super fruit”—together with tips for making your own healthful juice.

Nutrition: Free Radicals—Naughty or Nice

What are free radicals—and why are they so important to us all? The authors cut through their mystery and show that regular exercise improves the body’s defense mechanism against them. Understanding how these unstable atoms and molecules affect you can help you to make the right exercise and diet decisions.

Chocolate: Should I or Shouldn’t I?

It has been a seductive treat since its discovery—and 3,000 years later chocolate still has the power to make us feel good. Learn which kinds have the least sugar and are highest in antioxidants, plus the way to eat chocolate for maximum enjoyment.

Organic Eating Without Going Broke

Focusing on seasonal organic foods can make cooking and menu planning a pleasant adventure, as well as improving your health. Find out which conventionally-grown foods have the most pesticide residue—and how to replace them with organic.

The “Eat Healthfully for a Week” Challenge: Part 3

This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

Winter Squash: No Tricks, Just a Treat

Pumpkins aren’t just for carving into scary lighted faces that illuminate kids’ trick or treating at Halloween. Pumpkins and other winter squash are nutritional wonders, rich in the beta carotene our bodies convert into Vitamin A.

An Apple A Day … May Keep Cancer Away

The average American eats nearly 17 pounds of fresh apples every year, proving that the ancient proverb, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is as persuasive as ever. Learn why the old saying might today just as easily end in the words, “…may keep cancer away.”

Water

Our bodies are made up of approximately two-thirds water, and it’s critical to many body functions. But what’s the most beneficial kind of water to drink? From the tap? Bottled? Distilled? Home purified? Ozonated? Learn the advantages—or the drawbacks—of the many choices on hand.

Stone-Fruit Season: Just Peachy

Peaches, and their relatives the nectarines and the apricots are not only juicy and mouthwatering, but they’re also bursting with the phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals that help to keep us healthy. Enjoy them dried, as well, for dietary fiber.

A Healthy Kitchen: A Fruitful Summer

Fresh berries are too good - and too good for you - to be eaten only at snack time or for dessert. Here are recipes you can use to work berries into your meals throughout the day.

Berries: Which are the Real Deal?

We’ve all heard that we should eat berries. But do different berries provide different health benefits? Do some hold greater antioxidant potential than others? Can one help you slow the aging process of the brain? We start our in-depth fruit and vegetable series with these colorful and remarkable foods.

The “Eat Healthfully for a Week” Challenge: Part 2

This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

The “Eat Healthfully for a Week” Challenge: Part 1

Welcome our test series, which deals with the difficulty of healthful eating in a hectic and challenging daily life. This article was written by Take The Magic Step® staff writers Peter Pippig and Silvie Nohr. The tips were provided by Uta and nutrition advisor Dieter Hogen.

Lynne’s Kitchen: Springtime Promise

Spring is the season that encourages us to shift our eating habits from heavier, warming winter foods to fresher, lighter fare. Two tasty recipes from Lynne that take advantage of the newly-emerging crops.

A Healthy Kitchen: Ten Nutrition Resolutions

A New Year gives you the inspiration to resolve to make the nutrition changes that make you feel great and give you more health and energy throughout the year.

Lynne’s Kitchen: Cool Summer Soups

They’re delicious, nourishing and easy to make—summer soups are such a simple way of incorporating a wide assortment of vitamins and minerals into your diet. “Whoever tells a lie cannot be pure in heart—and only the pure in heart can make a good soup.” - Ludwig van Beethoven -

Lynne’s Kitchen: Skinny Dippers

Introducing Lynne’s Kitchen, filled with nutritious tips, interesting cooking ideas, and eating strategies for weight management and athletic performance. Healthful recipes for super-easy low-fat dips.

Create a Lunch Tailored to Your Needs

Your dietary needs vary, depending on whether you’re doing heavy physical work or endurance training, or less demanding activities like office work or purely mental activity. Tips on how to create a lunch that is tailored exactly to how you live.