Our family-owned business focuses on helping other families meet their health goals. That’s one reason we are excited to announce the opening of our third location, at Cypresswood Dr. and I-45. At Betsy’s, we are always taking your health and your budget to heart®, which means we put our customer service and product knowledge first….
Author: Ramona Levacy Billingslea
I am a 50-something Texan with a feisty cat and a supportive husband of 25+ years. With a Master's degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing, I have taught creative writing at Texas Tech, won awards for my writing and been blessed to be mentored by Horn Professor and poet Dr. Walt McDonald. I earn a living by helping my husband's family run a health food store, but my avocation is writing. I hope you enjoy reading about some of my triumphs and tragedies as I continue to work on figuring out what life is all about and on growing my ability to share my writing. May your own journey be a blessed one.
3 Antioxidants For Your Best Health
As your body is exposed to toxins, stress, and lack of exercise, some of the molecules become unstable and begin fishing around for other molecules to help them. We call these unstable molecules free radicals. As they wander in the body, they create more free radicals and damage your health in the process. The bad…
Improve Your Post Workout With These “Winter-Season” Nutrients
Any person serious about getting the most from a workout knows that the nutrients you supply before, during, and after exercise can be vital to your meeting your exercise goals. In these studies, researchers looked at specific forms of probiotic and zinc, two nutrients often high on the list of must-haves for the winter season,…
Breathe: Can vitamin D levels affect asthma attacks?
According to the National Institutes of Health, some 25 million people in the United States, 7 million of them children, suffer from the chronic lung disease known as asthma. In these studies, researchers investigated the role healthy vitamin D levels may play in supporting the health in those fighting the disease. Vitamin D reduces asthma…
How To Start A Meditation Habit
The idea of being mindful of the things we experience and do is nothing new. “Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life,” the Roman emperor/philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, wrote in Meditations (ca. 180 A.D.). The poet, Theodore Roethke, put it this way, “I wake to sleep and…
A Healthy Diet Ain’t What It Used To Be
Google the words “healthy soil,” and you’ll find a plethora of initiatives across the country seeking to save our farms and ranches. Why is the quantity and quality of our soil so important? Our food supply depends on the soil in order to offer the full variety of nutrients our bodies need to be healthy….
Boost Mobility and Reduce Stiffness in OA of the Knee
According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 1 in 2 people may develop symptomatic knee osteoarthritis by age 85, making the health of our knees a point of concern for both young and old. Taking care of your knees now will surely pay dividends in the future, when your risk for knee problems may…
Nutritional Supplement and Omega-3 Aid Cognition
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of people living with cognitive impairment in the United States is equal to twice the population for New York City. As more and more people live longer, the importance of keeping our brains working well increases. In these studies, nutritional supplements proved helpful in improving cognition…
These Good Guys Of Your Digestive System Are Worth Cultivating
We usually think of bacteria as a very bad thing, but our bodies are full of bacteria and yeasts that actually have beneficial roles in our health. Known as probiotics, these bacteria benefit elimination, immunity, mood, and more. In these studies, probiotics showed promise in supporting those with diarrhea, as well as people struggling with…
Nutrients Improve BMD and Protect against Osteoporosis in Women
According to the Center for Disease Control, 16% of American women 50 years and over have been diagnosed with osteoporosis of the femur neck or lumbar spine. In these recent studies, plant-sourced calcium and black tea flavonoids showed promise in supporting healthy bones in women. Find out more: Plant-sourced calcium Doctors expect women to lose…
Diabetes Update: Nutrients Improve and Slow Progression of Condition
According to the American Diabetes Association, “One-third of adults living with type 2 diabetes are not at their A1C goal. The Association recommends that people with diabetes have an individualized A1C goal. The goal for many adults with diabetes is less than 7 percent. A higher or lower goal may be appropriate for some people….
Diabetes Update: Everyday Nutrients Reduce Chances of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
According to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control, 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the U.S. population have diabetes. Since 27.8% of people with diabetes go undiagnosed, that means some 8.1 million people with diabetes do not actually know they have it. Besides the risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemic crisis that goes…
Betsy's Health Foods: Always taking your health & your budget to heart 
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