A healthy diet is an important weapon in the fight against disease. Often, the holidays are a time of overindulgences, stressors, and hurried schedules that can challenge healthy eating. Committed to encouraging healthful dietary choices, Texas Oncology adds another good-for-you holiday recipe to its easy-to-make, nutritious holiday collection – Gingerbread Granola. Low in sodium and high in fiber, Gingerbread Granola is packed with healthy ingredients like flax seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, golden raisins, and dried apricots, making it a delicious and nutritious way to celebrate the season.

Nearly a third of cancer deaths in 2010 could be prevented because they are related to poor nutrition, obesity, and physical inactivity, according to the American Cancer Society.

We all make resolutions for the New Year, but most of us (92 percent according to a survey conducted by Stephen Shapiro, author of “Goal-Free Living,”) do not end up keeping our resolutions.

Fortunately, some good advice from the experts will help us stay on track. Nationally acclaimed healthy lifestyles chef Kathleen Daelemans and registered dietitians Keri Glassman and Alyse Levine – all experts featured on TheGreenNut.org – created this “Top 10″ list of ways to achieve better health in 2010: