Nutrition may slow Alzheimer’s and has a role in preventing it. Discover practical advice for maximizing your brain health now. Nutrition changed my life. Food influenced my fertility, my acne breakouts, my focus, and my energy levels, all for the better. These shifts were so powerful...
Read More♠ Natural foods to fight cancer, heart disease, and metabolic syndrome. Broccoli Fights Cancer Even Better with Spice We’ve all heard about broccoli’s amazing properties for fighting cancer. Now a new study from the University of Illinois shows that broccoli’s cancer-fighting power can be enhanced by pairing the...
Read More♠ There’s a simple thing you can do to control systemic inflammation: focus on nutrition, with delicious foods like berries. Here’s what to choose, and what to skip. Health is complicated these days. We are discovering we’re made up of interlocked systems that are all sharing the...
Read More◊ “Don’t rely on your doctor to point out possible chronic inflammation to you; it doesn’t share the same visible symptoms as acute inflammation.” In classical times, Roman physicians recognized inflammation by four cardinal signs: rubor (redness), calor (heat), dolor (pain), and tumor (swelling). These are the same signs looked for by doctors today, but...
Read MoreToday’s children are overfed and undernourished. Children, for the most part, do not eat well. They commonly choose foods that are high in fats, sugars, and salt that have little, real nutritional value. The top choices among kids are hot dogs, chicken nuggets, French fries, pancakes,...
Read More↓ Pucker up, because it turns out this simple beverage packs a health punch. Health-conscious celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow and Gisele Bündchen are always going on and on about they drink lemon water every day, first thing in the morning. Why all the fuss over lemons? Is...
Read MorePrepare for success by turning your refrigerator into a lean, mean, clean machine. If you’ve ever seen the 1984 film “Ghostbusters” movie, you’ll remember the scene where Sigourney Weaver’s character hears growling coming from her refrigerator. She opens it to discover a supernatural scene inside, complete...
Read MorePucker up, because it turns out this simple beverage packs a health punch. Health-conscious celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow and Gisele Bündchen are always going on and on about they drink lemon water every day, first thing in the morning. Why all the fuss over lemons? Is...
Read MoreWant to shed fat, live longer, and make your meals more exciting and satisfying? Here's why, when mealtime rolls around, it's time to turn up the heat. ↓ All things being equal, most of us will readily admit that it's fun occasionally to take up a table...
Read More↓ Bananas get a bad rap from a lot of fitness fans. Although sugary, this tropical fruit provides some seriously positive health benefits. Bananas are the most commonly purchased supermarket fruit, but their bad reputation for delivering a deluge of sugary carbs keeps them off the shopping...
Read MorePeople often think of sweet potatoes as a fall and winter food but, with the right recipes, it makes a crazy-good dish all year! ↓ At the risk of stating the obvious, you need to load up your daily menu with nutrient-dense foods if you want to...
Read MoreYou know that part of a fresh vegetable you cut off and throw away? Think again and don't scrap the scraps. Simple preparations will open the door to better nutrition. ↓ Every day, millions of people toss the equivalent of a multivitamin in the trash. It happens...
Read More◊ Incorporate Ayurvedic eating principles into your life to increase ojas and support your immune system. The ancient Vedic knowledge of India is the source of yoga as well as Ayurveda, a complete system of natural medicine. Ayurveda has many strategies for health, and one of its...
Read MoreIncorporate Ayurvedic eating principles into your life to increase ojas and support your immune system. ↓ The ancient Vedic knowledge of India is the source of yoga as well as Ayurveda, a complete system of natural medicine. Ayurveda has many strategies for health, and one of its...
Read MoreInclude these foods in your dinner banquet, and you'll find that your winter's rest is a little bit sweeter. Ah, Thanksgiving and the accompanying post-feast comatose. Turkey contains the amino acid tryptophan, which the body uses to make the neurotransmitter serotonin, known for its role in...
Read MoreConfused about whether fat is good or bad for you? Here’s the scoop. by Thrive Market “Everyone seems to be talking about fat these days—I've heard that fat is somehow good now, and can help with weight loss and disease prevention. How can that be true, when...
Read MoreTurn your smartphone into a tiny health coach with these apps for better nutrition, mindfulness, and gratitude. Often, you only hear about the negatives of smartphone use (distracting, time-consuming, blue-light emitting ...
Read More↓ Here are the 5 foods that will ↓ When I was a young child, I naively believed most of what I heard. I took the phrase, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, to heart until my household ran out of apples one day and I was forced to...
Read MorePhoto by Pixabay from Pexels ♠ It wasn’t until I started incorporating healthy fats with every meal that my healthy diet was complete. ↓♠ ↓♠ So many people are scared of eating fat. I partially understand why as “fat” is a scary word with many negative connotations associated with it. What a lot...
Read MorePhoto: Anze Buh/EyeEm/Getty Images What if the secret to health wasn’t in the medicine cabinet but at the bar and the bakery? ♣ be healthy, people are led to believe, they must consume a Spartan diet, drink health elixirs that look like witches’ potions, and exercise with the...
Read MoreEverything you should know about ‘Weight Watchers for Millennials’ ♣ Photo: Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images♣ sk any dietitian or weight loss professional what they think about fill-in-the-blank diet and they’ll usually say fad dieting is a waste of time, and healthy eating works. eight loss and nutrition are about the long haul. The...
Read More? It’s no secret that coffee is what drives most people like the gasoline that fuels our cars. We’re not sleeping enough and too busy, so what better way to pry us out of a cold lifeless state other than a nice cup of joe. Coffee is...
Read More♠ Inflammation is a vague term, describing a medical condition that can affect virtually any part of your body. If you suffer from pain or discomfort that you think could be related to your diet, read on for some important pointers and tips for reducing inflammation...
Read More♠ On surprising health benefits, how much you should consume, and the myths fueling Himalayan salts popularity ♠ If you search “salt and health” or “salt risks” online you will be hit with a slew of demonizing headlines that would make anyone thinks twice before consuming it ever...
Read More♠ Torch fat. Slim your waist. If you’ve ever looked at weight loss supplements, you’ve probably seen metabolism pills and boosters that claim to burn fat in no time. But what does that actually mean, and can supplements really help your weight loss goals? Here’s what...
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