Need more vitamin D? Add these 5 foods to your diet
The shorter days of winter months means most of us are spending less time in the sunshine than we used to. As we head into winter, it’s important to up your intake of vitamin D to maintain healthy calcium absorption, lessen inflammation, and reduce the risk of chronic disease. At a time when all Read More...
Add these 3 herbs to your smoothies to nourish the nervous system
Inflammation is a protective response from your immune system to injury or damage from sustained stress. In this day and age, there are plenty of things that can cause sustained stress in your body, from environmental pollution to consistent emotional turbulence, something that many of us are Read More...
Why you should drink coffee after breakfast—and not before
While it may be tempting to drink coffee the moment you get out of bed, a study from the University of Bath suggests that may not be the best idea. Apparently, when you drink a strong coffee first thing in the morning, you impair the body’s glucose response. This limits your body’s ability to Read More...
6 dieting tips to help you prevent disease
Diet is one of the most powerful ways to protect yourself from disease. With that in mind, respected cardiologist Andrew Freeman has put together a list of 6 tips that will help you prevent disease while maintaining a healthy weight. You can find them below. Go as plant-based as possible, and cut Read More...
Eat these foods to boost your skin’s natural sun defense
When it comes to protecting your skin from the sun, diet plays a bigger role than you might think. Of course, minimizing your exposure to UV rays, a proven carcinogen, is a wise idea, especially considering that skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Yet by chomping on plants, Read More...
Add these 4 foods to your diet to reduce bloating
If your stomach has ever swollen to the point where you felt the urge to unbutton your pants, chances are bloating is to blame. The good thing is that bloating can usually be relieved with some simple dietary changes. According to Kellyann Petrucci, a leading naturopathic physician, nutritionist, Read More...
Eating capers activates key proteins in the brain and heart
If you enjoy capers, we have good news for you. According to a recent study, a commonly found compound in pickled capers, quercetin, activates proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity. The study, which was published in Communications Biology, found that quercetin can directly Read More...
Add some sweetness to your grill with these amazing fruits
While it may not be so common in the US, many cultures around the world love to adorn the grill with fruits. Grilled fruits? Yes! Grilling fruit brings out the natural sweetness, and many of them make natural flavor pairs with other popular weekend barbecue dishes. The best fruits to grill: When Read More...
Just 8 weeks of fruit and vegetable rich diet can improve heart health
An apple a day isn’t guaranteed to keep the doctor away, but following this philosophy is a good strategy for overall heart health. That’s according to a recently published research article from the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. The observational study looked at the data of people Read More...
Eating a big breakfast can help you burn double the calories
Breakfast has long been deemed the most important meal of the day, but new research says it might have an even bigger role in our overall health than previously thought. According to a new study from the Endocrine Society, people who eat a big breakfast burn twice as many calories compared with Read More...