6 Reasons to Fall in Love With Fiber
Fiber deserves special attention in a healthy diet because it's an anti-aging superstar, but the average American only gets about 15 grams of it a day, not even close to the 25 grams recommended by the...
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Hemp seedsYou don’t have to be a Grateful Dead fan to get on board with these seeds. They’re a great source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, both of which improve blood flow to your muscles, revving...
View Article17 Top Foods For a Spring Detox
When winter ends our bodies are ready for a cleanse. Luckily, spring arrives! Spring brings mineral-rich vegetables helpful for detoxing. Nature does know best! Here are seventeen of my favorite foods...
View Article9 Foods Doctors Swear By
Greek yogurtGerard Mullin, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Integrative GI Nutrition Services and author of "The Inside Tract: Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health"“Greek yogurt for...
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9 Essential Oils with Huge Health Benefits
Essential oils have their place secured in a natural beauty routine: They’re natural, chemical-free alternatives to everything from traditional cosmetics to potentially toxic fragrances. But many can...
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Are You Vitamin B12 Deficient? (And Does it Matter?)
Vitamin B 12 deficiency has links to an array of health problems, and many Americans fall short on this critical vitamin.Vegans are probably pretty familiar with vitamin B12. It’s the only vitamin that...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Food Colors
The next time you’re at a child’s birthday party, notice the beautiful array of cakes, cookies, and cupcakes, all showcasing a rainbow assortment of artificial colors. While they may make these sweets...
View Article8 Excellent Reasons to Eat More Eggplants
! Here’s what the humble eggplant can do to help you live healthier:The iron, calcium and other minerals in eggplant supply the essential nutrients required by the body. All this, while relishing a...
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7 Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Fear Carbs
Thanks to Dr. Atkins, carbohydrates are largely the most bullied group on the food pyramid playground. Dieters can’t get enough of fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy, but carbs? Carbs make people fat,...
View Article10 Foods to Cross Off Your Healthy List
Fat-free foods, smoothies, and wheat bread are all supposed to be items that should be incorporated into your diet. Right? Not according to some health experts, who instead say these foods should be...
View ArticleGone Green: The Top 10 Healthiest Vegetables
10. CarrotsComing up first on our list, sitting at the No. 10 spot is a vegetable that is arguably pretty easy to love: the carrot. One serving of this orange veggie is only 30 calories, and it comes...
View Article7 Unappetizing Truths About America’s Favorite Fast Food
Everyone knows that fast food isn’t exactly health food, but the understanding of how our nation’s iconic restaurants get their food to taste as sinfully delicious as it is, is where it gets a little...
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6 Unhealthy Habits that Are as Bad as Smoking
You don't smoke. You live a generally healthy life, so you're in the clear as far as unhealthy habits are concerned, right?Not so fast! It seems like every day, a new study comes out finding that habit...
View ArticleThe 8 Best Foods for Your Gut
Your gut is like a forest, full of diverse life that—if kept in check—helps your whole natural system flourish. The problem is, food isn’t as simple as it used to be, and modern cuisine, even modern...
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10 reasons you really need vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is the most popular vitamin among all the essential B vitamins. Unfortunately, a lot of people suffer from its deficiency because it is obtained only from sources of animal origin (meat,...
View Article10 interesting facts about the microbes in your mouth
Just as humans inhabit the Earth; our mouth is also home to millions of tiny little organisms. Friends or foes – we’ll delve into that a little later, but these microorganisms teeming in our oral...
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