A recent study found that blueberries significantly improve gut health, reduce systemic inflammation, and improve insulin response. They even decrease cellular factors linked to cancer. This [...]
Category: Nutrition
Don’t waste money on these popular — but useless — supplements
Last month, the U.S. Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a report on the efficacy of popular ingredients found in sports-performance and weight-loss [...]
Skip the probiotics — instead, try these five simple steps for improved gut health
Bioavailability is a big buzz word in natural medicine these days. Basically, it describes how well your body absorbs an ingredient — whether a supplement or drug — from your GI tract into your [...]
11 major benefits from one common kitchen spice
Black pepper is undoubtedly one of the most commonly used spices throughout the world. Yet it’s much more than a simple flavor enhancer. In fact, it offers a multitude of incredible health [...]
The life-saving kidney treatment you can brew up right at home
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts more than 30 million Americans. It’s a progressive condition where the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter water and waste from the blood. Over [...]
4 tips to face anxiety this holiday season
Anxiety certainly can spike around the holidays. But for 40 million adults, living with anxiety is a year-round problem. In fact, anxiety is the most common form of mental illness. And no wonder… [...]
How to eat bacon and still lose weight
I say it all the time — you can eat bacon and still lose weight. But preachy dieticians insist you must replace saturated fats (found in bacon, red meat and butter), with unsaturated fats (found [...]
This morning ritual could prevent Type II diabetes
A new study shows that a compound in coffee delays the onset of Type II diabetes in mice. Great — but did we really need another study to point out the obvious? Numerous studies in humans have [...]
High-carb, low-fat diet linked to higher blood pressure
I recently received a phone call from my local, friendly pharmacist who, of course, has data on my age and medical history. She politely said they were calling all of their customers about a new, [...]
Why I’ll never give up eating fruit
For years, many nutritionists, health practitioners, and even chemists told us all types of sugar are the same. They said whether you eat an apple or a cookie, you metabolize it the same way. Now [...]