Food Sensitivity & Intolerance
Peanuts Improve Cognitive Function and More, But Some People Should Avoid Them
The peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the most popular legumes in the world due to its nutritional value, taste, and affordability. Its beneficial effects on heart health have also ...
Why We Need to Treat Whole Grains With Respect
How taking the time to soak or sour whole grains makes them easier to digest
Ancient Wisdom: Eating Local and Seasonal Food Is Better for Health
When I was studying macrobiotic diet therapy, I said that we should eat food that grows within 31 miles (50 kilometers) of our vicinity. Food produced within this area is ...
Want to Burn Belly Fat? Eat More Fiber
Soluble fiber has essential roles in the body that can help you lose the most stubborn fat
1 Tasty Fruit Helps Heal Nasal Allergies, Lower Blood Pressure, and Prevent Cancer
Hay fever (allergic rhinitis) is an annoying medical condition that once plagued my colleague Zac. Recently, he shared an interesting recipe with me—and drew my attention to kiwis (Chinese gooseberries). ...
Mediterranean Diet Awarded the Best Diet Plan 6 Years in Succession
Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks the best diet plans. This year marks the sixth consecutive year that the Mediterranean diet has been ranked the best diet overall. The ...
Eating Toast—Harm to Health May Outweigh Convenience
Bread is not easy to digest, and eating too much may harm the body.
FDA Approved Fecal Therapy for C. Diff vs. Healthy Preventative Options
C. difficile (C. diff) is a bacterial infection that affects nearly half a million Americans each year. Paradoxically, treatment for the disease often uses strong antibiotics—yet antibiotic use is a ...
Doctor, Cancer-Free for 15 Years, Shares His 5 Methods
Cancer is the kind of disease that strikes fear at its mere mention, much less a definite diagnosis. However, when Japanese doctor Takashi Funato was diagnosed with cancer, he began ...
How Our Thoughts Can Become (Worse) Things
The famous quote “Thoughts become things” has been immensely empowering for so many of us. Even scientifically speaking, every brain wave created by our minds has an actual, material existence, ...
5 Tips to Boost Your Immune System and Your Gut Health
Did you know that your gut health and your digestive tract are closely tied to your immune system? A lot of us don’t know but there is a strong link ...
Do Claims About GMOs Hold Up to Reality?How Do GMO Crops Rate Across 3 Key Measures?
The “science” tells us GMO crops have higher yield, nutrition, and herbicide resistance than organic. Nowadays, you could be eating GMO food without even knowing it. For example, GMO forms ...
Fall Foods for Good Health
Chinese medicine holds that these 9 foods will help prepare you for winter