Diet blogs and tips for optimal health and longevity
Staying healthy is a top priority, but it isn’t always easy to get into the zone. It’s hard to always make the right eating choice, and when we operate under false assumptions about the food that we eat, the margin for error rises. Anyone who…
By Amanda Froelich You might roll your eyes when you hear that someone has a gluten intolerance, but in fact, the epidemic is very real and continues to increase in prevalence. The Organic Consumers Association believes this is because modern wheat in America is heavily…
By Natural Blaze Eating walnuts may change gut bacteria in a way that suppresses colon cancer, researchers led by UConn Health report in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. A team of researchers from UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine found that mice…
By April McCarthy Dietary copper is found in a wide variety of foods, but did you know that deficiencies can alter the balance of your metabolism? Copper is intimately connected to fat metabolism and frequently consuming foods rich in copper regulates the breakdown of fat….
By Amanda Froelich Summer is here, and that means watermelon is the official fruit most people will grab to chill off from the heat. But before you dive into the melon and ditch the seeds – or have competitions spitting them the farthest, read on…
By Natural Blaze A dietary supplement containing a blend of thirty vitamins and minerals–all natural ingredients widely available in health food stores–has shown remarkable anti-aging properties that can prevent and even reverse massive brain cell loss, according to new research from McMaster University. It’s a…
By Phillip Schneider We’ve all heard stories about people who have cured their cancer with compounds like cannabis oil. But did you know that there are more options than just cannabis oil that mother nature has given us to battle cancer? Take for example Ann Cameron, an…
By Claire Bernish You cannot rely on food producers to put food labels on products in a sufficient enough manner to describe what you’re actually buying, and — in the case of meat and animal products — what you’re allowing to continue through your purchase. 1….
By Brandon Turbeville According to a new study, research is increasingly demonstrating what many natural health advocates and critics of artificial sweeteners have been saying for years. That sugar replacements like sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin are actually causing diabetes as opposed to preventing it. While…
By Marco Torres You read the headline correctly and it’s another strike for the systematic study of health and nutrition, bound by bias and self-interest, promoting misinformation to make people believe anything. Johns Hopkins, which by the way is the largest school of public health…
By Brianna Acuesta Michelle Obama helped to announce on Friday that the FDA approved a new set of requirements for food nutrition labels for the first time in decades. At a health summit in Washington, the FLOTUS said, “I am thrilled that the FDA has…
By Jake Van Der Borne We already know that inflammation is the likely cause of a multitude of health conditions, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic pain, headaches, depression, and heart disease. Many experts believe that inflammation begins in the gut. Having a healthy digestive system…
The cardiovascular system is a very important part inside of your body because it’s made up of arteries, veins, and your heart. Maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system is crucial for preventing heart disease, which can increase your risk of arrhythmia, heart attack, heart valve problems,…
By Christina Sarich Is any big-brand food safe for consumption? How about some glyphosate in your breakfast cereal? It obviously isn’t something you want to wake up to first thing in the morning, but after declaring themselves, ‘100% Natural,’ Quaker Oats, a sub-brand of Pepsi-Co, a…
By Chris Veritas I don’t know about you, but when I do a search on a word like Aspartame, I find the best results always come up first. That’s because Google is a disinterested third party, with nothing but your best interests at heart. And…
By Vandita Women who drink two or more diet drinks per day are at a 30% higher risk for a cardiovascular event —congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, coronary revascularization procedure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and ischemic stroke — and 50% are more likely…
By SM Gibson Omaha, NE – On Saturday, 85-year-old billionaire Warren Buffett attributed his health and happiness in life to eating fudge, peanut brittle, and consuming a kidney-crushing amount of Coca-Cola. While speaking with reporters at the yearly shareholders’ meeting of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffet said he gets a…
By April McCarthy Watercress Acts To Detox Carcinogens In The Body Watercress, an often-overlooked, leafy green food source that is a close cousin of mustard greens, cabbage, and arugula, is also a powerful anti-carcinogen. The ‘super food’ can help starve tumours of essential blood and oxygen…
By Amanda Froelich The ‘365 Store’ is a budget-friendly version of Whole Foods that will be opening in May. Whole Foods is many things, but affordable for the majority of the population, it is not. Because the health-focused grocery store is often referred to as…
By Natural Blaze Combining marine fish oil, cocoa extract and phytosterols into a dietary supplement could offer new hope in the fight against heart disease, a new study suggests. (Interestingly, phytosterols are similar to the plant equivalent of cholesterol.) A collaborative study between Cardiff University…
