By Brianna Acuesta The alkaline diet is based on evidence that suggests that acid-forming foods prevent the body from healing properly and the diet replaces those foods with alkaline options. Acid-forming foods leave an ash in your body as your system works to metabolize the food. This leaves your body […]
By Amanda Froelich This bodybuilder healed his severe cystic acne by adopting a vegan diet, eating more vegetables and drinking a gallon of water a day. Every year, Americans spend well over $1.4 billion to clear up skin conditions such as acne. Though many allopathic doctors maintain that diet and […]
By April McCarthy Higher intake of citrus fruits like oranges and lemons can help keep you healthy as well as prevent harmful effects of obesity-related heart disease, liver disease and diabetes, a study has found. Citrus fruits protect the body through their antioxidant properties (via flavanones) and by strengthening the […]
By Heather Callaghan Papaya [puh-PIE-yah] – here’s a fruit that could save you some money on supplements. It’s delicious, versatile and it does so much for your body. Papaya is easy to prepare, sweet but low on sugar and so yummy when paired with other fruits. Personally, it makes me feel good […]
By Daily Superfood Love The benefits of white mulberry (Morus alba) have been well documented for (literally) several thousand years. Native to Asia, the white mulberry has been successfully introduced to countries all over the world. It’s good for both humans and cattle with versatile uses. Since the entire plant […]
By Christina Sarich South Africa — Orange peels and avocado skins could solve one of the worst droughts South Africa has seen in years. A 16-year-old schoolgirl from Johannesburg has developed a polymer from two unlikely substances which could help store water reserves in soil, with minimal cost to farmers. Aside […]
By Christina Sarich United States — Wal-Mart, America’s biggest food retailer, will start selling ‘ugly’ fruit in order to help reduce food waste. While some prattle on about how there are food shortages requiring our use of genetically modified organisms, more than 40 percent of all food grown, shipped, cooked, […]
By PAUL FASSA As a kid, watermelon was a summer picnic feature. Many simply dove in and spit out the pits while others, myself included, took the time to remove the pits from chunks of watermelon then enjoy the cool sweetness without the distraction of dealing with the pits. Now […]
By Pamela Bofferding Pineapples are delicious and nutritious—they’re great when used in smoothies, muffins, or baked goods (find even more recipes here). They provide 105% of your daily value of Vitamin C, they’re high in Manganese and Thiamin, and studies have shown that three servings per day can prevent age-related macular […]
By Heather Callaghan [easy-tweet tweet=”You can feel confident that fruits & veggies on the Clean 15 list have very little pesticide” user=”natural_blaze” usehashtags=”no”] If organic produce was easily accessible and the same exact price as “conventional” produce that uses heavier duty pesticides – you’d pick organic, right? But that’s not the […]