Chocolate offers unique slimming and longevity benefits, as well as antioxidants that can help prevent chronic disease—but it’s important to eat the “good” type and only in ideal amounts. Studies point out that chocolate may not only make life sweet, but also help lengthen it. Chocolate isn’t a recent invention; its health benefits date back to ancient…
Say Hey to Swiss Chard
June 8, 2022
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Despite its name, Swiss chard is not from Switzerland, but is native to the Mediterranean region, specifically Sicily. More suited to the name Sicilian beet, this leafy green has collected a history of monikers — silver beet, strawberry spinach, and Roman Kale — due to many cases of mistaken identity with other greens, like spinach…
The Power of Pomegranates
When was the last time you had a pomegranate? Can’t remember? Never have had one? Have one occasionally but consider them too much trouble to enjoy more often? What’s a pomegranate? These are typical responses whenever someone is asked when they last enjoyed one of these less common fruits. We want to share some tasty…
7 Teas Linked to Better Brain Health
June 5, 2022
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Did you know there are certain teas that promote brain health? You could be sitting in a comfortable corner right now, enjoying the scenery and sipping a cup of tea that supports your concentration, awareness, memory, sleep, and other essential brain functions. Let’s look at the delicious teas that can help promote a healthy brain. …
A Natural Approach Beat and Prevent Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, a condition in which the integrity of bone is compromised by a breakdown in their structure, often resulting in fractures, that can be prevented and even reversed naturally, without the use of prescription medications. This often devastating disease, which most often affects postmenopausal women but is found in men as well, can respond well…
These 5 Foods Safely Suppress Your Appetite
Being overweight or obese is the result of a complex set of interactions among genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. And despite the seemingly countless weight-loss diets, strategies, potions, and devices offered to Americans today, it’s important to know that healthy weight loss entails comprehensive lifestyle changes, including a balanced diet. As part of a natural strategy,…
Healthy Chocolate Brownie Recipe
June 1, 2022
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Editor’s note: I tried the recipe myself, and my husband, who normally wouldn’t touch tofu—or any foods that had even come in contact with tofu—found it delicious and had no idea a healthy swap had been made. Tofu is a good substitute for butter. A 7 oz piece of tofu contains about 6-7 g of…
5 Herbs for Bone Health
May 29, 2022
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The key to understanding bone health is understanding minerals. The primary mineral in your skeleton is calcium, but bones do not live on calcium alone. Drop a piece of chalk (calcium carbonate) and it will easily shatter. No one wants an all-calcium skeleton. Although calcium supplements are the most common strategy for maintaining strong bones,…
Preventing Cancer and Chronic Diseases With the Nutritarian Diet
May 29, 2022
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“When you flood your body with the nutrients it needs, it doesn’t just make you healthy, live long, and prevent disease; it stops food addictions, stops food cravings, normalizes your appetite, and makes your body gravitate towards your ideal weight effortlessly,” Dr. Joel Fuhrman, told the audience of his TEDx talk in Charlottesville in 2013. Nutrient…
Eating Seaweed Salad May Boost Immune Function
Eating seaweed salad may boost the efficacy of vaccinations and help treat cold sores, herpes, Epstein-Barr virus, and shingles. Billions of pounds of seaweed are harvested each year, the consumption of which “has been linked to a lower incidence of chronic diseases,” both physical and mental. For example, women who eat more seaweed during pregnancy appear to be less…
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