Category: Food as Medicine

Eat More Plants

The most significant thing you can do to improve your health, vitality, and energy levels, according to nutrition scientist Dr. T. Colin Campbell, is to change the way you eat. This doesn’t mean following the fad diet du jour, joining Overeaters Anonymous, or counting every calorie. It means, at least according to Campbell, simply eating…


The Pandemic Contributor We Don’t Talk About

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused on a singular target—SARS-CoV-2—and how to neutralize it using an injection. But the issue of viral illness is so much larger than a single virus or one pandemic. Humans and viruses coexist. It’s a daily reality that you’ll be exposed to one or more of them, but not everyone will…


The Pandemic Contributors We Don’t Talk About

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused on a singular target—SARS-CoV-2—and how to neutralize it using an injection. But the issue of viral illness is so much larger than a single virus or one pandemic. Humans and viruses coexist. It’s a daily reality that you’ll be exposed to one or more of them, but not everyone will…


Omega-3 Levels Linked to Longevity: Studies

A recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition spanning 11 years and more than 2,000 participants yielded a startling finding: When comparing omega-3 index to conventional cardiovascular risk factors in older adults, it shows that having a low blood omega-3 index is as strong a predictor of mortality as smoking. The average…


What to Eat for Weight Problems

If you want to add more vigor to your life and even extend your “expiration date,” you have to maintain a healthy body weight. Fortunately, there are plant-based compounds that can help you get your weight down and your energy up naturally. That’s good news since, according to the latest CDC data, 42.4 percent of…


Healthiest Produce That’s in Season

These seven nutrient-packed fruits and vegetables are ready to fall into your plans for optimal health and well-being. Keep this list of the freshest produce available this season handy and make sure to take advantage of their unique benefits. Apples and Their Anticancer Potential It’s easy to take apples for granted for their availability all…


Managing Diabetes With Diet

Diabetes should change the way you eat. Managing blood sugar can become a life or death situation, and diabetics have a much higher risk for heart disease and other heart-related risks than the general population. Tack on the risk of losing vision and limbs, and you can imagine why controlling the condition is so important….


Medicinal Properties of Cucumbers

The humble cucumber can keep your body cool and hydrated, even as it prevents diseases such as diabetes. Eat them raw and you get a juicy crunch. Pickle them in brine and you have a fermented treat that will keep for months. Cucumbers, however, do more than just serve as a refreshing feature of salads,…


Seed Oils: Toxic Versus Healthy

When it comes to using seed oils, the United States is the world leader: Americans consume about 20 percent of the world’s oils at a rate of approximately 19.7 million barrels daily. Canada comes in at nearly 2.7 million barrels daily or 2.6 percent, a comparable per capita rate. Some of those seed oils are…


Electrolytes, What Do You Need to Know?

Are you getting enough electrolytes? How do you replace your electrolytes? What’s the best way to get electrolytes? It seems like a lot of people throw around the word “electrolytes,” but do we actually know what they are and why so many people talk about them? I did a little experiment and asked a half dozen…