Nutrition
Have You Ever Heard of This Healthy Alternative to Flour?
Have you ever heard of breadfruit? It’s a rather strange name for a piece of fruit that sounds like it may smell or taste...
What Are Whole Foods, and Why Are They Important for Health?
If you think eating healthy is boring and bland, you’ve not learned the incredible, palate-pleasing wonders of a whole-foods diet. But what are whole...
Drink Coffee After Breakfast, Not Before, for Better Metabolic Control
A strong, black coffee to wake you up after a bad night’s sleep could impair control of blood sugar levels, according to research from...
A Healthy Diet Is More Important Than Your Weight
When it comes to predicting health risk, what's more important: what you eat or what you weigh? It looks like it could be the...
Beetroot, Nitrates and Benefits
If you have breathing troubles, nitrates - a compound found in beetroot - may be able to help. Previous studies have shown that nitrates...
Why You Shouldn’t Put Coffee Grounds Directly On Plants + What To Do Instead
Plants, they're just like us: In addition to water and sunlight, they need food to grow—which they get in the form of soil nutrients....
Can a Healthy Diet Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s?
While movement problems are the main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, people with the disease often have non-motor symptoms such as constipation, daytime sleepiness and...
8 Healthiest Cooking Oils: Benefits, Smoke Points and How Best To Use Them
There are plenty of cooking oils to choose from, but not all of them are healthy. Certain types of vegetable oils are highly refined and...