Food, Drink & Nutrition
We now know that ideally MCT oils like coconut oil should actually be consumed every day. Certain saturated fats, especially MCTs and other healthy fats found in things like coconut oil or grass-fed beef, are in fact easier to digest than long-chain triglycerides (LCTs) and might even have more benefits related to heart health, obesity prevention and brain health, too.
Springtime is when your body is ready to clear out the heavy and rich foods from the winter. It’s a time for renewal, to feel refreshed, and to feel lighter.
Turmeric is incredibly medicinal. Research has shown that not only is the root an anticoagulant (slows and prevents blood clotting) and an anti-inflammatory, it aids cancer treatment and is an anti-depressant, due to curcumin which studies have shown is more effective than fluoxetine which Prozac contains.
Don’t wait until your memory erodes to try and make it strong. Do it now! Start with your diet and these powerful 15 foods.
Dr. Joseph Mercola takes a good, hard look at the way the FDA has been helping our livestock industries to use unsafe antibiotics that end up in our systems.
Strawberry picking season is here! Enjoy these super simple and yummy strawberry recipes courtesy of nature’s bounty.
After mice fasted for 24 hours, the researchers removed intestinal stem cells and grew them in a culture dish, allowing them to determine whether the cells can give rise to “mini-intestines” known as organoids. The researchers found that stem cells from the fasting mice doubled their regenerative capacity.
It’s no secret that coconut products, particularly coconut oil, have been used by certain populations around the world for millennia. In places where coconut oil is consumed as part of the standard diet, people seem to thrive. So, what do they know about coconut oil that you may not?
You probably already know that ginger tastes good and can quell nausea, but did you know it can fight combat all sorts of serious diseases? Read this!
Study results indicate artificial sweeteners alter how your body processes fat and produces energy at the cellular level, and while working on different chemical pathways, they produce the same kinds of health consequences as sugar or even worse!
About two-thirds of your body is composed of water, and a majority of that water — about 66 to 70 percent — is within your cells and lymph system. With age, your body tends to lose its ability to get water from the vasculature, the extracellular environment, to the inside of your cells. “If we could stay perfectly hydrated in the intracellular environment, our aging would slow down if not reverse,” Dr. Zach Bush says. The reason is because water is an important mechanism by which you remove toxins and naturally-produced oxidants from your body.
Superfood Alchemy: These transformative recipes benefit each chakra on a physical, mental, and spiritual level, for whole and lasting health and well-being.
Considering the health benefits associated with whole grains, it’s unsurprising that new research shows that eating them could help you live longer.
These tips are simple, but done in combination, they may take away your need for coffee all together.
Findings from two studies being presented today at the Experimental Biology 2018 annual meeting in San Diego show that consuming dark chocolate that has a high concentration of cacao (minimally 70% cacao, 30% organic cane sugar) has positive effects on stress levels, inflammation, mood, memory and immunity.
