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Fruits are part of a healthy diet, but their consumption in large quantities is often frowned upon, due to their high sugar content. The sweeter the fruit, the higher the quantity of fructose entering the body. Fructose is metabolized by the liver and, in larger quantities, it can have a negative impact on blood glucose. However, certain fruits contain less sugar, but also a ... Continue Reading
What’s worse for your body, sugar or salt? This post from Women’s Health moves toward settling this once and for all! These days, the saying "everything in moderation" has become a battle cry for healthy eaters everywhere—but when it comes to sugar and salt, many of us just can't help ourselves. Even though both play several essential roles in our health (the brain needs sugar ... Continue Reading
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Turmeric is a Powerful Anti-inflammatory and Anti-Microbial Agent Turmeric is an ancient spice that has been popular in India and Asia since the early 2000s. It is actually part of the ginger family and has many culinary and medicinal uses. In fact, turmeric has been used for generations by Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to combat illness. It also has been touted in Western ... Continue Reading
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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. This is an old adage that originates with the father of Western medicine, ancient Greek physician Hippocrates—and for good reason! Nature has provided us with the goodness that we need for our well-being. Even Big Pharma has leveraged medicinal plants as the source for lifesaving drugs. Many scientists around the world have ... Continue Reading
Before diving deep into the myths surrounding the alkaline or blood pH diet, perhaps it’s a good idea to start off with what is it that it gets right. Like many trends in the diet world, they are built on a foundation of scientific facts, but these foundations are then misinterpreted or applied in various ways that are not scientifically proven. An example is the now infamous ... Continue Reading
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