A UCLA School of Nursing study has found that both healthy-weight and obese children who participated in an intensive lifestyle modification program significantly improved their metabolic and cardiovascular health despite little weight loss. “These findings suggest that short-term lifestyle modifications through changing diet and exercise…
Surprise! Your morning cup of tea or coffee may be doing more than just perking you up before work. An international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine suggest that increased caffeine intake may reduce…
by Joe Martino To recognize a gluten sensitivity is not the easiest thing to do as symptoms can overlap other health issues making it difficult to distinguish what is causing what. It is important to determine whether we have a sensitivity to gluten because not…
By Daisy Luther The lower your income is, the more difficult it is to be particular about what you feed your family. This probably isn’t an earth-shattering revelation to anyone, but if you feel like experimenting, try to buy a week’s worth of healthy food…
By Erin Schumacher I’m quite fortunate in that I work from home. That gives me 100% control over what I eat. But for the millions that work in an office and are bombarded with the temptations of quick and easy microwave meals, fast food, and…
By Case Adams Researchers from University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy have conducted an extensive analysis of medicinal plants and proved once again that herbs can replace medications – now diabetes medications. They found that a number of herbs safely modulate cellular PPAR receptors –…
by Sayer Ji Watermelon is much more than just a highly refreshing summertime treat. From the perspective of a growing body of research, it is a truly medicinal food. This month, research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found watermelon juice is…
By Aaron Dykes & Melissa Melton Liquify nutritious, leafy and colorful vegetables. Just a reminder — most of us can’t physically eat a heaping plateful of vegetables and fruits in under ten minutes, but we can drink it. How much nutrition does it contain? It…
By Anna Hunt If you ask your friends if an avocado is a fruit or vegetable they may not know, but they’ll probably be able to tell you that avocados are high in fat. This fact about the mild-flavored green fruit (yes, avocados are fruits,…
By Heather Callaghan The true ways of the Farm are almost nearly forgotten… In almost 40 years, do Star Wars parodies ever become tiring? No, they do not. They are awesome. Especially when people use their creative gifts and humor to harness some great educational…
By Catherine J. Frompovich In Part 1 I discussed some of the more commonly-associated information regarding food allergies, at least information that many ‘holistically-inclined’ eaters may be familiar with. What I talk about in Part 2 is information that probably very few eaters know. The information revolves…
by Catherine J. Frompovich How many people have food allergies? According to FARE, Food Allergy Research & Education, estimates run as high as 15 million Americans with one in 13 U.S. children under the age of 18 affected by food allergies, which can be life…
By Jonathan Parker I’m relatively lucky. My job keeps me active and on my feet most of the day, without being too physically exhausting. Some days, however, I have to substitute for another position, leaving me seated in the same spot for 12 hours. It’s after…
Current marijuana users have 16 percent lower fasting insulin levels compared to non-users, according to the American Journal of Medicine By Natural Blaze Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators. They found that current marijuana users had significantly…
By Jonathan Parker Recently there has been a lot of press about a report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The report focuses on insects as an untapped food source with broad uses. And why not? Insects have composed the diet of less…
Cholesterol Crystals Synovial Fluid Polarized Light By Raluca Schachter When a big, fat lie built around such a sensitive and health threatening issue becomes way too widespread, that even the authors start to believe it, it is really hard to turn the tide without major…
By Daisy Luther The Environmental Working Group has released its 2013 list of The Dirty Dozen Plus and The Clean Fifteen. The suggestions given by EWG are based strictly on the levels of contamination from pesticide. The Clean 15 list does contain items that are…
By Heather Callaghan Is sugar the biggest modern-day scourge of the earth? Is it a soft kill slow suicide? It used to be thought that our bodies could evolve and adapt with the extra poundage of sugar consumed each year. But come 150lbs yearly on…
By Heather Callaghan Vehicle? No — borrowed. Check. Seat moves forward to the pedals? Of course not. Cold torrential downpour. Check. Winds whipping at high speeds. Check. Illegal activity? Check. More on that later. I would say pedal to the metal, but I couldn’t reach…
By Natural Blaze Diet plans are a topic that comes up over and over in everyday life. Go to the store and there are shelves filled with diet products. Visit the health food store and you’ll find tablets that promise to help you ‘melt fat…
