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Following a raw food diet is an up and coming trend, as numerous health and wellness benefits are associated with eating raw plant foods. Knowing more about the pros and cons of a raw food diet hel...

Cow’s milk is touted as an excellent source of protein, calcium, vitamin D, and other essential nutrients, but that may not be the whole truth and cow’s milk isn’t for everybody. In fact, studies s...

Nothing ruins a good meal like digestive discomfort can. If you experience heartburn or feel bloated or nauseous after eating, these may be symptoms of acid reflux. Like any other digestive problem...

Iodine deficiency is more common than you might think, as iodine intake in the U.S. decreased by 50% since the 1970s. More than 12% of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition at some p...

More than a few people may be surprised to hear that the digestive system or gut does way more than digest food. Immune system support, flushing out toxins, and transferring nutrients from the food...

For people not following a vegetarian or vegan diet, the difference between the two can seem a little confusing. Everyone knows that neither diet includes meat sourced from animals, but what about ...

Following a plant-based diet is not difficult when you learn how to cook in a new way. There are so many healthy and delicious meals available to vegetarians. Many of them taste so wonderful that y...

Here are a few ways to fight unhealthy habits and hopefully beat them for good.

Switching from the standard American diet to a green raw food diet provides you with more health and wellness benefits than you might think! If your hair, skin, and nails are unhealthy-looking, a m...

The body’s health relies on the quality of food that goes into it. Today’s fast-paced lifestyles have made it way too easy to settle for diets that not only lack nourishment but actually weaken the...

For much of your life, you’ve probably been led to believe that there are only two ways to take in vitamin C: eat an orange or swallow a pill from a bottle found in the vitamin aisle at the pharmac...

A juice cleanse offers one of the most natural and efficient ways to flush toxins and harmful materials out of the body. The health benefits from doing a juice cleanse on a regular basis can’t be b...

God designed food to nourish your body and protect it from illness and disease. Fruits, vegetables, and other plant foods are loaded with disease-fighting phytochemicals and antioxidants, which enh...

As inconsequential as gas, heartburn, or occasional constipation may seem, these symptoms may point to a developing problem in your gut. Gut health has a tremendous bearing on the health of your bo...

Could you be one of the overwhelming numbers of Americans who are deficient in vitamin D? In fact, other than having heard that exposure to the sun’s rays may boost your levels of this “sunshine vi...

If you have irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, you’re no stranger to abdominal discomfort, embarrassing side effects, or frequent trips to the bathroom. Fortunately, if you suffer from IBS, you don’t...

Genetically modified foods can cause unpredictable side effects, such as allergies, diseases and nutritional problems.

Disease-fighting phytochemicals and other components of raw broccoli are often destroyed by cooking, especially boiling, which is why raw broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables have distinct adv...

The Paleo diet, also known as the Paleolithic diet, caveman diet, stone-age diet, and hunter-gatherer diet, is a way of eating that focuses on whole foods some people theorize that cavemen could ha...

In today’s modern age, grocery store shopping has become a convenient norm that’s getting more convenient with each passing year. The advent of personal grocery shoppers and delivery services has m...

Microgreens offer a wealth of nutritional benefits all packed into a miniature version of the leafy vegetables we know so well. Cilantro, broccoli, cabbage, celery, and many more all fall in the mi...

Believe it or not, if you have type 2 diabetes, you’re not destined to have this chronic disease forever. Studies show that almost 90% of patients who underwent bariatric surgery for weight loss ex...

You might be wondering what exactly digestive enzymes are, and how they help you achieve or maintain optimal health. Knowing more about how digestive enzymes work within your body and the benefits ...

It seems that everyone is talking about a plant-based diet these days, from your favorite celeb announcing they’re vegan or vegetarian to the countless documentaries popping up on Netflix. This way...

Magnesium-rich foods offer a host of nutritional benefits due to the central role magnesium plays in keeping the body healthy. A wide range of different foods like legumes, nuts, seeds, bananas, wh...

The whole country wants to get back to some sense of normalcy. So you've been wanting to go back to work after quarantine. But you are also in the group of people who are recommended to stay home d...

We may know how important it is to get active and to lead healthy lifestyles, but for some people, that is harder because of financial stressors that can put roadblocks in our path towards health. ...

Every single day, we're bombarded with toxins: additives in the food supply and pollution in the water we drink and in the air we breathe. The overabundance of common contaminants that we ingest ca...

Fasting dates back to Biblical times, and studies demonstrate the numerous health and wellness benefits associated with intermittent fasting to manage body weight and lower disease risks. A 7-day c...

Outbreaks of measles, while rare in the United States, do occur. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 372 cases of measles in the year 2018. If you’ve chosen not t...

How powerful are enzymes when it comes to digestive health?