Nutrition Archive

Isoleucine Benefits Glucose Levels, Muscle Strength & More

As an amino acid or a "building block of life," isoleucine plays a key role in forming proteins, breaking down food and providing energy while also aiding growth and healing processes. It also plays a key ...

7 Food Additives That Can Trigger Leaky Gut

If you are dedicated and serious about healing leaky gut and autoimmune disease, I need you to know about a study that IDs seven food additives that trigger leaky gut — or at the very least ...

Casein Protein Benefits for Muscle Growth & Recovery

The most popular diary protein powder in the world is whey protein, loved by athletes and those both looking to lose or gain weight. Whey protein has been the go-to muscle enhancer for decades, but there’s ...

Salmon Nutrition: Wild-Caught Salmon Protects the Brain, Bones, Eyes, Skin & More

When it’s wild-caught and not farmed, salmon fish is one of the most nutritious foods on the planet and one of the best fish to eat. It’s credited with everything from extending the life span ...

Turkey Tail Mushroom Benefits as an Adjuvant Cancer Therapy & Immune Booster

When it comes to functional foods, the turkey tail mushroom may top the list. Named for the colorful fall-like palette of stripes it adorns that favor the plume of feathers on turkeys, turkey tail mushrooms ...

Ugli Fruit Benefits the Heart, Waist and Immune System

It doesn’t seem very nice to name a fruit based on its appearance, but I’m going to let it slide this time with ugli fruit — because this very unattractive fruit is only ugly on ...

7 Pine Bark Extract Benefits, Including for Skin, Hearing and Diabetes

We all know the power of antioxidants to improve health and the high-antioxidant foods we should eat regularly. But did you know that pine bark extract, like pine oil, is one of nature's super antioxidants? It's true. What ...

B12 Shots: Vitamin B12 Injections Benefits, Risks and Better Alternatives?

Vitamin B12 deficiency is believed to be one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the world, especially among people taking stomach acid-altering medications and antibiotics frequently, along with the elderly and sometimes vegetarians/vegans. For ...

Sunflower Lecithin Benefits for the Brain, Skin, Gut & More

Flip over just about any of your favorite food or beauty products and there’s a pretty good chance you’ll spot soy, egg or sunflower lecithin on the ingredients label. Commonly used as an emulsifier and emollient ...

Bupleurum: The Detoxifying Ancient Herb that Boosts Liver Health

If you're looking to cleanse your liver and improve your overall health, there's one herb that stands out above the rest. I'm talking about bupleurum, a revered natural remedy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) highly valued for ...