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Fermented Pickles Benefit the Gut, Skin, Brain & More

Fermented pickles can aid weight loss, support the central nervous system, benefit the skin, potentially help reduce risk of Parkinson's disease and more.

10 min readApr 6, 2018

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Can You Eat Celery Seed? Top 5 Celery Seed Benefits

Research shows that celery seed benefits include helping regulate blood pressure and combating bacteria and infection. Learn how to use.

7 min readApr 4, 2018

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Citron Fruit Benefits Immunity, Heart Health & More

Citron fruit benefits include improved immunity, decreased inflammation and enhanced heart health. Find out all you need to know about citron fruit.

9 min readApr 2, 2018

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How to Do Baby-Led Weaning (the Best Way to Start Solid Foods)

Baby-led weaning is an approach to feeding an infant that promotes his ability to self-feed finger foods and set the pace of the meal. Unlike traditional feeding methods that start when an infant is around 4 months old, baby-led weaning begins at around 6 months. Find out how to do it.

12 min readMar 25, 2018

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Bivalve Pros & Cons: Should You Eat Mollusk?

Potential bivalve benefits include protection from anemia and improved weight loss, but bivalves also come with potential dangers.

13 min readMar 23, 2018

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The Best & Worst Meat Substitutes for Your Health

Several meat substitutes are high in health-promoting properties that may not be found in meats, such as probiotics and fiber. By incorporating these meat substitutes you can meet your nutritional needs and even enhance the health of your diet, vegetarian or not.

11 min readMar 20, 2018

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Green Banana Flour: 5 Gut-Healthy Benefits of This Trendy Ingredient

Consuming green banana flour can help reduce weight, keep an eye on insulin or help with the characteristics of metabolic syndrome.

9 min readMar 14, 2018

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Is Cheese Bad for You? Top 5 Healthiest Cheese Options & Benefits

The healthiest cheese options are unprocessed, raw and organic. The top healthiest cheeses include feta cheese, goat cheese, cottage cheese and more.

8 min readMar 10, 2018

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Is It Safe to Eat Deer Meat? Top 6 Venison Benefits

Not only does venison taste good, but it's also jam-packed with nutrients, leaner than regular beef and loaded with health benefits.

9 min readMar 8, 2018

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5 Healthy Ways to Spice Up Your Green Tea

Green tea is renowned for its health benefits — helping with weight loss, heart health and more. Here are five delicious and fun recipes to spice up your green tea.

5 min readMar 6, 2018

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10 Antinutrients to Get Out of Your Diet … and Life

Antinutrients are natural or synthetic compounds found in a variety of foods – especially grains, beans, legumes and nuts

6 min readFeb 28, 2018

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Is Elk Meat Healthy? Top 6 Benefits of Elk Meat Nutrition

Potential benefits of adding elk meat to your diet include increased weight loss, improved immune function, a reduced risk of anemia and more.

10 min readFeb 25, 2018

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How Wine Helps Fight Cavities

It may be surprising, but wine could actually be good for oral health. Find out how wine helps fight cavities and more.

4 min readFeb 24, 2018

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6 Goat Cheese Benefits, Nutrition Facts & Recipes

Goat cheese is a good alternative to cow's milk cheeses because it's lower in lactose, contains type 2 casein protein, is typically easier to digest.

14 min readFeb 20, 2018

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Coffee Flour: the Trendy New Gluten-Free Flour

Coffee flour is both gluten-free and grain-free, and it's quickly becoming popular among people who follow Paleo, vegan, vegetarian or keto diets. Find out why it's becoming popular and its benefits.

5 min readFeb 19, 2018

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Stages of Nutrition for Babies + Best Baby Foods

What's the ideal nutrition for babies? What are the best baby foods? What are the stages of nutrition for babies? We tackle all of those questions and more.

15 min readFeb 14, 2018

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Why Your Cat Loves Catnip (+ 4 Human Catnip Uses!)

Catnip has benefits for both cats & humans that may include an ability to help calm skin, ease tension and encourage a restful night's sleep. Click here to learn more about how catnip can benefit your feline friend and you!

9 min readFeb 11, 2018

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28 Delicious Egg Recipes

They’re inexpensive, suitable for every meal, and readily available, but are egg recipes healthy? After years of misinformation, the truth is...

7 min readFeb 7, 2018

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High-Estrogen Foods to Avoid + 'Environmental Estrogens' Hiding in Your Home

Here are some of the top high-estrogen foods plus environmental estrogens to avoid. They can be really harmful to your health.

10 min readFeb 5, 2018

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Top 10 Pain-Triggering Foods

Certain foods can cause inflammation, which leads to pain in the body. Here are 10 pain-triggering foods to watch out for.

8 min readJan 29, 2018

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Can You Eat an Eggshell? Surprising Benefits & Uses of Eggshells

Though we often overlook the eggshell as a food source, the calcium contained in each shell ought to be enough to make us reconsider its place at the table.

9 min readJan 29, 2018

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Is Halibut Fish Safe to Eat? Pros & Cons of Halibut Nutrition

Is halibut fish safe to eat? On one had, it's loaded with beneficial nutrients that can help combat disease, but on the other it's commonly contaminated.

9 min readJan 27, 2018

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Relax with a Cup of Lemon Verbena Tea (+5 Health Benefits!)

A citrus-flavored cup of hot lemon verbena tea is a great, easy way to give this herb a try. Plus learn 5 ways lemon verbena can benefit your health.

8 min readJan 21, 2018

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Best and worst foods for your teeth - Dr. Axe

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The Best and Worst Foods for Your Teeth (Including the #1 Most Damaging Food)

Here's a list of the best and worst foods for your teeth, including some popular "health" foods that could be doing more harm than good.

6 min readJan 19, 2018

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Ayahuasca: Understand the Dangers & Possible Side Effects

Ayahuasca is a plant used in ancient healing ceremonies in Peru. However, it contains powerful compounds that can cause serious side effects. Learn more here.

7 min readJan 17, 2018

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Broccoli Sprouts: One of Nature's Top Cancer-Fighting Foods

Broccoli sprouts are a surprisingly powerful little food with thoroughly researched health benefits, including potentiall fighting cancer.

17 min readJan 16, 2018

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Is Rockfish Good or Bad for Your Health?

Rockfish may provide cell-building benefits, help boost brain power, and provides a healthy dose of selenium and vitamin D, but it also can be contaminated.

10 min readJan 12, 2018

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5 Benefits of the Ayurvedic Diet + How to Follow an Ayurvedic Diet Plan

As one of the oldest medicinal systems in history, Ayurvedic principles and foods work with the body’s innate intelligence in order to promote natural self-healing. An ayurvedic diet is customized depending on someone's specific body type, called a dosha.

13 min readJan 10, 2018

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19 Health-Packed Rhubarb Recipes

Have you tried rhubarb before? The bright red vegetable is a favorite ingredient for experienced cooks, but it’s time that novice chefs embrace it with these rhubarb recipes.

6 min readJan 9, 2018

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Corn Flour: The Pluses & Minuses of This Gluten-Free Flour

Corn flour is generally easy to digest, contains valuable antioxidants, and can provide decent amounts of protein and fiber.

11 min readJan 4, 2018

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19 Healthy, New Ingredients to Cook With

Each year, we hope to get healthier by swapping out our bad habits for better ones. An easy way to do so? Cook more with these healthy, new ingredients.

10 min readDec 14, 2017

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Gellan Gum: Is This Vegan-Friendly Food Additive a Safer Thickening Agent?

Gellan gum is a food additive that's also used at times in industrial settings or cosmetic products. Is this vegan-friendly gum toxic or safe for use?

9 min readDec 13, 2017

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Edible Food Parts You Never Knew You Could Eat

Turns out those scraps are really edible food parts. And sometimes their nutritional profiles are on par with popular superfoods.

10 min readDec 12, 2017

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Dangers of Fad Diets

Fad diets are usually very restrictive, unsustainable, unlikely to teach you any lasting healthy habits and possibly even dangerous.

10 min readDec 12, 2017

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10+ Reasons to Drink Natural, Organic Wine

Organic wine is typically lower in sulfites and chemical additives, more likely to be made with wild, natural yeasts, and may be lower in alcohol content.

17 min readDec 11, 2017

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Amylopectin: 3 Reasons to Avoid Foods with This Type of Starch

Amylopectin is broken down rapidly and has a higher glycemic index, meaning it can increase blood sugar rapidly, lead to weight gain and more.

8 min readDec 8, 2017

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Plant-based diet and breast cancer - Dr. Axe

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Plant-Based Diet and Breast Cancer: Diet May Convert Aggressive Cancer to More Treatable Form

A plant-based diet and breast cancer with a better prognosis? A 2017 animal study suggests your diet could impact your treatment options.

4 min readOct 31, 2017

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Is Sushi Healthy? 7 Reasons Why It's Not (Plus Better Options)

Most people also consider it a health food. But with so many different types of sushi, rice and fish involved, is sushi healthy? And what are other options?

11 min readOct 23, 2017

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Protein Bread Benefits the Gut, Brain, Bones & More

What is high-protein bread, and what can it do for your health? Turns out quite a few things, so long as you don't overdo it and read ingredient lists.

6 min readOct 19, 2017

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Do Apricot Seeds (Laetrile or "Vitamin B17") Fight Cancer?

The debate about apricot seeds, its chemical compound amygdalin (or Laetrile, its drug name or "vitamin B17") and its efficacy as a natural cancer treatment.

8 min readOct 15, 2017

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