Nutrition

As far back as the middle ages, people used various parts of the linden tree (also called "lime flower") — such as in linden tea — for their natural ability to promote perspiration and detoxification, ...

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While you may not yet be familiar with this whole grain, according to the Aduna website, fonio "has been predicted to be one of the hottest food trends of 2020 by Whole Foods and The Times." Not ...

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If you're looking to reduce your caffeine intake and are in need of some energizing alternatives to coffee, consider getting to know guayusa. Like many other teas, guayusa tea does naturally contain some caffeine, although less ...

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Betaine (BET) is an amino acid that has been shown to have potential benefits for fighting heart disease, improving body composition, and helping promote muscle gain and fat loss. This is thought mostly to be ...

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Boron is an important, and often underutilized, trace mineral naturally present in certain foods and also within the environment. You'll find it in many whole foods, especially beans nuts whole grains avocados berries plums oranges ...

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Maybe you've noticed that the benefits and uses of cooking oils are getting lots of attention lately. People are trying to decipher between the "good" and "bad" oils. One that's often brought up is cottonseed ...

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Nutrient-rich, versatile and jam-packed with health benefits, the black currant may not be well-known around the world, but it should be. With emerging evidence showing that the black currant possesses antioxidant, antibacterial and antiviral properties and ...

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In the world of probiotic (or cultured) dairy products, there are two main foods to choose from: kefir vs. yogurt. So which is better? Both kefir and yogurt are made by fermenting milk, which results in ...

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Throughout this recent pandemic, we’ve all seen grocery shoppers loading their carts with processed foods. But while boxes of macaroni and cheese fly off the shelves, the produce department remains fully stocked, and I haven’t ...

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Nasturtium is a herbaceous plant that has been used in traditional medicine practices in places such as South America since at least the 1500s. What is nasturtium good for? Traditional uses of these plants included making ...

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