Nutrition Archive - Page 137 of 160

Raspberry Ketones — Do They Really Help With Weight Loss?

Raspberry ketones are chemicals from red raspberries that are used for their flavor and fragrance. Although some supplement companies claim that raspberry ketones promote weight loss and increase lean body mass, there really isn't enough ...

Pepsin: Signs You Need More of This Digestive Enzyme & How to Get It in Your Diet

Pepsin is considered one of the main digestive enzymes that humans (and many other animals) produce. When is comes to digestive/gut health, what is pepsin needed for? It is essential for us to properly digest the proteins ...

Trypsin: Do You Need More of This Enzyme?

It happens naturally by our bodies every day — protease in our digestive system, like trypsin, work to break down proteins. Perhaps this sounds like a simple task, but it's actually a multifaceted process called proteolysis. This ...

Soursop: The Vitamin C Superfruit that May Help Fight Cancer

What if I told you there was a fruit that's great for your eyes, can treat infections and even shows promise as a potential cancer-fighting food? Would you be interested? If you answered yes — ...

Benefits of Meal Replacement Shakes + Best Options

In a perfect world, we would all have enough time each day to prepare homemade healthy meals, in addition to sitting down to eat them mindfully. But given how busy most people are today, it’s ...

What Is Cannabis Oil? How It Compares to CBD Oil

This content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this ...

Rehmannia: the Anti-Diabetic, Neuroprotective TCM Herb

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), rehmannia is one of the top 50 fundamental herbs employed for natural treatment of various health concerns. (1) It's typically a go-to choice for conditions thought to be the result ...

How Many Grams of Carbs Per Day Do You Need?

One of those common questions I get is, "How many grams of carbs per day do you need?" We know that there are a lot of different diets out there, some saying to go completely carb-free ...

Keto Diet for Women: Benefits, Food List & Tips to Overcome Side Effects

Far from being a new "fad diet", the keto diet— a very low carb, high fat diet — has been used by doctors since the 1920's to treat patients with serious illnesses. In recent years ...

Horny Goat Weed Benefits for Libido & Bone Health

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the herb commonly called horny goat weed in the West is known as Yin-Yang-Huo. (1) TCM practitioners have used the leaves of the horny goat weed plant as an aphrodisiac to ...