Nutrition Archive - Page 153 of 160

Vervain: 5 Benefits of a Versatile Herb

The vervain plant is a lesser-known herbal remedy, but it has a lengthy history of medicinal use when it comes to a variety of systems in the body. In traditional herbal medicine, it has been used ...

Grain-Free Diet Benefits for the Digestive System

Is a grain-free diet right for you? There are a number of healthy diet options these days. Depending on your goals, convictions, and conditions or disease risk, you should have no problem (with some research legwork) ...

Nutritionist Belief Systems, Roles and Training

A nutritionist is someone who studies nutrition or who is an "expert" in the field. Depending on where you live in the world, nutritionists in your area might refer to themselves as different titles, which ...

The Science Behind ‘Food is Medicine’ & ‘Medicinal Foods’

Hippocrates was to thank for the famous quote, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" — which we translated to "food is medicine" and use as our motto. Still to this day ...

Dietitian Training, Specialities and Benefits for Clients

There are almost 90,000 registered dietitians (RDs) in the United States alone. (1) What are a dietitian's specialities that he or she offer to clients? A dietitian is a trained expert on diet and nutrition. While ...

Locust Bean Gum: The Pros & Cons of This Common Thickening Agent

Locust bean gum is a natural food additive that comes from the carob seeds of the carob tree. Similar to guar gum and gellan gum, locust bean gum is added to a variety of food products, including ...

5 Horehound Respiratory & Digestive Benefits

For centuries, people all over the world have used horehound (Marrubium vulgare) to naturally treat respiratory conditions. In recent times, some of the top makers of herbal cough drops and cough syrup include horehound in ...

9 Health Benefits of Juniper Berries

Have you ever tasted berries that aren’t berries — berries that are actually used as a spice? Are you still with me? Good, because I'm talking about antioxidant-rich and heart-healthy juniper berries. Juniper berries traditionally have ...

Eating Fast Food: 9 Serious (and Unexpected) Side Effects

If you're someone who loves eating fast food, you probably only think about how the food tastes. But what if I told you that you should also be thinking about the short and long term ...

What Is the Wheat Belly Diet Plan?

According to research conducted by the the United States Department of Agriculture, people in the U.S. consume about 500 more calories today than they did 40 years ago — and a whopping 92 percent of the ...