Nutrition Archive - Page 76 of 152

Lycopene: an Antioxidant to Help Prevent Cancer and Boost Heart Health

Do you love tomatoes? If not, after hearing about the incredible antioxidant capabilities of lycopene, you will. Lycopene is cancer-preventative phytonutrient — an antioxidant with a laundry list of amazing benefits. It’s most commonly found in ...

Paprika: The Antioxidant-Rich Spice that Fights Disease

Who knew a tablespoon of red powder could contain so much goodness? Meet paprika, the pepper-based spice that helps your body steer clear of disease. Recently, it’s been found that paprika not only helps your body ...

Celeriac: The Low-Calorie, Low-Carb Root Vegetable that Benefits the Gut

These days, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who's never tried celery. It is a popular ingredient often featured in low-carb, low-calorie recipes for dieters and health-conscious consumers alike. However, far less people are familiar ...

What Is a Marionberry? Benefits, Nutrition, Uses & How It Compares vs. Blackberries

If you’re native to Oregon, you likely know all about marionberries. They were developed in the 1950s as a blackberry cultivar and offer similar health benefits, along with a sweet, more complex flavor. Then in ...

5 Steps to Kick Your Sugar Addiction

Today, I want to share with you my secrets to reduce sugar cravings and food cravings so you can kick sugar addiction. This is a chronic problem in America today. In fact, I would say ...

Is Lamb Healthy? 5 Reasons to Add Lamb Meat to Your Diet

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans consume around 0.7 pounds of lamb meat each year. In other countries around the world, such as Greece, lamb is eaten much more regularly than in the ...

St. John’s Wort Benefits for Depression, PMS & Menopause

St. John's wort, also known as hypericum perforatum, is a flowering plant of the genus Hypericum and has been used as a medicinal herb for its antidepressant and anti-inflammatory properties for over 2,000 years. The Greek physicians ...

How to Follow a Low-Sodium Diet Plan

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Americans get 71 percent of their daily sodium from processed and restaurant foods, and only a small amount of the sodium we consume each day ...

Does Cascara Sagrada Relieve Constipation Safely?

Cascara sagrada was once available as an over-the-counter herbal laxative, but due to a lack of supportive research and subsequent withdrawal of FDA approval, it can now be found as a dietary supplement, but not ...

How to Overcome Keto Flu Symptoms

You've read about all the benefits of the keto diet: weight loss, reduced appetite, improved energy and mental clarity. But now that you've actually gotten started with the ketogenic diet, you find yourself feeling worse ...