Perhaps you’ve heard the term anti-inflammatory diet over recent years and wondered what all the hype is about. I’m here to tell you that it’s not some trendy diet trend about anti-inflammatory foods or crazy fad (or really even a diet at all!), rather a holistic way to naturally support your body and just about…
Vegetable oil is a common ingredient that most of us have sitting on our kitchen shelves. However, there's a lot of confusion about whether or not vegetable oils are actually good for you. While some claim that vegetable oil is a good source of polyunsaturated fats, others point out that it's also highly refined, heavily…
Pop quiz: When are you most vulnerable to making unhealthy choices? A. When you have delicious, good-for-you treats nearby? Or B. When you’re hungry and desperate to eat something — anything? If you picked the latter, you’re not alone. It’s easy to eat healthily when nutritious foods are at your fingertips, but when your only…
More pungent in taste than closely related greens like kale, cabbage and collard greens, the bitter quality of mustard greens is a sign of their high phytonutrient content. Why are mustard greens good for you? They're are packed with fiber, vitamins, minerals and protective antioxidants, including glucosinolates and polyphenols, yet because of their slimming calorie count,…
Leaky gut syndrome is a condition that's thought to affect millions of people, many of whom don’t even know it. The good news is following a leaky gut diet can help overcome this condition. From the sound of it, you might think leaky gut syndrome only impacts digestive health, but in reality it can lead…
Growing up in a small town in England, Rebecca Louise started really obsessing over her body composition around age 15 — and not in a good way. A trained dancer and athlete who played "every sport," she switched schools in her teens and became surrounded by less-than-supportive classmates, something that left her feeling not in control…
Notice how in recent years there’s been a growing trend toward eating more “whole foods,” while avoiding things that commonly cause allergies, sensitives, sugar cravings and weight gain? Even many big-name supermarket chains are making a serious effort to clean up store shelves and remove suspicious ingredients from products — such as trans fats, for…
As part of a way to detox your body, detox drinks can help naturally reduce inflammation, boost energy, support digestion, cleanse the liver and promote healthy skin. So many of us work hard every day and feel like we can barely get through it without needing some sort of energy boost. We tend to turn to sugar…
Yoga is a go-to remedy to reduce tight-muscle tension, but there's so much more to it. For instance, today we can actually see how yoga changes your brain. And while it's true that sometimes we put too much focus on how "bendy" we can be in a yoga pose — like how far we can…
Zinc is an essential trace mineral that plays a role in more than a hundred enzymatic reactions in the body, which is why consuming foods high in zinc is so important. This mineral (along with iron) is needed in small amounts every day in order to maintain your health and perform important functions. Zinc benefits come from…
