Okra: Nutrition Facts, Benefits, Uses, Recipes & Side Effects
What okra is, what a cup of cooked okra gives you, how its gel-forming fiber steadies blood sugar and lowers cholesterol, how to grow, buy and cook okra without the slime, and eight recipes and ideas.
Water Chestnuts: Nutrition, Benefits, How to Cook & Recipes
What water chestnuts are, their nutrition raw and canned, why Chinese medicine counts them among the cooling foods, what they do for you, how to peel and cook them, and recipes to try.
Porcini Mushrooms: Nutrition, Benefits, Uses & Recipes
What porcini are, what a small handful of dried porcini gives you, how their selenium and ergothioneine work in your body, how to choose, soak and cook fresh and dried porcini, and 16 recipes and ideas.
Halibut: Nutrition, Benefits, Mercury & How to Cook It
What halibut is, what a fillet gives you, how its omega-3s and selenium work in your body, how much mercury it carries and how often to eat it, why wild Pacific halibut is the one to buy, and how to cook it, with three recipes.
Oats: Benefits, Nutrition Facts, Types & How to Use Them
What oats give you, how their beta-glucan lowers cholesterol and steadies blood sugar, the types of oats from groats to instant, why soaking and sprouting help, and how to cook them, with recipes to try.
Celtic Salt: Benefits, Minerals, Uses & How It Compares
What Celtic sea salt (sel gris) is, which minerals it carries, how it helps you hydrate, how it compares with Himalayan and table salt, how much to use and how to cook with it and salt your water.
Rice Flour: Nutrition, Benefits, Gluten-Free Baking & Recipes
What rice flour is, how white, brown and sweet rice flour differ, its nutrition, why it helps a gut that reacts to gluten, how to bake and thicken with it, how to make your own, and six recipes to try.
Top 15 Low-Sodium Foods for Healthy Blood Pressure
The best low-sodium foods with the sodium and potassium in a real serving of each, where most of your sodium comes from, how to read a label, and how to keep real salt on real food while your blood pressure comes down.
Brown Rice: Benefits, Nutrition, vs. White Rice & How to Cook It
What brown rice gives you, how its bran slows the rise in blood sugar, how it compares with white rice, why soaking and sprouting help, and how to cook it on the stovetop, pasta-style or in a pressure cooker, with eight recipes.
Coconut Water: Is It Good for You? Benefits vs. Sports Drinks
What coconut water is, what a cup gives you, how its potassium works on your hydration, blood pressure, kidneys and gut, how it compares with water and sports drinks, and how to choose it and use it.
Hyponatremia (Low Sodium): Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
What a low blood sodium means, the signs from mild to severe, what tips water and salt out of balance, when it's an emergency, and the food-first steps that bring your sodium back and keep it steady.
Aloe Vera Juice: Benefits, How to Make It & How Much to Drink
What aloe vera juice is, how its inner-leaf gel soothes and coats your gut lining, what it does for IBS, reflux and blood sugar, how much to drink, how to make it at home and how to choose a good one.
Anemia: Symptoms, Causes, Tests & 5 Natural Treatments
What anemia is, the symptoms that point to it, the root causes and the tests that find yours, and the 5 natural treatments that rebuild your blood, from liver and vitamin C pairing to healing your gut.
Healthy Carbs: 30 Good Carbs to Eat and Bad Carbs to Cut
What makes a carb good or bad, 30 healthy carbs to eat by food group with their USDA numbers, how many carbs to eat and when, and how Dr. Axe builds a plate that keeps blood sugar steady, with recipes.
Celery Juice: Benefits, How to Make It & How Much to Drink
What celery juice is, what a glass gives you, how its minerals and plant compounds work on your blood pressure, uric acid and hydration, and how to make it, when to drink it and how much.
Gelatin: Benefits, Uses, Recipes & What It's Made Of
What gelatin is made of, what it does for your gut lining, joints, sleep and skin, how it compares with collagen peptides, why the source animal matters, how much to take a day, and simple recipes to use it.
Dragon Fruit: Benefits, Nutrition, How to Eat It & Recipes
What dragon fruit (pitaya) is, what 100 grams gives you, how its fiber, oligosaccharides and red pigments work in your gut, blood vessels and blood sugar, and how to cut it, choose it and use it in five easy recipes.
Keto Diet Plan for Beginners: 7-Day Meal Plan & Shopping List
A 7-day keto meal plan built from real food and DrAxe.com recipes, with the net carbs counted for every meal, a shopping list by store aisle, a meal-prep plan and what to expect from your first week to your third month.
Peptides: Benefits, Types, How They Work & Responsible Use
A physician's evidence-based guide to peptides, the body's biological messengers. What they are, what the research shows, the main types and benefits, how they're delivered, where the FDA stands, and how to use them responsibly.
Creatine: Benefits, Uses, Dosage & Side Effects
A physician's evidence-based guide to creatine, the most-researched supplement in sports nutrition, what it does in the body, and how to use it for muscle, healthy aging, and the brain.
