Okra Water: Benefits, Blood Sugar, Recipe & Side Effects
How to make okra water the way researchers tested it, and what a randomized trial and seven research reviews show for blood sugar and cholesterol.
Foods That Make You Taller: 11 Growth Foods for Kids and Teens
Food supplies the growth until the growth plates close at the end of puberty. Here are 11 foods that support growing kids and teens, what the milk, meat, egg, zinc and vitamin D trials found, and how adults keep the height they have.
Rice Cakes: Are They Healthy? Nutrition, Blood Sugar & Toppings
What rice cakes are made of, what one gives you, how they affect your blood sugar, what's known about arsenic, and the toppings and whole-food snacks that make a better choice.
Bulgur Wheat: Is It Healthy? Nutrition, Benefits & Gluten
What bulgur is, what a cooked cup gives you, how it affects your blood sugar, how it compares with refined wheat, and the best ways to buy and eat it, plus who should skip it.
Apigenin: Sleep Benefits, Food Sources, Dosage & Side Effects
What apigenin is, how much chamomile tea, parsley and celery supply, what the research shows for sleep, calm and healthy aging, how much to take and who should be careful.
Stinging Nettle: Benefits, Tea, Root vs. Leaf & Side Effects
What stinging nettle root and leaf each do, what the trials show for the prostate, allergies, joints and blood sugar, how to make nettle tea, how to cook fresh nettles, and who should skip it.
Cinnamon and Honey Benefits: Blood Sugar, Colds & How to Mix
What honey and cinnamon each bring, what the research shows for blood sugar, coughs and memory, why Ceylon is the cinnamon for daily use, and how to mix the two.
Black Seed Oil Benefits: Uses, How to Take It & Side Effects
What black seed oil is, what human trials show for blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, allergies and skin, how much to take, and who should skip it.
Wheat Germ: Benefits, Nutrition, Spermidine & How to Use It
What wheat germ is, what a spoonful gives you, what human trials show for your liver, gut and cells, why it's rich in spermidine and vitamin E, and how to eat and store it, plus who should skip it.
Lady's Mantle: Benefits, Tea, Uses, Dosage & Side Effects
What lady's mantle is, what the human studies show for mouth ulcers, sore throat and skin, how it has been used for heavy periods, cramps and loose stools, how to make the tea and who should skip it.
Yerba Mate: Benefits, Caffeine, Nutrition and How to Brew It
What yerba mate is, how much caffeine a gourd or a cup carries next to coffee and green tea, what the human trials show for energy, exercise, blood pressure and cholesterol, and how to brew it well from clean, loose leaf.
Figs: Benefits, Nutrition, Fresh vs. Dried & Fig Leaves
What figs are, what fresh and dried figs give you per serving, what human trials show for constipation, IBS and gut health, what fig leaf tea does for blood sugar, and how many figs to eat.
GERD Diet: What to Eat, What to Avoid and a 7-Day Plan
The GERD diet keeps stomach acid where it belongs: the foods to eat, the triggers to set aside for 30 days, a 7-day meal plan, and the dinner timing, sleep and soothing steps that calm reflux.
Why Am I Always Tired? The Hidden Causes and the Tests to Run
Why you can sleep, eat well and still drag through the day: the common, testable causes of constant tiredness, the bloodwork that finds them, and the daily steps and supplements that bring your energy back.
Beef Gelatin: Benefits, How to Use It & Gelatin vs. Collagen
What beef gelatin is, what a spoonful gives you, what the research shows for collagen building, your gut and joints, how it compares with collagen peptides and how to use it in your kitchen.
Are Saltine Crackers Healthy? Nutrition, Nausea & Better Swaps
What's in a saltine, what five crackers give you, how they affect your blood sugar, when they help an upset stomach or morning sickness, and the crackers to choose instead.
Theobromine: Benefits, vs. Caffeine, Dosage & Side Effects
What theobromine is, how much of it dark chocolate and cocoa supply, what the human research shows for HDL cholesterol, blood flow, cough and mood, how it compares with caffeine, and why cacao comes before the capsule.
Iodine-Rich Foods: The Best Sources and How Much You Need
The foods richest in iodine, ranked by a realistic serving, with numbers from the federal iodine database, how much you need at every stage of life and how to keep your thyroid supplied without overdoing it.
Hibiscus Tea: Benefits, Blood Pressure, Recipe & Side Effects
What hibiscus tea is, what a cup supplies, what the human trials show for blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, how it compares with blood pressure drugs, how to brew it the way the trials did and who should skip it.
Blackstrap Molasses: Iron, Nutrition, Risks & Better Swaps
What blackstrap molasses is, the exact minerals in a tablespoon, what the two trials in people found for iron and constipation, how to make plant iron count, and the sweeteners Dr. Axe reaches for instead.
