Do daily vitamins keep us healthy? Are they able to prevent disease, boost life expectancy, or treat common illnesses? Americans spend about $7 billion per year on “daily” multi-vitamin supplements, the kind that have been around for decades and are household names all over the world. New research is shedding light on the traditional vitamin [...]…
Every week there seems to be a news story about a research study that discovers a fresh factoid about coffee. Headlines range from “Coffee Causes Physical Illness,” to “Coffee Prevents Disease and Prolongs Life.” There’s rarely a middle ground on the topic, probably because billions of human beings drink the stuff every day. What’s the [...]…
The Japanese powdered tea known as matcha is a unique beverage in many ways. Not only is it one of the most nutritious natural drinks in existence, it was, until relatively recently, unknown outside its native Japan. And unlike all other teas, matcha uses the entire tea leaf, grinds it into a powder, and then [...]…
Every January brings a fresh wrinkle to the fitness landscape and 2017 is no exception. Several already established trends will become more deeply ingrained in the culture; others are newish concepts that are still taking hold. A few others are completely new to the scene. If there is one mega-trend to look for in the [...]…
Some marketing analysts are already calling 2017 the “year of veganism,” but it’s probably too early to know whether they’re right. One thing is certain, the entire food industry has been awash in non-animal products and recipes like never before. In the last two years alone, the rise of vegan recipe books, cooking shows, national [...]…
Personalized diets are one of the biggest nutrition trends to pop up in the last few years but are only recently getting close scrutiny. Are they what they promise: a smart way to consume the right foods based on your own body’s unique design? There has been plenty of debate in the medical community about [...]…
The culinary market is in a state of transition that began in the late 1990s. Consumers are now more informed about what’s in their food, how it is grown, and how it can affect their long-term health. Vegetarianism and veganism have had a lot to do with many of the new food trends, but meat [...]…
One of the most popular diets in recent years has been the Blood Type Diet, which suggests that people eat foods most agreeable with their genetic blood type. There are books, videos, social support groups, and plenty of related literature on the topic, as well as a massive body of medical opinion that counters much [...]…
Millions of people all over the world take part in various forms of dietary fasting. For some, that means the total elimination of solid and liquid foods from the diet for a specified period of time. There are, however, endless variations on the definition of the term “fasting.” And there is a long list of [...]…
NOTE: This information is meant to be educational in nature and not to take the place of established medical advice. Always check with your doctor before using any herb, spice, or supplement. For thousands of years, various herbs, spices, and supplements have been used in countries around the world for their therapeutic benefits. While scientific [...]…
