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Sugar Withdrawal Symptoms + How to Reduce Sugar Cravings

Is sugar bad for you? While natural sugars are necessary, it's no secret that excess sugar is detrimental to health. In fact, a high-sugar diet has been associated with a slew of health conditions, from ...

Nux Vomica: Learn the Dangers of the ‘Vomiting Nut’

What is nux vomica? Well, there is a Nux Vomica band, but I'm talking about nux vomica as in the homeopathic medicine that — despite known dangers — is used for a range of common ...

Elemental Diet Benefits, Uses & Recipes

Elemental is defined as "primary or basic, related to or embodying the powers of nature." The elemental diet is a medical dietary strategy that uses very simple food solutions to provide essential nutrients, without adding a ...

Butcher’s Broom: Pros & Cons of This Circulation Remedy

Nestled in parts of Europe and the Mediterranean lives a plant that looks, at first glance, like a disproportionate holly bush, but which packs some great circulatory benefits. I’m talking about butcher's broom, the small ...

19 Healthy, New Ingredients to Cook With

With the new year comes a host of health-related resolutions: exercise more frequently, perhaps cut out unhealthy ingredients like artificial sweeteners or maybe even reduce screen time and nomophobia. There’s one resolution, however, that’s often overlooked, ...

Gellan Gum: Is This Vegan-Friendly Food Additive a Safer Thickening Agent?

Since its discovery more than three decades ago, gellan gum has become a common additive in the food, beverage, personal care, industrial cleaners and paper-production markets, especially over the past 15 years. According to KP Celco, ...

Vanilla Oil Helps Balance Hormones, Reduce Inflammation & Prevent Cancer

Vanilla extract is widely used in both commercial and domestic baking, perfume manufacturing and aromatherapy, but many people don't realize the array of health benefits that come from using vanilla oil, even though it is not ...

Edible Food Parts You Never Knew You Could Eat

Across America, food "scraps" are often trimmings, skins and seeds tossed in the garbage. But as I started investigating these "waste products," I quickly found many of these actually serve as edible food parts with ...

Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet vs. Low-Fat Diet: Which Helps You Live Longer?

After being demonized for much of the 90s, dietary fats have made a strong comeback over the past two decades. Most people now realize that including healthy fats in their diet is important for many ...

Dangers of Fad Diets

The vast majority of adults have been "on a diet" at some point in their lives, usually with the hopes of losing extra weight. One look into the plethora of diet advice and dietary plans ...