Do you enjoy a no-sugar-added soda with dinner every night? What about a low-sugar, high protein ‘nutrition bar' after a workout? At the office, are you mindlessly grazing through the low-sugar or no-sugar added cookies? Do you read food label ingredients to see where the sugars are hidden? If you're regularly drawn to sweets or …
Approximately 60 to 70 million people in the United States are affected by digestive diseases each year. This category includes constipation, diverticular disease, gallstones, heartburn, ulcers, infections, hemorrhoids, inflammatory bowel syndrome/disease, and more. One study found that in those who had GI complaints and underwent a breath test, over 30% were diagnosed with SIBO. In …
Meet onion's delicate cousin! Known for its delicate, meaty, onion-like flavor, shallot, a member of the onion family, adds flavor to dishes worldwide. Shallot (Allium ascalonicum) most likely originates from Southeast Asia, spreading into India and the Mediterranean region. Typically, it's used as seasoning for foods, food industry products, and medicine. Shallot contains carbohydrates and …
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Before modern refrigeration (invented for home use in 1918), many groceries had to be grown and harvested locally. There were no large grocery stores or refrigerated semi trucks to bring food from place to place. There were no giant farms transporting meats from coast to coast like there are now. Farms were also smaller, feeding …
Looking to support your soft tissue health? Gelatin may be a good answer for you. What is Gelatin? Gelatin is made by processing animal bones, cartilage, and skin. It comes mainly from cows and pigs; fish can also be used for gelatin. Cultures abstaining from pork or beef in their diets can use fish gelatin, …
With the closing of one year, another one brings dawning opportunities for new experiences and growth. Part of bringing in the New Year generally includes some sort of health-supporting change from exercise to dieting, and everything in between. Nowadays, there is a strong argument that dieting isn’t the answer; it’s possible to be healthy at …
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The Paleolithic Diet, more commonly known as the Paleo Diet, is a style of eating based on what Paleolithic humans ate more than 10,000 to 2 million years ago. This whole-foods based diet was originally proposed as an idea in the 1960s. But, the Paleo Diet has been gaining in popularity since 2002 when Dr. …