Managing life with a food allergy means reading packaged food labels—every time you purchase that food. The only way to prevent a food-allergy reaction is to avoid the problem food. But you can’t know whether a food contains an allergen simply by looking at it. Laws and regulations like the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer [...]
Salmon for Shine Fish like salmon, sardines, and mackerel are packed with healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Your body can’t make these healthy fats, so you have to get them from food or supplements. They help protect you from disease, but your body also needs them to grow hair and keep it shiny and full. Grow [...]
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Here’s the nutritional lowdown on these tasty additions to your diet The peanut butter you remember from childhood is seeing some stiff competition these days from creamy spreads that are ground from a variety of nuts, seeds and other legumes. These spreads can add variety to your healthy diet. And they aren’t just for sandwiches; they’re great on fruits and [...]
Dr. William Li, is a renowned doctor, scientist, and angiogenesis expert. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases – including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. Dr Li’s wildly popular TED Talk “Can we eat to starve cancer” has garnered more than 11 million views. I’ve been a fan of Dr Li since I [...]
It’s complicated. That’s the best way to describe the relationship between alcohol and health. As I’ve written about before, a number of studies have demonstrated health benefits with lower amounts of drinking. But if you drink too much alcohol (especially at inopportune times), there may be significant harms as well. Just how these balance out remains [...]
Shutterstock 1 / 11 Start Your Day With a Protein Boost Do you wake up famished in the morning or simply want more energy to power through the workday? Protein might be the missing fuel you need to stay satisfied. It’s an essential nutrient that can help balance blood-glucose levels and improve satiety, which can prevent overeating. “A high-protein breakfast [...]
A new study, published in the journal Science, has found that the process through which the gut communicates with the brain is much quicker than previously believed, relying on synapses more than it does on hormones. Nerves before an important meeting can make us feel sick, and now, new research helps us understand why. Over the [...]
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. This represents 1 in 20 deaths. More than three quarters of these deaths were among men. Overall, the harmful use of alcohol causes more than 5% of the [...]
A four-state outbreak of E. coli O26 with 18 illnesses including six hospitalizations and one death was reported late Thursday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issued a Food Safety Alert about the incident. CDC’s alert followed by several hours the announcement by Cargill Meat Solutions of a recall of beef [...]