Check out many holiday tables and you’ll find the delicious sweet potato. Sometimes it’s baked, other times it’s mashed or sauteed. But no matter how it’s delivered to the table the sweet potato is always a favorite. And nutritional research reveals that this holiday staple is one you can enjoy [...]
There’s a mineral your body needs to fight off disease, keep your metabolism on track, maintain your heart health and help you heal from injury. But there’s a good chance you’re one of a billion people worldwide (17 percent of the population) that don’t have enough of this nutrient. A [...]
Been having trouble sleeping lately? Well, research investigating how to sleep better shows that you may be tossing and turning at night because of what you’re eating during the day. Commit to some simple changes to your meals and snacks and you could see a big difference in your sleep. [...]
“Eat more fiber.” It’s a message that you’re likely very familiar with-- and for good reason. Fiber not only treats constipation and helps maintain bowel health, this nutrient also lowers the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer. Thanks to new research, we can now add another [...]
If you often feel down in the dumps, you’re not alone. Experts estimate that about forty million adults in the U.S. suffer from some sort of anxiety and depression. But could help for these troubles be hiding in your meal? Some researchers believe so. And an analysis of what we’re [...]
For years, supermarkets have been filled with foods that are supposedly healthier for your heart because they’re “low-fat”—especially dairy products. Now new research takes aim at this low-fat trend and finally provides some answers on dairy products and the health of your heart. When researchers at the George Institute for [...]
About 80 years ago, when vitamin research was in its infancy, scientists began studying vitamin C. They discovered a disease called scurvy that resulted from vitamin C deficiency, and wanted to know just how much vitamin C was necessary for prevention. Their early research revealed this ordinary vitamin’s critical importance [...]
For decades researchers have pointed to the mineral calcium as the key nutritional ingredient for building up bones, along with vitamin D. And while those nutrients are important, they’ve overlooked a fruit that contains natural bone-building compounds that help the body keep up its bone strength as we get older, [...]
When eating a gluten-free diet first became a "thing," it was ridiculed as a fad that would soon fade in popularity. At the time, the conventional medical folks warned that while about one out of every one hundred people had celiac disease, which is an illness-causing autoimmune response to the [...]
If you suffer from chronic pain, you’re far from alone. Studies show that Americans are suffering an epidemic of chronic pain. And it’s steadily getting worse. Research at the University of Buffalo demonstrates that, in people aged 25 to 84, the number of those suffering with chronic pain grew dramatically [...]
