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Don’t be fooled by their small size; nuts are truly mighty nutritional powerhouses. They might even be some of the most nutritious foods on the planet. Each nut has a distinct look and taste, and they all bear slight nutritional differences. It’s hard to say that one is necessarily better than the other because there ...click here to read more

Vegetable intake recently scored another victory in the diet game. But the results don’t necessarily indicate extreme diets, like vegetarianism, are particularly better. That’s not to say that diets high in vegetables don’t have a host of benefits. The results suggest, however, that balance is likely best. Findings recently presented virtually at the European Congress ...click here to read more

The Mediterranean diet has no shortage of accolades. It’s repeatedly recognized for its health benefits and positive effects on aging, and now a new study is showing it might improve memory and lower the risk for dementia. Those are some pretty significant benefits, for sure. But what if you’re not interested in a Mediterranean diet? ...click here to read more

You know that added and refined sugars are unhealthy. Sometimes it can be dizzying to keep track of all the ways. New research has uncovered yet another way refined sugars can out you in danger, and it’s something you might have never considered. It comes as little surprise that sugar intake is associated with weight ...click here to read more

The soda and chips you snack on every day might not seem like a big deal. Neither does the fast-food meal that helps save you time and keeps you fed. But repeatedly eating these foods could be doing severe damage to the population of gut bacteria that helps keep you healthy. People who eat many ...click here to read more

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes, fish, lean proteins, exercise regularly, and limit sugar and salt. You’ve heard all the pillars of heart health before. But what you eat is just part of the story. Many people mistakenly adopt habits that they think are good for their hearts. Instead, they ...click here to read more

If you’re concerned about blood sugar, you’re likely familiar with terms like “insulin resistance” and “insulin sensitivity.” Insulin is a hormone in your body that helps deliver glucose – or sugar – to your tissue to be used for energy. When blood sugar levels are too high, and insulin is constantly being excreted from the ...click here to read more

For more than 40 years, organizations like the American Heart Association (AHA) and others have recommended low-fat diets. They were wrong. The ripple effects of their recommendation are widely felt today. Food manufacturers replaced fat with refined carbohydrates, and people snacked on things like low-fat cookies, chips, and other sweetened products. Fat-free pasta and bread ...click here to read more

Strong and functional muscles are imperative to healthy aging. Leafy greens may help you get there. A new study has found that diets high in nitrate-rich leafy greens may promote muscle strength and functionality independent of physical activity. That’s not to say that exercise or protein won’t help build muscle, but leafy greens can add ...click here to read more

Since the early 1900s, dieting has been used to help people lose weight and get healthier. At least theoretically. Most of them won’t work and will likely leave you worse off than you were before. One of the first recorded “fad” diets was the “chewing diet.” It claimed that people could lose weight by chewing ...click here to read more

When astronauts are in space, they are weightless. Gravity disappears, and they float around their spacecraft. It sounds fun, but it isn’t great for their bones. Unloading your bones (taking stress off them) comes with consequences. Their bones become thinner, and their immune system gets weaker. This can happen to sedentary individuals on earth too. ...click here to read more

If you’re not a breakfast person, you could be putting your health at risk. In fact, if you eat breakfast after 8:30 am, you could be at a higher risk for type-2 diabetes. Even if you’re following a popular intermittent fasting protocol. Brand new research found that eating breakfast before 8:30 am is associated with ...click here to read more

Enjoying a Mediterranean diet may help with brain aging as you get older. This statement comes from a new study by a team of researchers in Scotland who set out to determine whether the popular diet affected cognition. The Mediterranean diet has long been associated with health benefits, including cardiovascular health. But this new study ...click here to read more

Within the United States, there are at least five million people currently living with age-related dementia, and as the population increases, these numbers are expected to rise. Researchers are working to find answers to why the numbers are increasing and new prevention and treatment methods. One of these new studies was published recently in the ...click here to read more