Your digestive tract is crucial to your overall well-being because it is responsible for absorbing nutrients and eliminating waste from the body. If you suffer from digestive issues like abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, or diarrhea, eating gut-friendly foods like apples and chia seeds can help relieve your painful symptoms. Other conditions, such as Crohn’s disease, heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome … Continue reading Improving digestion: 11 gut-friendly foods
Eating Sweet, Fatty Foods During Pregnancy is Linked to ADHD in Children
A high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy could be connected to ADHD in children, suggests new research. A mother’s diet may adjust epigenetic marks that attach to her child’s DNA, potentially increasing the odds that he or she will develop ADHD. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has become a prevalent condition in modern society as researchers attempt … Continue reading Eating Sweet, Fatty Foods During Pregnancy is Linked to ADHD in Children
Taking aged garlic daily reduces your risk of cancer, researchers find
Daily consumption of food supplements with anticancer potential has become a way to prevent and manage cancer. Aged garlic is one of the superfoods known to fight cancer. A review of studies published in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines confirmed that aged garlic can be used as a promising daily food supplement for preventing and treating cancer because … Continue reading Taking aged garlic daily reduces your risk of cancer, researchers find
Green and clean: Energy-efficient water purification system developed by scientists
Chinese researchers debuted a new photocatalytic disinfectant for eliminating pathogenic microorganisms in water. Made from incredibly thin sheets of graphitic carbon nitride and powered by light instead of electricity, the new disinfectant offered an environment-friendly approach to water purification. In trials, it reportedly purified samples of heavily-contaminated water in just half an hour. It also killed nearly all of the microorganisms … Continue reading Green and clean: Energy-efficient water purification system developed by scientists
Self-sufficiency training: How to practice homesteading in an apartment or tiny home
With a bit of creativity, even people who live in small apartments can practice homesteading. If you want to homestead in your apartment, here are some tips that can help you become more self-sufficient. (h/t to UrbanSurvivalSite.com) Try apartment gardening. Turn your apartment into a mini-garden by growing berries or tomatoes in hanging baskets and vertical gardens. Alternatively, you … Continue reading Self-sufficiency training: How to practice homesteading in an apartment or tiny home
Reversing type 2 diabetes
Conventional doctors would have you believe that diabetes can neither be prevented nor reversed. They ask you if your mother or father had diabetes and then tell you solemnly that you’re genetically predisposed to it and that you are the human equivalent of a ticking time bomb. They’re wrong though. Type 2 diabetes is not … Continue reading Reversing type 2 diabetes
Heart-healthy lentil salad: Easy to make and nutrient-dense
Lentils are nutritious legumes. If you’re looking for a delicious recipe that includes lentils, try making a French lentil and fennel salad that offers many health benefits. The recipe for this fennel, lentil, and salmon salad comes from Rosie Daykin’s cookbook “Let Me Feed You.” You can make this easy-to-follow recipe if you have leftover lentils or salmon, and … Continue reading Heart-healthy lentil salad: Easy to make and nutrient-dense
Reduce inflammation and improve your mood with these healthy, fermented foods
Did you know that probiotics or “good” bacteria can do more than boost your digestive health? If you suffer from inflammation, you can ease your condition by consuming certain kinds of fermented foods. According to Ali Miller, a registered dietitian and author of “The Anti-Anxiety Diet,” you can improve your gut health and mood and energy levels … Continue reading Reduce inflammation and improve your mood with these healthy, fermented foods
Cannabis shows great promise for treating chronic inflammation and pain
Cannabis offers a natural means of alleviating chronic inflammation and pain associated with various diseases. Researchers who investigated the roots of the plant report that they display considerable anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties. Almost every part of the cannabis plant sees use in one way or another, especially the flowers, leaves, seeds, stalks, and resin glands. Some of their applications include fiber material, food, fuel, … Continue reading Cannabis shows great promise for treating chronic inflammation and pain
Easy to grow and nutrient-rich: Considerations and instructions for sprouting
Sprouts are one of the best superfoods found in nature. They are often referred to as a complete food because they are packed with high levels of complete proteins, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and protein. Eating sprouts cleanses the body, prevents diseases, aids in digestion, and removes gas from the stomach. What’s more is that they are … Continue reading Easy to grow and nutrient-rich: Considerations and instructions for sprouting
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