Source: Benefits of Beets: How Can They Boost Your Health? by Dr. Edward Group When it comes to healthy foods, it’s hard to beat beets. The nutrition facts for beets don’t lie. They are a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that are great for your health—antioxidants and fiber just to name two. Beets support heart health, … Continue reading Benefits of Beets: How Can They Boost Your Health?
What Are Prebiotics?
Source: What Are Prebiotics? by Dr. Edward Group Probiotics have long been hailed as the ultimate support for the immune and digestive systems, and there is no doubt of their ability to promote and maintain a healthy gut. However, despite their fame, a little-known truth is that probiotics would be of little effect without their less-celebrated partner: prebiotics, … Continue reading What Are Prebiotics?
Plant-Based Supplements: The New Frontier of Supplements
Source: Plant-Based Supplements: The New Frontier of Supplements by Dr. Edward Group Not all vitamins and minerals are created equal, and your body can tell the difference between synthetic and plant-based supplements. If you have ever taken a cheap, synthetic vitamin or mineral and failed to notice a change in how you look or feel, there is … Continue reading Plant-Based Supplements: The New Frontier of Supplements
10 Best Vegan Foods for Kids
Source: 10 Best Vegan Foods for Kids by Dr. Edward Group Once children start consuming solid food, life-long eating habits begin to take root. What they learn from parents, friends, and others will shape the way they eat. This means that even when a child is young, nutritional education is extremely important for laying the groundwork for … Continue reading 10 Best Vegan Foods for Kids
Mothers’ Diets Have Biggest Influence on Children Eating Healthy, Study Suggests
Source: Mothers’ Diets Have Biggest Influence on Children Eating Healthy, Study Suggests by Dr. Edward Group Every once in a great while, a perfect child is born. One who never cries, sleeps all night, and gladly eats whatever food you choose to put in front of them. But unfortunately for most of us with children, developing … Continue reading Mothers’ Diets Have Biggest Influence on Children Eating Healthy, Study Suggests
What Is the Best Brown Rice Protein?
Source: What Is the Best Brown Rice Protein? by Dr. Edward Group Although many proteins are animal or dairy based, alternative, vegetable based sources of protein exist for those who follow vegetarian, vegan, or otherwise restricted diets. Some of these include pea protein, hemp protein, and even strawberry protein. One of the best forms is a … Continue reading What Is the Best Brown Rice Protein?
What’s the Best Instant Laxative for Quick Relief?
Source: What’s the Best Instant Laxative for Quick Relief? by Dr. Edward Group Going number two probably isn’t something you think much about, but when not going becomes physically uncomfortable, it’s at the forefront of your thoughts. When you’re faced with occasional constipation and need relief fast, you probably head to the pharmacy. Unfortunately, many over-the-counter … Continue reading What’s the Best Instant Laxative for Quick Relief?
The Health Benefits of Xylanase
Source: The Health Benefits of Xylanase by Dr. Edward Group Xylanase (pronounced zy-lan-ase) is an naturally-occurring enzyme commonly found in microbes and fungi that can play a vital role in human digestion. Scientifically speaking, it is an enzyme that breaks down a type of fiber known as hemicellulose by converting one of its components (beta 1,4 … Continue reading The Health Benefits of Xylanase
The Health Benefits of Protease
Source: The Health Benefits of Protease by Dr. Edward Group Protease (also known as a proteolytic enzyme, peptidase or proteinase) is a type of enzyme that functions mainly to help us digest different kinds of proteins. They break down the bonds by a process known as hydrolysis and convert proteins into smaller chains called peptides or … Continue reading The Health Benefits of Protease
Strawberries: The Superfruit that Lowers Bad Cholesterol and Promotes Good Health
The October issue of Nutrition Journal contains a study that reveals the cholesterol-lowering power of strawberries. Women with at least three features of metabolic syndrome were given a daily beverage containing 25 grams of freeze-dried strawberry powder. Following the four-week testing period, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels dropped an average of five and six percent, respectively, and … Continue reading Strawberries: The Superfruit that Lowers Bad Cholesterol and Promotes Good Health
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 