7 Best Foods to Eat Before a Workout
Want to get the most out of your workout? Then provide your body with the best fuel to optimize your workout and get the best results. These foods are also great for race days or big events when you need [...]
Mood Swings? You Don’t Need a Snickers
When you are having a mood swing, eating a chocolate bar is not the best solution. Sure, it will elevate your blood sugar in the short term, but refined sugars are only setting you up for a crash later on. [...]
Down with Chicken Nuggets! Get your Kids to Eat Healthy
Say no to the tyranny of fish fingers, to the monopoly of happy meals and the lure of French fries. If you are stuck with a fussy eater and don’t want to be the kind of parent that makes their [...]
Probiotics: The Healthy Happy Pill
Bacteria is bad right? We use antibiotics and hand sanitizer to banish bacteria from our lives and live in sanitary environments in the hopes of staving off illness. But we are just beginning to understand the seminal role that healthy [...]
What does ‘Natural’ and ‘Organic’ Really Mean?
Greenwashing is the practice of using words like ‘natural’ or ‘organic’ on a product to entice buyers even when the products don’t deliver. While the fact that consumers are demanding food that is healthier and contains fewer chemicals is a [...]
Foods that Fight Seasonal Allergies
Are you suffering from seasonal allergies? Taking medication can have some serious side effects, but without it you may have to deal with debilitating symptoms. Luckily, there are foods you can eat that help to boost your natural resilience to [...]
8 Scientifically Proven Ways to Boost Your Metabolism
Stuck with your dad’s sluggish metabolism or is your slow cooker a result of an office job that has you sitting all day? No matter why your metabolism has slowed down, here are some science-backed ways to get your motor [...]
BIO-BUDS: Sprouts Made Easy
So what's so great about sprouts anyway? They’re unbelievably good for you! Did you know that sprouted grains, legumes and pods have three times the nutrients then their unsprouted counterparts? You see, seeds have all this potential energy locked up [...]
Best Prebiotic Foods to Boost Digestion
So you’ve probably heard of probiotics;those diminutive little bacterium that live in your tummy and keep you healthy, happy and sane. Well, in order to keep your little belly bugs alive, you have to feed them the good stuff and [...]
6 Incredible Benefits of Probiotics
The Human Microbiome Project conducted a study recently which found that the body is made up of more microbes than human cells. That's right; your body is seething with bacteria, but before you call the germ police, bacteria come in [...]