What Not to Eat: SpecuLoser
“A delicious European alternative to peanut butter,” says the Lotus Creamy Biscoff Spread jar. [WN] “This rich, deeply flavorful Belgium Speculoos spread is a delicious way to enhance toast, bagels,...
View ArticleVitamin Supplements: Is This Gummy Vitamin Really Complete?
If Smarty Pants gummy multivitamins are so smart, why are they called “complete” when they’re missing so many nutrients? And why is the central ingredient in the Smarty Pants Weight Management gummy...
View ArticleDiabetes and Diet: Does Diabetes Slow Down Your Brain as You Age?
Got type 2 diabetes or prediabetes? It may muddy your thinking as you age. Scientists tracked more than 13,000 adults who were 48 to 67 years old when they entered the Atherosclerosis Risk in...
View ArticleDiabetes and Diet: Can Magnesium Supplements Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes?
Whole grains, leafy greens, nuts, and beans. All are linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and all are rich in magnesium. What’s more, people who get more magnesium from food have lower insulin...
View ArticleHow to Cook Chickpeas (Or Eat Them Out of the Can)
Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, were originally cultivated in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. This legume is one of the oldest domesticated crops in history. To this day, chickpeas...
View ArticleMagnesium-Rich Foods to Prevent a Stroke
More magnesium may mean a lower risk of stroke. Researchers looked at seven studies that followed a total of roughly 240,000 people for eight to 15 years. The risk of an ischemic stroke was 9 percent...
View ArticleIs Paleo Healthy? Should We Be Eating Like Cave Men and Women?
“If it wasn’t on a caveman’s menu, it shouldn’t be on yours.” That’s the basic premise of a Paleo diet. The question remains, as it should for any diet—is Paleo healthy? Maybe you’ve heard of the...
View ArticleHealthy Food Quiz: Questions and Answers to Help You Fight Disease
Most people know that calcium is good for bones, fiber is good for constipation, and iron is good for blood, to name a few. But once you go beyond the basics, the picture gets murky. Here’s a healthy...
View ArticleHere's One of the Nutrients That Many of Us Get Too Little Of
Too much salt. Too much sugar. Too much saturated fat. We often hear about what we get too much of. But we also get too little of some nutrients. Potassium is an important one that you’re better off...
View ArticleVeggie secrets! 5 benefits you may not know.
Pretty much everyone would be better off eating more vegetables. That’s a no-brainer. (Only 1 in 10 American adults say that they eat the recommended 2 to 3 cups every day.) But some of veggies’...
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