The best and worst oils for good health Back in the 1960s and 70s, choosing a cooking oil typically meant grabbing one of a handful of “vegetable oils” off the grocery store shelf. While no one was really sure what vegetables the oil was made from, when you needed to brown some chicken or sauté pasta primavera-worthy veggies, it definitely …
Transform your fresh produce finds into springtime sensations After a long cold winter, it’s hard not to get excited about spring’s bounty of fresh veggies and herbs featured at your local farmers’ market. With artichokes, baby carrots, new potatoes, peas, radishes, and more readily available, there’s no better season to eat your veggies! Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad Roasting …
These five eco-friendly habits can make your home a healthier haven If the dawn of the 1900s brought about the Industrial revolution, you could say that the 1950s gave birth to the “Chemical Age.” From pesticides to plastics, science brought us new, innovative products designed to make our lives easier and better. Even the tagline, “Better living through chemistry” suggested …
It’s tough to overestimate just how much we need magnesium. In fact, this important mineral plays a key role in over 300 biochemical reactions in the body. But there’s a good chance you’re not getting enough magnesium from your diet alone—and that makes supplementation essential. Fast Facts Up to 80 percent of the population may be magnesium deficient. This critical …
Fishing for a way to provide your dog with safe support for a healthy brain, heart, and eyes? Your first thought is likely focused on omega-3s. Like humans, omega-3 fatty acids are not made by a dog’s body. Instead, they must be obtained from diet or supplements. But, while a fish oil supplement may seem like an automatic solution, there’s …
Herbal helpers to ease the “ouch” Whether it’s a headache, sore muscles, or stiff, achy joints, when pain strikes, life suddenly seems to stop. So you may reach for an aspirin, or maybe some ibuprofen or naproxen. But, while over-the-counter and prescription pain relievers can temporarily interrupt pain, most come with undesirable, even dangerous, side effects—and some may actually worsen …
The Study Abstract: Neuroprotection by acetyl-11-keto-β-Boswellic acid, in ischemic brain injury involves the Nrf2/HO-1 defense pathway. Stroke is a complex disease that involves oxidative stress-related pathways in its pathogenesis. The nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) pathway has been considered a potential target for neuroprotection in stroke. Acetyl-11-keto-β-Boswellic Acid (AKBA) is an active triterpenoid compound from the extract …
Natural ways to ease common digestive problems Did you know that every time you eat, magic happens? With each bite, a cascade of digestive functions are triggered that break down and process the food you just consumed. The ultimate goal? To ensure that each and every cell in the body gets all the nutrients it needs to operate optimally, while …
Do you vow (yet again!) to eat healthy but still find yourself pulling into the drive-thru post-soccer practice or after a long day at work? Between the sheer speed of modern life and the increasing length of our to-do lists, the thought of spending hours in the kitchen at the end of the day is a non-starter. Enter meal prep! …
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