STORY AT-A-GLANCE Nearly half—47 percent—of all Americans have high blood pressure, costing about $131 billion each year in direct medical costs Many who have hypertension don’t have it under control, which affects your microvascular system, triggering damage to your eyes, kidneys, heart, and sexual performance By ensuring that you have enough potassium in your daily…

By Chef Enrico Alaggia These chia pudding recipes are made with healthy, simple ingredients. Amazing flavors can be created with easy additions. They are loaded with omega 3 fatty acids, protein, antioxidants and fiber, and a great superfood breakfast! Recipe Servings: 4  Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 0 minutes Total time: 15 minutes  Ingredients:…

By Chef Enrico Alaggia Made with only 7 ingredients, this Turmeric Ginger Tea will warm up your body and soul. This healthy tea is loaded with antioxidants. It is an immune-boosting recipe for the body, especially in the winter period. Taking this tea can help you ease cough, cold, inflammation and more to help you…

Even serious lung infections are no match for the antibacterial properties of manuka honey, which is effective against antibiotic-resistant pathogens and more. STORY AT-A-GLANCE The nectar from manuka flowers contains dihydroxyacetone, a precursor to methylglyoxal (MGO), an antimicrobial compound not found in most other honey The presence of MGO is credited for much of manuka…

In recent years, more and more studies have found that there is a vegetable that contains hundreds of active substances with unique effects that can alleviate the symptoms of both type I and II diabetic patients and also benefit the glucose metabolism of healthy people: This food is bitter melon. According to the International Diabetes…

Blood sugar imbalance has short and long-term effects on the body. When blood sugar is well controlled, we have better control over our energy, mood, cravings, weight, and overall performance. In the short term, poorly controlled blood sugar levels can cause brain fog, low energy, and make us feel grumpy. Over time, out-of-control blood sugar…

This anti-cancer soup recipe is inspired by Professor Hiroshi Maeda’s best-selling book “The strongest vegetable soup” in Japan.  He writes, “One out of every two Japanese people will get cancer, and one in three people will die of cancer. This sounds like a real fear of cancer. Maybe some readers will think: ‘Is there really…

The authoritative researcher Professor Hiroshi Maeda (Kumamoto University) was known for his effective personalized medicine approach for cancer patients. One of his discoveries was that vegetable soup is an effective remedy against cancer. Maeda discovered that lipid peroxides are formed when lipids oxidize and react with heme (an iron component in meat) to produce carcinogenic (cancerous)…

Why is iron so crucial to our bodies? “We need adequate iron to produce hemoglobin and myoglobin, an essential part of red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body,” says Julie Stefanski, RDN, registered dietitian nutritionist and Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Stefanski says low levels of the mineral can leave…

Who can benefit from better brain health? If you said “everyone,” you’re right. However, we will focus on two groups of individuals with special reasons for focusing on brain health: students and seniors. First, however, let’s define brain health. The World Health Organization defines brain health as “the state of brain functioning across cognitive, sensory,…