The makeup of our diet has a much stronger impact on ageing and metabolic health than drugs, a new study has found. A pre-clinical study by the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre has suggested that nutrition, including overall calories and macronutrient balance, can better protect the body against ageing, obesity, heart disease, immune dysfunction, and risk…
Diet ‘Far More Powerful’ Than Drugs in Preventing Ageing, Metabolic Diseases: Study
Why Food Is Actually Information
Food, a precondition for the possibility of life as we know it, is rarely appreciated for its true power. Far beyond its conventionally defined role as a source of energy and building blocks for the body-machine, new discoveries on the frontiers of science reveal that food is also a powerful source of information. We are…
What to Eat After the Baby Comes—A postpartum nutritional guide
Although sleep deprivation, hormonal shifts, and baby’s needs leave little time for new mothers to concentrate on eating well, good nutrition supports healing and recovery. Katie Bressack, a Los Angeles, Calif.-based certified holistic health coach, was already guiding women toward optimal nutritional health when she learned she was pregnant with twins. While she was prepared…
A Peach of a Fruit
Plump with nutrients and health-protecting plant compounds, and spectacular in pie, fruit salad, or straight from the tree, it’s no wonder we find this fruit just peachy. The Folklore One of summer’s most eagerly anticipated fruits, the peach has been adored for thousands of years. A symbol of luck, abundance, and protection in its native…
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