Many people run out of fresh food and think they automatically have no other healthy options to eat in the house, but this isn’t true at all! In fact, some of the most life-extending ingredients can — and should be — kept in the pantry. To make room for all the good stuff, you’ll have […]
We get many vitamins from foods we eat, but none is quite like vitamin D. Nicknamed the “sunshine vitamin,” we obtain it best through exposure to sunlight. With between 80 to 90 percent of our vitamin D intake coming from the sun, knowing just how much sunlight we need to expose ourselves to — and […]
One hundred and sixty-five billion. What do you think this figure represents? As crazy as it sounds, this figure represents the total amount of money that wasted food costs Americans each year. Twenty percent of the food produced in this country never even makes it to grocery stores. Clearly something needs to change. Here’s what […]
On average, your heart beats more than 115,000 times a day — yet we don’t often give this vital organ much thought. We also tend to think of “heart health” as something that relates only to the aging population, which could not be further from the truth. Important at any age, understanding the role that […]
Scientists and enthusiastic vegetarians are always on the look out for new meat substitutes. From scientific laboratory meat to delicious black bean burgers, veggie meat alternatives have become commonplace. However, fresh ideas are few and far between. The good news is, a veggie meat substitute has recently been discovered in the form of jackfruit. Jackfruit […]
Did you know that there is a product made from sugar cane that is considered a superfood? It’s called blackstrap molasses, and it’s essentially the antithesis of refined white sugar. That’s because blackstrap molasses is what’s left behind when nearly all of the sugar is processed out of the sugar cane. Blackstrap molasses encompasses most […]
It’s been 40 months since I accidentally found out about the Paleo diet. That day, I committed to an ancestral way of eating and never looked back. I’m not saying I’ve never cheated. A number of pieces of cake have crossed my lips since that day. But the vast majority of my diet has been […]
Picture yourself five, ten, twenty years from now. Will you be vibrant, strong and aging gracefully? Or will you be degrading fast and looking older than you are? It’s important to realize that the choice is in your hands. Since getting older is a slow, gradual process that is happening by the minute, it’s those […]
When was the last time you sliced into a homegrown heirloom tomato or chopped a fresh, locally-grown cucumber up for a salad? That vibrant taste, the scent that just smells like summer — there’s nothing quite like local food, and now science is backing up such claims. It turns out that our attitude about local, […]
Being super healthy is a combination of taking care of the body and the mind. It takes dedication and loving yourself to reach great health and happiness. But it is well worth the effort. We’ve looked at the lives of some super-healthy people and listed all the things they seem to have in common. Here […]
