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Sugar Bust: New Evidence Against Sweet Drinks
By Michael DregniHere are some of the latest findings about sugary drinks like soda, juice, energy drinks, and more.
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- Nutrition -
The Health Benefits of Eating Coconuts
By Cary NeffFor decades coconuts have gotten an unfair health rap based on their high fat content. The truth is, they’re good for the body — and easy on the taste buds. Here are quick-and-easy recipes to incorporate more coconuts into your diet.
- Nutrition -
Top Foods for Addiction Recovery
By Mo PerryThe following foods can support the body nutritionally as it adjusts and rebuilds during recovery.
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Guilty Pleasures
By Dara Moskowitz GrumdahlDara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why you don’t have to deny yourself during the holidays. Just make sure that comfort food is really worth any subsequent discomfort.
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Is Chewing Gum Bad for You?
By Experience Life StaffHere are 5 things to consider before making your next gum purchase.
- Nutrition -
Nutrition for Addiction Recovery
By Mo PerryWhat you eat can play a key role in overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.
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How to Support Your Vaginal Microbiome
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCHere are eight ways to balance your vagina’s pH level — and keep infection at bay.
- Nutrition -
The Truth About Refined Grains
By Catherine GuthrieWhen ground into flours, most grains act like sugar in the body, triggering weight gain, inflammation and blood-sugar imbalances. Here’s why whole kernels are a better option than processed grains.
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Healthy Workday Snacks
By Robin AsbellStep away from the vending machine! These nourishing, whole-food snacks can keep you energized throughout the workday.
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Behind the Scenes With Sarah Wilson (Video)
By Experience Life StaffGo behind the scenes with minimalist Sarah Wilson to learn how we can simplify the ways we eat, move, and think.
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Keeping It Simple: Sarah Wilson
By Heidi WachterAuthor and minimalist Sarah Wilson shares how simplicity makes life sweeter and change easier.
- Nutrition -
Immune-Boosting Foods
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCHere are the foods to embrace — and avoid — if you’re trying to fend off the flu this season.
- Nutrition -
9 Ways to Beat Sugar Cravings
By Steven Lin, DDSHolistic dentist Steven Lin, DDS, offers nine quick tips to deal with sugar cravings.
- Gut Health -
10 Tips to Tackle Candida
By Laine Bergeson Becco, FMCHCCandida overgrowth can cause a wide range of health problems, but these troublemaking fungi respond well to natural treatments.
- Gut Health -
Is Your Kombucha the Real Thing?
By Michael DregniPeople spend millions of dollars on the popular fermented tea, but several recent lawsuits question whether the commercial brews are actually good for you.
- Nutrition -
Is Dark Chocolate Actually Good for Us?
By Michael DregniDark chocolate is hailed as a health elixir. Is this more hype than reality?
- Food Culture -
Could Soda Taxes Combat the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemic?
By Kaelyn RileyAccording to the World Health Organization, raising taxes on sugary beverages is one way to tackle chronic disease.
- Nutrition -
How to Balance Your Blood Sugar
By Experience Life StaffBlood sugar and insulin work together to support your energy and health. Learn how to keep them in balance.
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The 13 Pillars of the Pegan Diet
By Mark Hyman, MDIn his new book, functional-medicine doc Mark Hyman, MD, says a Pegan diet — which combines principles of Paleo and vegan diets — is the best way to eat. Here are the 13 pillars of the Pegan diet.
- Food Culture -
Revolutionary Act 31: Go Easy on the Sugar and Flour
By Pilar GerasimoThese two ingredients have a starring role in most packaged foods we eat. More than any other culprit, they fuel our chronic-disease epidemic.
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How Sugar Makes You Sick
By Catherine GuthrieTo understand how sugar can wreak havoc on your health, take a closer look at how it’s metabolized in the body.