Let food be thy medicine and medicine thy food. Who hasn’t heard this famed quote from Hippocrates exalting the medicinal benefits of a nutritious diet? Yes, pharmaceuticals have extended humanity’s medical arsenal far beyond what past societies could ever have imagined, but a wholesome diet remains crucial to healthy living. Many of today’s drugs were inspired by chemicals that are naturally found in herbs, fruits, and other plants. The vast plant kingdom contains thousands of different compounds, many of which interact with the body in similar ways that contemporary drugs do. Take turmeric, for example--an east Asian spice that studies...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. It is estimated to affect ±422 million people in 2018, resulting in ±1,6 million deaths.1 In the US, the CDC estimates that ±30.3 million people (9.4% of the population) have diabetes.2 Even worse is the fact that they estimate that ±84 million Americans are in a ‘pre-diabetes’ phase3.  This means that almost 45% of the population could be diabetic in the next few years. What is interesting about diabetes is that it’s a non-communicable disease, meaning that we can’t catch...

Our habits can make us or break us.

This is especially true when it comes to maintaining a healthy liver.

Good habits lead to good liver health and bad habits lead to poor liver health. 

Today, we want to highlight 5 bad habits that might cause you to suffer from liver diseases. 

It’s incredibly hard to keep our calories down when eating at our favorite restaurant. It’s almost like our natural tendency is to just let our hair down, order the appetizer platter and then finish off with a rich dessert. Before you know it, you’re back at home sitting on your couch with that “gross” feeling.

And you know you’re going to pay for it the next time you step on the scale. Wouldn’t it be nice to avoid that self-sabotaging behavior altogether?

Well, you can! Here are 5 tips that will help you avoid weight gain while eating out…

Many of us require that extra java jolt in the morning to help us get going. It’s almost become part of our daily routine as much as showering or brushing our teeth is.

But did you know that if you drink coffee the right way, you can actually burn more fat throughout the day? It’s pretty amazing that you can get your daily pick-me-up while shedding those extra pounds — 2 birds with one stone.

Here are 5 coffee habits that will help keep you slim (and alert)...