While 99% of your calcium is found in your bones and teeth, this vital mineral also plays an important role in aiding muscle contraction, stabilizing blood pressure, helping your blood clot, and facilitating communication between nerve cells. Evidence suggests that the average American intakes only half of the calcium they should be getting each day. […]
Diet & Nutrition
14 Benefits of Coconut Oil
When it comes to supercharging your health, forget about the lime in the coconut, and just go with the coconut oil! Experiencing a surge in commercial popularity over the past decade, coconut oil has made its way into everything from skin moisturizers to coffee. Why? Well turns out coconut oil serves as one of those […]
11 Foods That Lower Cholesterol
Did you know that your body naturally produces cholesterol on its own? Cholesterol plays a vital role in hormone production, in the formation of bile by the liver to aid in digestion, as well as in the creation and maintenance of the protective membranes around cells. So how exactly can cholesterol be bad for you? […]
21 Nutritional Facts About Beets
Beets, as it turns out, are not only one of the most nutritious items you can get in your diet, they may also be a powerful performance enhancer (only slightly less potent than many performance enhancing supplements) and even a brain boosting ‘nootropic’. This is more than a super food… it’s a wonder food! The […]
21 Foods That Are Low in Sodium
Salt has had a bad name for itself for a long time now. It has regularly been accused of causing heart problems and other issues and for years we have been advised not to lather too much of it on our chips and our eggs. But you know what? It turns out that salt isn’t […]
21 Most Popular Gluten Free Foods
Suffering from Celiac’s disease is no joke and can be absolutely life changing. This is a form of gluten allergy that causes the ‘villi’ of the stomach to lose their function, preventing nutrients from being effectively absorbed into the bloodstream. Those who suffer with the condition will experience abdominal bloating and pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, weight […]