Nutrition

Is Honey a Superfood?  Honey has long been used as an ingredient in natural healing remedies. In fact, the earliest reference to honey dates back 8,000 years ago to a cave painting in Spain. Honey has long been used in old folk remedies because it contains a wide...

How To Balance Blood Sugar Over the Holidays  According to the CDC, about 33.9% of adults in the U.S. (that’s more than 84 million people) have pre-diabetes. What’s even more shocking is that only one-third of them know they have it. Many of us don’t think about...

The Magical Power of Polyphenols  Polyphenols are magical little compounds found largely in fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, and cocoa. There are over 8000 polyphenols identified in nature and they are what we know of as antioxidants. They are basically the...

The Art of Dehydrating Fruits and VegetablesPicture this: vibrant fruits and vegetables bursting with flavor and harvested at the peak of their freshness. Now, imagine savoring those same flavors and nutrients months later, long after the growing season has ended....

The Most Important Vitamin for Your SkinThese days there are new cosmetic lines popping up everywhere touting the best new anti-aging technology. With such a flooded market, it is often hard to know which way to turn. Which one works the best? The most expensive one?...

How to Eat for a Long Life  If you’ve ever wondered how to eat for longevity, then listen up because I’m going to tell you about what I learned from my education, research, and personal experience eating my way back to health over the past seven years. I was...

You are either already a matcha aficionado like myself, or else you’ve gotten wind of its magical superpowers. To be honest, its superstar hype should come as no surprise because, quite frankly, matcha can out-twerk any other tea, any day of the week.

Chickpeas, Goats, and Sardinian Cannonau wine When it comes to the Sardinians, genetics, lifestyle and diet come together to create a loooooooong life. Sardinia is in one of the Blue Zones, with the world’s longest living people. There are a few things that factor...

Medicinal Qualities of Frankincense and MyrrhTurns out those three wise men were pretty wise afterall. It wasn’t an uninspired choice to include the two plant oils, frankincense and myrrh, with gold to bring to newborn Jesus. Gold, circa 5 BC, seems reasonable. But...

Adaptogenic MushroomsWe all know what a mushroom is, but what makes specific ones adaptogenic? Well, there are certain species that fit a special category of herbs that have medicinal compounds called adaptogens. This means they help your body deal with the negative...