Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
It seems impossible, but more than half the calories in our diet come from ultra-processed food. We eat more fake food than real food!
There is growing evidence that this surprising supplement can safely help you to lose weight.
Want the latest scientific research on how to eat for health? The new Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee just came out. Here are the highlights.
There may not be a lot of seaweed on the dinner plate in Western dining rooms. But seaweed is popular in Asia, and it has been a central ingredient in the diets of coastal people since prehistoric times. A new study points to helping you to achieve a healthy weight as another of the many…
In our fast paced world so influenced by convenience and advertising, ultra-processed foods are filling a greater space on our menus. They may be fast, and they may be addictively tasty, but they may also be killing you.
There’s a ton of research showing that eating a Mediterranean diet is good for your health. More surprising is new research showing that if you eat a Mediterranean diet, it’s good for the health of others: even if they’re not even born yet.
Prediabetes is rampant. Stopping it from progressing to diabetes is crucial. Something as simple as cinnamon can help.
Garcinia cambogia is best known as a weight loss herb. But this new study stretches its benefits. Garcinia improves, not only body fat, but blood fats.
Being diabetic and overweight is a very bad combination for cardiovascular disease. Drinking green tea can help.
The association is not often discussed, but people who are overweight or obese have lower levels of zinc, and lower levels of zinc are associated with cognitive decline. Could supplementing zinc help cognition in overweight people?
Have you always wished you could lose weight while doing nothing. Maybe you can! At least if you take this herbal supplement.
Diabetes is becoming more and more common. There may be many reasons, including our poor diet, our inactive lifestyle and obesity. But recent evidence is also suggesting that vitamin D deficiency could be contributing. This new meta-analysis tested that suggestion.