Americans are now eating five times as much food dye as we did in 1955. That statistic isn't as surprising when you consider that since then food dyes have made more and more of our foods colorful--from breakfast cereals...
You may think of tryptophan as the chemical that makes you sleepy after a big turkey dinner on Thanksgiving. However, researchers now know that tryptophan plays a key roll in intestinal inflammation and gut health.
Key Amino Acid
Tryptophan is an...
Summer is a great time to stock up on healthy fruits and shift your eating from highly processed sweets to natural fructose goodness. Many people find that summer is a time when they naturally crave fruit salads and juicy...
The blackberry's sweet-tart flavor can be as addicting as its smartphone namesake. Native to Asia, Europe, and North and South America, it has been used as food, medicine, and as a thorny hedge to discourage intruders.
Also known as brambleberry,...
Pharmaceutical companies seem to have a pill to take for almost any health problem. However, many people are finding that these “quick” cures are creating other undesirable health conditions that are worse than the original problem. Before you pop...
Hydrogen water has moved from a niche wellness curiosity to something you can now find on store shelves, in supplement aisles, and across health discussions. The name alone raises a fair question, since all water already contains hydrogen. The...
Most people brush their teeth every day without giving their toothpaste a second thought.
After all, if it foams, tastes minty, and leaves your mouth feeling fresh, it must be doing its job... right?
Not necessarily.
Dental experts say some toothpaste ingredients...
In a recent cancer study, researchers have discovered why some forms of chemotherapy actually seem to promote cancerous tumor growth, despite treatment. With this newfound knowledge, it may be possible for oncologists to develop more effective treatment alternatives for...
Researchers are beginning to refer to Alzheimer’s disease as another form of diabetes – type 3 diabetes, because of an emerging understanding of how insulin is linked to the development of this debilitating neurological illness. It seems that brain...
For a child born with birth defects, the challenges can be huge. In the case of Patrick Divricean an intestinal defect resulted in some innovative thinking on the part of his doctor and parents and the use of magnets...
