How to Keep Your Brain Young and Healthy

 

Developing dementia and Alzheimer’s does not have to be an accepted part of getting older. Your brain has an incredible ability to grow new brain cells and stay young as you age. Even if you’ve noticed you’re becoming forgetful, you can still increase brain cells and neurons. It isn’t hard to do, and you can start rebuilding brain cells and preserve the ones you have today.

How to Prevent Heart Attacks and Reverse Heart Disease

Heart attacks are not something we think about until the day we start getting chest pains, heart attack symptoms or our doctor tells us that we have the beginning of heart disease. The best way to prevent heart attacks in the future is to start preventing heart disease today. There are some smart and healthy lifestyle changes you can make to make yourself heart attack proof.

Why Ceylon Cinnamon is the Best Cinnamon to Use

Cinnamon is one of the most loved and healthiest spices in the world. This wonderful spice is used in all kinds of recipes and sprinkled on foods like sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and toast. But did you know there are different types of cinnamon, and not all cinnamon has health benefits. Ceylon cinnamon is the healthiest cinnamon, but it’s not the most commonly used. The most common is cassia cinnamon, which has some real health risks you should be aware of.

Forbidden Rice and Its Wonderful Health Benefits

A bowl of cooked forbidden rice / CC BY-SA 3.0 ElinorD

Are you looking for something new and healthy to add to your diet? Try adding some forbidden rice to your next meal. Forbidden rice also known as black rice or purple rice is a different rice variety and one of the healthiest foods you can eat, and it tastes good. You can have it as a side dish or use it as part of the main meal. No matter what your dietary preference, this special rice can perk up any meal.

Quick and Easy Whole Food Plant-Based Meal Ideas

If you’re new to eating a plant-based diet, you’re probably wondering what everyone eats and how to make plant-based meals. There is such a huge choice of healthy foods to choose from, it can be overwhelming. At first, it is best to find meals you really like and keep them simple. Here are some quick and easy plant-based meal ideas for you.

How to Say No to Unhealthy Food

You know you want to lose weight. You know you want to get healthy. You worry about illnesses like diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure. The one thing that is stopping you from getting healthy is it is so hard to say no to unhealthy food. And it is hard because unhealthy food is all around us, but learning these tips can help you reach your health goals.

Is Phytic Acid Healthy or a Hidden Danger

If you eat a plant-based, vegan or vegetarian diet, you have probably heard the criticism that this way of eating is unhealthy because of the phytic acid found in most plant foods. The problem is that some of the nutrients in plant foods cannot be absorbed because of this phytic acid. Is this really a hidden danger when eating a vegetarian diet? At the same time, there are also studies that find phytic acid to be a healthy substance with many health-giving properties.

How To Create Good Gut Bacteria

Our gut microbiome is the most important difference between good health and bad health. The type of bacteria in a person’s digestive system can cause disease or heal disease. You can create good gut bacteria just by the foods you eat and rejuvenate your body from the inside out. By creating the right types of gut bacteria, you can dramatically boost your immune system, preventing and in many cases reversing illnesses.

Is a Raw Food Diet Healthy

Sometimes called the living food diet, the raw food diet is a way of eating for many people. Recently, celebrities have touted the health benefits of eating only raw foods. Actually, the idea of eating only raw food goes back to the early 19th century. But, is eating raw foods every day actually that healthy for us?

How to Get Healthy Omega-9 Fatty Acids in Our Diet

Most of us know about omega-3 and omega-6, but omega-9 fatty acid is not as talked about very much. You never hear commercials telling us their product is fortified with omega-9. But omega-9 is another fatty acid that is healthy for us in many ways

Why Probiotics Are Important for Good Health

Our digestive system is the key to our overall health and well being. Many of today’s current health problems can be traced to an unhealthy digestive system. There are several reasons a digestive system can become unhealthy and it is not very hard to turn an unhealthy digestive system into a healthy one and using probiotics is the main answer. Here is how and why probiotics are important for good health.

The Health Benefits of Whole Grain Foods

Whole grain foods have many health benefits and can actually relieve certain health problems like constipation and digestive health. Bread and carbohydrates have gotten a bad name over the years as a cause of obesity, allergies, stomach problems and that is not true. Find out the real truth about healthy whole grains.

Why Eating For The Seasons Is Healthy

Unlike a century ago, today you can eat any type of food you want at any time of the year. At any restaurant or grocery store, you can buy any vegetable or fruit out of season, even during the middle of winter. But is this actually healthy? Does eating the right foods for each season make us healthier.

 

How to Choose the Healthiest Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt has become very popular, but not all Greek yogurts are created equal. Yogurt is healthy for you and your digestive system, but some yogurts are far from the healthiest of foods. Here is how to find the healthiest yogurt and a list of some of the best and healthiest Greek yogurts.

How to Choose the Healthiest Dark Chocolate

Whether it is for Valentine’s Day, Mother's Day or any day, there is good news that dark chocolate is good for our health. Dark chocolate is an antioxidant and can be healthy for us in several ways. Not all chocolate has these health benefits, so you have to know what to look for. 

The Differences Between Nutritional Yeast and Brewer's Yeast

There is brewer's yeast and there is nutritional yeast. They are close but not exactly the same which can be confusing. They each have unique and important nutritional values; here are those differences.

Spirulina: One of the Most Nutritious Foods

Spirulina is one of the most nutritious foods and supplement we can take with many health benefits. Just what is spirulina and what is in that is so healthy for us. Learn about this great supplement and what it can do for our health.  

The Wonderful Health Benefits of Wheatgrass

A small glass of wheatgrass is one of the healthiest drinks you can have. Wheatgrass contains many nutrients, so many nutrients in fact, that some claim one glass of juice has the equivalent of 2 pounds of vegetables and it has protein. It is a health drink you can actually grow and make at home.

A Healthy and Cheap Lentil Stew Recipe

Lentils are often overlooked as a health food, but they are one of the healthiest foods we can eat and lentil stew is a great way to eat them. Lentils are high in protein and fiber and don't cost much. With spices added, this lentil stew is one healthy meal. 

How to Get Enough Protein On a Vegan Diet

The question of how vegetarians get enough protein is asked all of the time. Sometimes a person will think of a vegetarian as someone who is practically malnourished and worry that they aren’t getting enough protein. Many vegetarians worry if they are getting enough protein.