The brain has a protective filtering mechanism of capillaries that carry blood to the brain — and won’t let just anything through. Research has shown that this potent antioxidant can actually penetrate the blood/brain barrier to not only protect your brain, but grow new brain cells.

Fish oil contains remarkable fatty acids that help the body protect both the heart and the prostate. But not all fish oil or fish are equally beneficial. Here’s an easy guide to understanding how to put the omega-3 fatty acids to work defending your health while avoiding the undesirable oils.

Wrinkles, roughness, sagging, discoloration… the sun is healthy for you, but overexposure can be rough on the skin if you’re not careful. Can anything help? Nature’s answer is a resounding yes.

We often think of health and disease in terms of organs: liver, kidneys, lungs, heart, brain. However, true health is really happening on the cellular level. While the larger manifestation may be a liver condition, invariably the root cause has something to do with cellular dysfunction.

As you age and your immune system becomes weaker, minor illnesses become difficult to brush off. You may also suffer from gastrointestinal problems such as irritable bowel syndrome. All signs there’s a good chance your zinc levels are low. In a world of dangerous viral infections, that’s alarming. Here’s how to fight back…

B vitamins seem to be a brain-saver. But not all of the studies have come to the same conclusion. Turns out there was an important missing piece to the puzzle…

Do you have friends who are those ‘sciencey types?’ That friend, who when you post something online about natural medicine, comes back at you quick as lightening with, ‘where’s the science to back that up?’ Well, I’ve got one you are going to love sharing with them…

Whether you have chronic inflammatory conditions like asthma or arthritis, or you’re at risk for osteoporosis, or you want to slash your risk of prostate or breast cancer, you need to achieve a healthy blood level of vitamin D.

Even I get bored with the message that we should eat more fruits and vegetables. But it got my attention when I saw this: Eating more leafy green vegetables could save your heart and your brain.

Over the last two weeks, we’ve been focusing on your thyroid health. Today I’ll share how supplementation improves symptoms and health in several ways. I’ll also discuss foods that affect thyroid hormone function.

When it comes to your body, standard medicine separates it into pieces, and treats each one with often unnecessary surgeries and drugs. Have a blood sugar problem? Right, diabetes it is, and here’s a drug that works in your pancreas.

This nutrient is one you just can’t get enough of, literally. It’s the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, the ninth most abundant in the entire universe, and we need it for over 300 biological processes. And many are a matter of life or death.