Phytonutrients are simply chemicals produced by plants that afford them protection. But luckily for us, phytonutrients can boost our immunity, improve our digestion, repair DNA damage from toxin exposure, and even prevent cancer. Here’s 9 and how they help…

Research has markedly increased in studying ginger and the various components behind its health benefits. No wonder, since it has a reputation for healing that goes back more than 3,000 years! How can you separate fact from fiction? See what the doctor has to say…

After my dad’s heart attack, his doctor told him, “What you did in the past got you here, but it’s what you do now that counts.” That’s because if you’re eating a certain type of diet following a heart attack, you’re also significantly increasing your risk of heart failure…

American livers are under a lot of stress. Obesity and diabetes are on the rise, and both conditions lead to one of the most common liver diseases — nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. But there’s something simple that can save your liver health and reduce your risk of liver cancer.

Whether you have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, a rogue breadcrumb in your dinner could give you a long list of physically uncomfortable symptoms: joint pain, headaches, diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain. But the negative effects of gluten go beyond the body….

Why is it so hard to “eat your vegetables,” at least for most of us? Sure, I do have friends who would rather eat a giant salad or a plate of sautéed spinach than anything else in the world. But that’s just not me, or most people I know. So, what can we do to get the essential nutrition that can only come from veggies?

If you can include these five super foods for men over 40 into your weekly diet, your little changes will add up to big health benefits in fighting disease and problems associated with aging.

Liver cancer rates and deaths are on the rise. In fact, it’s the only cancer with rates expected to go up year after year in both women and men. But just by making a simple change, you can bring your risk of the most common form of liver cancer down by almost 40 percent.

So many Americans are walking a thin line between life and death. That may sound a little dramatic, but if you’re prediabetic, my friend, that’s where you are. Crossing the line to a full-fledged type 2 diabetes diagnosis is not just inconvenient — but it sets you up for…

Protein has never been more popular as evidenced by the grocery shelves packed with everything from protein powders and drinks to Greek yogurt and protein-packed bars and cereals. But about a third of us are still missing the mark when it comes to protein and that’s a problem…

We’ve all known the feeling of eating something that just doesn’t agree with us. What you may not realize is that feeling really tired after a meal, getting a headache or even feeling kind of depressed could also be signs of a food intolerance. But finding the cause isn’t so easy…

Can you trust the ingredient panel on food packaging? I’m a doctor and I don’t. Deceptive labeling is one of the major factors behind the epidemic of chronic disease in the U.S. If you’re trying to make the right choices, here’s how to decipher their clever marketing tricks…