Most people know chamomile tea to be a good choice for a calming drink just before bed. And without it, I don’t think I would have survived losing an hour to the time change last weekend. But these 9 teas offer even more if you’re looking to boost your health naturally…

More and more types of craft beer are appearing in stores and in pubs every day. For some, trying different new beers has become a hobby of sorts. What if I told you it’s a hobby that might improve your sleep and your cardiovascular health?

A woman’s digestive tracts empty slower than a man’s, which makes it even more important and necessary for women to pay extra attention to their digestive health. If you’ve experienced mild to moderate digestive issues in your life, this is for you…

Trying to lower your cholesterol naturally so you can avoid the side effects of statins? You can exercise, lose weight, avoid trans-fats, eat more soluble fiber… you get the picture. Those methods are all effective. But they’re not as tasty as this one…

Sugar feeds bad bacteria. If you have a sweet tooth, it’s sad to think that chocolate cake could put the balance of your microbiome in jeopardy. But Princeton University shows us why sugar upsets microbial balance so much, and how you can counter it and eat your cake too…

Does it seem like you’re out of luck and doomed to carry that spare tire around your middle ‘til the day you die? Don’t give up yet. A new study is providing the key to turning off your hunger so that you can actually drop those pounds and keep them off…

You’ve heard how important it is to keep your gut healthy by populating it with beneficial bacteria. And, the most popular way to do that? Probiotics. Those little capsules filled with acidophilus, bifidus and lactobacillus. But, what if I told you they might be cheating you…

Inflammation is a sign your body is trying to heal itself from something harmful, like an infection or injury. But sometimes your body’s inflammation response is triggered even when you haven’t contracted a nasty bug or taken a bad fall. That’s when it goes from helping to harming…

The rate of Alzheimer’s disease in our country is skyrocketing. Luckily, researchers have discovered a diet that not only helps prevent Alzheimer’s but can even help ward off dementia in stroke survivors, who are twice as likely as the general population to develop dementia…

Does the thought of fighting for your life against a disease that grows inside your body keep you up at night? Or, maybe you’ve already battled cancer and just want to know it’s never coming back. If so, the results of a new study could hold the answer you’re looking for…

The idea that what we eat affects our energy and mental state has been around for a while. For example, we know that serotonin, the neurotransmitter that affects our moods, is manufactured in the gut. Now, we have more solid evidence that we can control depression by choosing our food more carefully…

When you put on extra weight, it triggers a cascade of inflammatory reactions in your body. Eating excess calories stresses out the body parts in charge of your metabolic health. Before you know it, inflammation and obesity create this vicious cycle… Aged garlic to the rescue!