Your body has built-in detoxification systems, but can still use a little help. These days, your liver carries quite the load, thanks to heavy metals and toxic chemicals. But there’s green superfood you can use as a powerful detox aid to support your body’s best efforts…

By focusing your attention to heart-healthy food sources, you can greatly reduce your risk of heart disease. But it’s not just about eating healthy — it’s about eating foods with nutrients and compounds that fight for your heart health.

People with Afib are a whopping FIVE times more likely to have a stroke than people with a normal heart rhythm. And since one in four people are at risk for developing Afib, prevention should be at the top of your mind. And so should knowing how much cocoa can help…

Remember when soy was considered a health food? That idea didn’t just arise out of thin air. It came from research that shows soy relieves menopause symptoms, prevents osteoporosis and improves cardiovascular health. So is it good or bad for you?

Despite what the American Heart Association will tell you, coconut oil offers myriad benefits, including the treatment of obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and high blood pressure, all risk factors for Alzheimer’s and more…

Without enough antioxidants we would age more quickly and be more prone to neurodegenerative diseases. But while antioxidants are vital to health, there’s another disease fighting partner that can play a huge role in fighting off free radical damage, and that is ORAC…

It’s amazing that traditional cultures know the nutritional and medicinal benefits of plant ingredients. What’s even more amazing is they have known the powerful influences of plants long before the need for the type of scientific research that modern medicine requires.

The debate about dairy’s health benefits continues… One day you hear that dairy increases your risk for serious health problems like cancer. And the next day you hear that dairy can protect you from cardiovascular disease and help you lose weight. So what’s the story?

Fat is not something to be feared. The fact is we need fat for many functions in the body — for the production and formation of bile acids, sex hormones, adrenal hormones, vitamin D and more.

Olive oil has a long list of unquestionable health benefits… It fights heart disease, reduces your risk of diabetes, fights osteoporosis, and wards off depression, among other remarkable feats. But if all that weren’t enough, olive oil has one more enticing trick up its sleeve…

There are many nutrition myths that are deeply embedded in society. So much so that they become “norms” — things that most people believe to be true and don’t really question. One such nutrition myth surrounds fat…

There’s a quick trick you can use to keep those pounds from coming back, maintain your weight loss and stay fit and it’s backed up by science. Researchers say it “pushes the right biological buttons” that keep your body from gaining weight.