Nutritional research on spirulina has come a long way since its earliest modern use as a superfood for NASA astronauts. Interest in this blue-green alga (actually a cyanobacterium) began when NASA realized this ancient Aztec food to be an excellent supplement for astronauts on space missions. Now we know [...]
Scientists classify starch and most dietary fiber as carbohydrates. They are each made of simple sugars hooked together into large, complex molecules called polysaccharides. Polysaccharides vary based on the types of simple sugars that make them up and the way they are hooked together. [...]
Why is Sugar so Addicting? Table sugar (sucrose) is one of many types of sugar that can drive addiction. Sucrose is a “double” sugar, meaning that it is a 2-sugar unit. One unit is glucose, also known as blood sugar. The other is fructose [...]
Your liver is a workhorse for your health. Technically, it is an extension of your digestive system. It is your main detoxifying organ for handling processed foods and other toxin-laden components in your diet. That’s just the tip of the iceberg for describing what a [...]
Maca root is one of the newest herbal remedies to gain attention in the natural health community. It is a superfood native to the high Andes of Peru. Maca has been revered for its medicinal properties for thousands of years. Although it [...]
Probiotic supplementation has become very popular within just the past few years. Demand is so great that hundreds of products are now available to satisfy it. As you might expect, the wide variety of products reflects an equally wide range of quality among them. How do you choose a top one out of so [...]
Millions of people are struggling with gut inflammation and don’t even know it. Bloating and digestive problems are some of the more familiar indicators. In addition, gut inflammation is behind autoimmune disorders, food sensitivities, thyroid conditions, fatigue, joint pain, and overweight. Even skin issues such as rosacea and acne erupt when the gut is [...]
Video Interview Transcription Kendall E. Matthews: Perfect. So one of the things that we're going to be doing, and I'm going to doing more of this next couple of months, is being able to provide great content for health technology and things that you [...]
Video Interview Transcription Kendall E. Matthews: Hey friends, Kendall Matthews here, and you know I have my good friend Dr. Dennis Clark that he helps out with a lot of the probiotic research and all the behind the scenes making sure that everything that [...]
Turmeric is a plant that produces a yellow powder which is used in almost every dishes. It is a family of Zingiberaceae. Turmeric has a bitter taste but when it is poured into food then the color of the food become awesome. The smell of turmeric is great. You can grow turmeric plant in your [...]
