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The Potential Dangers Of Artificial Sweeteners, Myths Of Natural Sweeteners, and Your Best Option If You Have To Sweeten It Up! Sweetness plays an insidious role in our health. We are primed to seek it out, but we are primed from times when sugar was rare and only found packaged...

A Comprehensive Look At The Causes and Effects Of Inflammation Originally posted April 5th, 2012 Both the causes of inflammation, and the specific dangers of inflammation have been poorly understood from a scientific perspective. But this is changing. Inflammation is now...

Many RDs (registered dietitians) and other nutritional professionals recommend eating frequent, small meals over fewer, larger meals for weight loss. Is this really the best practice though? The short answer is that depending on your goals and what population you fit into (e.g.,...

Coconut milk, despite its high saturated fat content, can help the body burn more energy and lose weight more easily. The unique structure of the MCFAs found in coconut milk allow them to be burned more readily for energy, and increases total energy expenditure over the day....

By Brian Rigby, Clinical Nutrition Writer Rest days are extremely important! If you exercise frequently or intensely, then at least once a week you should limit yourself to “non-exerting” (or less exerting) forms of physical activity, like an easy walk or yoga. Using...

I don’t know if I or anyone else ever explicitly said this, but it is true in a way. Essentially, if a person has leaky gut syndrome (which is likely if they’ve been having sensitivity issues with foods) then even if they eliminate that food they’re sensitive...