Why Buy Organic?
Organic foods cost more than conventional ones, and they’re said to be no more nutritious. So why buy organic? The Annals of Internal Medicine published a study that turned out to be quite controversial. After reviewing 17 human studies and 223 studies of nutrient and contaminant levels in unprocessed fruits, vegetables, grains, milk, eggs, chicken, […]
The Science Behind Lack Of Sleep & Our Food Choices
A study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that not only does loss of sleep trigger the nibbles, it also steers your brain in the direction of poor food choices. Many of us intuitively know this, but seeing the science behind it can help us become more serious in correcting sleep issues before they […]
Great Garlic! Why It’s Really, Really Good For You
We think of garlic as an herb, but garlic is actually a vegetable and an ancient one, at that. Garlic has been used medicinally for thousands of years. In “modern times” 18th-century French gravediggers drank crushed garlic in wine believing it would protect them from the plague. In 1858 French scientist Louis Pasteur confirmed that […]
