More people eating wholegrains, nuts and seeds and fewer drinking sugary sodas
More Americans are eating a healthy diet, experts say, after noting an increase in consumption of wholegrains, nuts and seeds and fish and shellfish, combined with a decrease in consumption of sugary drinks
Over a 13-year period the percentage of people eating a poor diet fell from 56 per cent to 46 per cent, scientists estimate.
It comes as more people are adding wholegrains, nuts, seeds, fish and shellfish to their diets, and fewer people are indulging in sugary soda drinks. Continue reading
Weeds — they creep up in your garden, sneak through the cracks in the sidewalk, and make it a point to grow everywhere that’s inconvenient to reach.
Dr. Melik:
With all of the pesticides, chemicals and additives being put into our food these days, it should be no surprise that a common flavor enhancer has been found to be worse than many drugs. The fact that it might be sitting in your pantry right now may be cause for alarm. 
A so-called “weed” growing right in your front and back yards could hold the key to being the most effective cancer-fighting compound in the world.
Dandelion root tea is a great spring tonic for our bodies; it helps the transition from winter to the warmer season, by nourishing and balancing the blood so it will flow better and keep us cooler in the summer season. Dandelion root has been used in Chinese medicine to treat various heart conditions. These heart health promoting benefits of dandelion root come from antioxidant compounds called polyphenols and flavonoids. 
Scientists who really understand and care about holistic and homeopathic medicine are always researching to find alternatives to Big Pharma and mainstream health treatments that really don’t do much of anything except fill the bank accounts of corporate medicine. Part of their research has been to examine whether and how certain foods – especially those deemed “superfoods” – can fight some of most prevalent and deadly diseases. 
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Long considered impossible to accomplish, new research reveals how a simple spice might contribute to the regeneration of the damaged brain.
If cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) is not the king of medicinal herbs it is certainly a prince among them due to the incredible health benefits it gives.
For decades, we were told that eating fat would lead us to early grave. Horror stories of clogged arteries and coronaries were the norm, while foods such as pasta were seen as healthy.
In 2015, it was estimated that there were approximately 221,200 new cases of lung cancer. Every year, more people die of lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined.