The number one killer on Earth is a bad diet, and high blood pressure is killer number two. The reason it’s so deadly is that it increases your risk of dying from so many different diseases—from heart disease and stroke to kidney and heart failure. There’s an exponential increase in our risk of dying from…
Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms your body uses to communicate to you that you aren’t eating enough. Stress, busy schedules, illnesses, grief, and the hustle and bustle of everyday life can take a toll on us. More specifically, our appetites and the way our bodies regulate hunger. This can often lead to us…
The brain parasite toxoplasma may be one of the most important risk factors for schizophrenia. Toxoplasma “infects about one-third of the population of developed countries” and about one in four adults in the United States. However, the “life-long presence of dormant stages of this parasite in the brain and muscular tissues of infected humans is…
Toxoplasma brain parasites can cause personality alterations. Of all causes of foodborne disease, a brain parasite called toxoplasma is ranked as the fourth leading cause of hospitalization and the second leading cause of death in the United States. Nearly a quarter of us have already been infected, one in three of us by the time…
This simple Flavor Factor Smoothie Sprinkle recipe is a nutrient-dense topper for smoothies or smoothie bowls, ice cream, and yogurt bowls — no baking required! Many granolas you’ll find at the grocery store contain a lot of added sugar and quickly climb to the same level as a dessert. With this Flavor Factor Smoothie Sprinkle,…
Nearly one quarter of Americans have already been infected with the brain parasite toxoplasma. Toxoplasma is a brain parasite that may infect a million Americans every year, making it “a leading cause of severe foodborne illness in the United States.” Nearly one quarter of adults and adolescents in the United States have already been infected.…
Meet Nisha Vora. We had the pleasure of talking with Nisha about all things spices. How did you learn about spices and their culinary richness? Were you taught by someone in your family, did you learn from experience, or both? I credit most of what I know about spices to my mother. She’s been…
The biggest barrier to reducing toxic pesticides in cannabis is, not surprisingly, the cannabis industry itself. California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana. When labs started reporting they were finding high levels of pesticide residues, the Los Angeles city government “covertly acquired and then tested three medical cannabis samples available to patients through…
In a worst-case scenario, how much flaxseed is too much? Flaxseed packs “a nutritional punch,” and, as I discuss in my video Should We Be Concerned About the Cyanide from Flaxseed?, the “release of hydrogen cyanide from flaxseed…[is] below toxic lethal dose.” Well, I should hope so! Back-of-the-envelope type calculations have led industry-funded scientists to…
My Daily Dozen recommends at least one tablespoon of ground flaxseeds a day, but what’s this about cyanide? Sweden’s dietary guidelines are pioneering in many ways. For example, they encourage people to decrease their climate impact by choosing more plant-based foods, which tend to produce far fewer greenhouse gas emissions, which “is why it’s important…