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Your Secret Weapon for Stopping Seizures

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

You know that eating a high-fat diet does more than just help you maintain your health. It may help you fight off disease.

And new research proves it—yet again.

A team of experts at the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center examined the role of diet in epilepsy. It’s a chronic condition that causes frequent seizures. And it’s more common than you might think—about 2.3 million adults and half a million children suffer from it.… Read More

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Five Spices That Keep Blood Sugar at Bay

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Arthritis, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Top 5's

We’re a few weeks in to the Independent Healing Sugar Free 30 Challenge. Readers are reporting higher levels of energy. A lot of people say they’re feeling “healthier” already. But it hasn’t been easy for everyone.

Some of you are still experiencing cravings. Others are finding their food a little bland. Simply adding the right spices to the foods you’re already enjoying can help you conquer the urge.… Read More

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Eat One Serving of This a Week for a Bigger Brain

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Cognitive Health, Dementia, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Nootropics and Brain Support

We’ve told you before there are natural solutions for keeping your brain sharp as you age. One of your most powerful weapons is diet. And a recent study reveals it may be even more important than we thought.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine looked at health data from 260 people. They were all older than 65. The team paid particular attention to subjects’ eating habits over the course of ten years.… Read More

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This Easy Diet Edit Saves Your Vital Organs

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Longevity, Stroke

The right diet can have you looking and feeling your best. It’s too bad the mainstream rarely gets it right. Consider…

Researchers at Columbia University looked at the eating habits of 900 subjects. They gave each of them a score based on how closely their food choices lined up with a Mediterranean style diet. The higher their score, the closer to the ideal diet model.… Read More

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This “Healthy” Food Won’t Save Your Heart

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks

It’s one of the most dangerous health myths out there. For the last 15 years the FDA has said that soy is healthy. In fact, they go as far as to claim that 25 grams of soy protein each day can reduce your risk of heart disease.1

Now a new study is once again pushing soy on women…and this time they say the earlier you start eating it, the better.… Read More