It’s an all-star herb of Chinese medicine.
It’s the 2,000 year-old secret to invigorating and cleansing the blood. Healers have used ginseng as a treatment for ailments ranging from hypertension to halitosis. Some people swear by it. Others dismiss it as snake oil. But there’s solid research to back up the health benefits of ginseng.
Here are five great reasons to try ginseng.… Read More
You might think this tropical fruit is rare or exotic. But papayas are widely available across the U.S. And that’s very good news. Ancient healers used papaya to treat everything from upset stomach to burns.1 With good reason.
Here are five reasons to start eating more papaya.
… Read MoreThe mainstream has been wrong about dietary fats since the 1950s. But it seems like they’re starting to come around.
New research shows that eating a high-fat diet may reduce your type 2 diabetes risk by up to 40%.1 But there’s more to the story than that…
… Read More40% of seniors in the U.S. are zinc deficient.1
It’s not surprising… As you age, your ability to absorb zinc declines.2 This means the older you get, the more of it you need. You might have to go a little out of your way to get enough of it. But it’s worth the effort. Zinc is a major supporter of your immune system.… Read More
The FDA doesn’t recognize this ancient Chinese herb as safe… Yet natural healers have used it for hundreds of years to treat inflammation and fight cancer.
Its scientific name is Tripterygium wilfordii. The Chinese call it lei gong teng, which means “thunder god vine.” Does it measure up to a name like that? Well consider…
… Read MoreYou may be eating all the right foods to add years to your life… But you may be throwing away some of the best parts.
Outer-layers, seeds, rinds, stems… There’s some serious nutrition hiding in the parts of your food that usually end up in the trash. Here are five discarded food parts that you should be eating.
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