Losing weight always seems to be so simple yet so complicated in the long run. It’s easy to say “eat less,” but in truth extra pounds can be caused by more than just excess calorie consumption. Every body is unique, especially when it comes to dieting. So if you often feel discouraged after one more…
The vegan diet has been gaining popularity among more and more people of different social groups. Every vegan influencer is speaking about the benefits of veganism and how great it is for the environment and the animals that we save by not eating them. While all of this is true, are you sure you know…
Food manufacturers, farmers, and other lobbies work hard to fight for position in grocery stores and your psyche. They push the boundaries as far as they can without blatantly breaking the law or making false claims. Sure, not everyone is a bad actor, but the bottom line is they want you to buy their products….
A typical goal people tend to make for themselves is to eat healthier and/or cleaner. However, the excitement can easily wear off making it really difficult to actually achieve this goal… like when you have to replace your favorite indulgent meal with a big, bland plate of broccoli. Luckily, we’ve got your back. Here are…
Over the years, food manufacturers have tried to develop more accessible, cheaper ways to make foods by using sugar alternatives. Sugar is sometimes expensive to grow and harvest. Corn, on the other hand, grows relatively quickly and in abundance. You can yield several corn crops per year on the same land when done right, so…
If you want to live a healthy life, one of the most vital organs you must take care of is your liver. The liver cleans our blood, processes different nutrients, and turns contaminants into waste products. Having a healthy liver means you’ll have better chances of avoiding type 2 diabetes, liver damage, and chronic disease….
Have you ever heard the term “low hanging fruit”? It describes something easy to achieve or check off a list. Depending on how you look at things, low-hanging fruit can be bad or good. A salesperson needs to go after low-hanging fruit to make sure they’re hitting their numbers, but an intelligent scientist who is…
Plant based diet fads are on the rise. Even with some people that don’t want to go completely vegan, having a plant based meal occasionally has become a disciplinary norm for a lot of us. On top of that, many are choosing to be 100% vegan. Whether it be the rise of mistreatment in factory…
Cow’s milk has long been a hero of our diets, told to provide us with strength and health. But the more we read and learn, the more we understand what’s really good for our health. And that’s got a lot of us questioning our childhood cereal-topper and beverage of choice. It’s not necessarily that dairy…
Pizza is one of the most popular foods, and not only in its birthplace of Italy – or even adopted birthplace, America. Pizza is internationally known and loved, and people across the globe are obsessed with pizza in all shapes and forms. Although Italy started the marinara and mozzarella trend, it’s believed that enjoying a…
Many of us have been using food as medicine in one way or another throughout our lives. Ginger tea can help an upset stomach, prune juice is great for constipation, cranberry juice can help symptoms of a urinary tract infection, and honey can help soothe a sore throat. Every culture and family has their magical…
People are eating more seed oil than ever because they are cheaper to produce than something like olive oil or avocado oil. Higher-end oils like olive oil are harder to make, and their ingredients are more scarce. Industrial farming makes planting and harvesting seed oil much easier to do at scale, so that’s what you…