TAG: healthy diet

8 Top Vegan Foods Packed with Protein

Anna Hunt – Adding protein to a meatless and dairy-free diet is much easier than many people think. Here’s a list of foods packed with protein even vegans can eat.

7 Super Seeds that Will Change Your Health

Anna Hunt – Nutrient-dense seeds are finally starting to get the attention that they deserve. Packed with healthy fats, protein, fiber and lots of minerals and vitamins, these 7 super seeds are an ideal addition to your diet.

5 of the Best Brain Foods

Infographic – Give your brain a boost each day by eating at least one of the following foods daily.

The Benefits of Note-So-Famous Leafy Greens

Infographic – A chart that highlights not-so-famous leafy greens such as arugula and mustard greens and shows just how these foods benefit the human body.

Mood, Food and Bipolar Disorder: A New Prescription

Pamela Peeke, AlterNet Waking Times If you’re one of the estimated 5.7 million U.S. adults dealing with bipolar disorder, you know the potent control it can have on your moods, energy and emotions. What you may not know is how much power you have to control it. Thanks to an emerging science called epigenetics, researchers have

Surprising “Veggie Hacks” That Boost Nutrition and Save You Money

Deane Alban, Contributor Waking Times Since man first figured out how to domesticate plants, we’ve been trying to make them more palatable. Most edible wild plants are too bitter, sour, astringent, tough, full of seeds, or dry to be enjoyable. Over the past 12,000 years, we’ve bred plants to taste better, be more productive, and

So-Called Healthy Oils You Should Avoid

Natasha Longo, Prevent Disease Waking Times When it comes to healthy edible oils, mainstream nutritionists have been indoctrinated into a world of misinformation. Most so-called healthy vegetable oils that claim to be healthy may actually increase the risk of heart disease, contrary to the cholesterol-lowering claims on food labels. An analysis in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association

The Dangers of Dairy

Dr. Amy Myers, Guest Waking Times All of those “Got Milk?” ads from the last decade or so would have us believe that dairy is a cornerstone of the healthy diet, providing essential nutrients, fortifying our bones, and knocking out osteoporosis left and right. But, is this true? Is consuming dairy necessary or even healthy

The Benefits of Juicing

Erin Schumacher, Guest Waking Times Editor’s Note: Many of us want to boost our health and rid our bodies of toxins and pesticides, but it is easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of resources available when it comes to fasting, dieting and detoxing. The new book, 40 Days of Juicing, by health coach, yoga instructor

14 Steps to Cut Out Processed Food

Lisa Leake, Guest Waking Times We took our own pledge for 100 days in part to convince others that they could follow our same “real food” rules for only 10 days. We realize not everyone is keen on the idea of going “cold turkey” with the 10 Days of Real Food pledge though, which is why we also developed

Nutrition Information Every Cancer Patient Should Know

Nancy Elizabeth Shaw, Green Med Info Waking Times Nutritional Healing from Cancer:  The Fundamentals of an Alkaline Diet There is something that every cancer patient should hear from their oncologist when they are first diagnosed. They should be told that by making certain dietary changes, they could increase their chances of healing from cancer dramatically,

10 Lies and Misconceptions Spread By Mainstream Nutrition

Dr. Mercola Waking Times There’s no shortage of health myths out there, but I believe the truth is slowly but surely starting to seep out there and get a larger audience. For example, two recent articles actually hit the nail right on the head in terms of good nutrition advice. Shape Magazine features a slide show on “9

How To Prevent Enzyme Deficiency – The Cause Of All Humanity’s Diseases

Raluca Schachter, Guest Writer Waking Times “The length of life is inversely proportional to the rate of exhaustion of the enzyme potential of an organism. The increased use of food enzymes promotes a decreased rate of exhaustion of the enzyme potential.” –The Enzyme Nutrition Axiom formulated by Dr. Edward Howell Vitamins, minerals and all kinds of


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