Recent research has unveiled promising news about diet and brain health. A study published in the journal Neurology suggests that closely following the MIND diet may lower the risk of cognitive impairment, especially among women and Black participants. While the study indicates a significant association, it does not confirm that the MIND diet directly prevents… Read More »
Fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi are powerful allies to your mental health, courtesy of the neuroactive microbes and molecules they contain.1 Microbes and their metabolites, created during fermentation modulate the microbiota-gut-brain axis, which involves neural, immune, endocrine and metabolic pathways.2 Writing in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, researchers with University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland… Read More »
When it’s that time of the month, all bets are off. You can feel as if the world is crashing down onto you, with added hunger and bloating to top it all off. When we get our periods, our bodies change rapidly to accommodate them. According to VeryWell Health, when you get your period, your… Read More »
The number of people who struggle to attain and maintain a healthy weight continues to grow each year. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2018 showed that 42.4% of adults in the U.S. were obese.1 The prevalence of severe obesity was 9.2%, and it was higher in women than in men. The… Read More »