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 »
Many people often put so much focus, attention and even pressure on what they eat. And in doing so, they try to eat perfectly, which often means avoiding certain foods that they consider to be “bad.” Do you do this? It’s completely understandable if you do! There’s so much focus on what to eat in… Read More »
The South Beach Diet touts many benefits, including substantial weight loss, stabilized blood sugar, reduced cravings, and increased energy. When following the South Beach Diet, you can expect a drastic change to your diet, at least in the first phase. There are three phases of the South Beach Diet. Phase 1 is the most restrictive… Read More »