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 »
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published March 22, 2018. Your brain is like a sponge, soaking up not only the information around you on a daily basis but also the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other phytochemicals in the food you eat. The more you eat a diet based on whole,… Read More »
While there are hundreds of articles, dietary strategies, government agencies and food manufacturers designed to offer information on how to fight disease and optimize your health, you may be surprised to find that before the featured study, none concentrated on brain health or mental disorders as recently as 2007.1 In September 2018, researchers reported the… Read More »
Easy One-Pan Ratatouille While the traditional version of this dish is slow-cooked on the stove, we made it delightfully hands-off and minimized your cleanup. The key to success is good recipes. This vegetarian dish puts a lower-carb spin on classic gnocchi without sacrificing flavor. A New Way to Food. This soup has a secret: It… Read More »
FODMAPs are found in a wide variety of foods, including fruit and vegetables, grains and cereals, nuts, legumes, lentils, dairy foods and manufactured foods. Fruits particularly high in excess fructose include apples, pears, mangoes, cherries, figs, nashi pears, pears, watermelon and dried fruit. Fruits particularly rich in sorbitol include apples, blackberries, nashi pears, peaches and… Read More »