On average, Americans consume 12 teaspoons daily of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Some people, including many teenagers, consume up to 80 percent above that average. A study published in Environmental Health reports that mercury was found in nearly 50 percent of tested samples of commercial HFCS. A separate study by [...]

Tart cherries, especially the Montmorency variety, contain a substantial amount of melatonin, which we already know helps to moderate the sleep cycle. Our bodies make their own melatonin, but sometimes it’s not enough, and the cherries could help to boost dwindling levels.
Melatonin isn’t just involved in [...]

By Dr. Blaylock
America has a love affair with soy — especially women who believe it fights osteoporosis and that soy formula is a good choice for infants. Although promoted as a health food, soy has been linked with numerous diseases including infertility and cancer.
Soybean farming is a multibillion-dollar industry. In fact, [...]

Whether you grow them yourself or buy them at the grocery store, herbs are a healthy and delicious way to season foods without extra calories.

By Diana Rodriguez
Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH

No one wants to eat bland food, but ladling on sauces and gravies just adds excess fat [...]

By Dr. Mercola

Many people interested in staying healthy have switched to agave as a safer “natural” sweetener. They want to avoid well documented dangerous sweeteners like HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) but are unaware that most agave is actually WORSE than HFCS.
Once I realized this, I wrote a special report on agave [...]

by Sally Kuzemchak, RD

Platter-sized plates and a packed pantry affect how much you eat
The kitchen is the heart of your home, but it might also be at the heart of your unwanted weight. Everything from the size of your plates to the wattage of your bulbs has a [...]

Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1/2 small chopped onion (chopped largely)
1 small green bell pepper (chopped largely)
1 small red bell pepper (chopped largely)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 bunch fine chopped fresh cilantro
4 tablespoons chili powder

3 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons chopped garlic in oil
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt
2 teaspoons 1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic or garlic [...]

From our friend Irina Wardas

Cold soups are very easy to make and they make a perfect meal for a hot summer day. If you listened to our interview with Robyn Webb, an award winning cookbook author with tips on How to Eat, Feel and Look Sexy in Summer, you already know that she [...]

Maybe it’s because I grew up in Oklahoma that I had a fascination with herbs, spices and everything healing since I was a child. Living on a farm twenty miles from the county seat of Enid my sisters and I explored every leaf, rock, feather and animal that inhabited and surrounded our home. We grew [...]

According to the latest info from Al Sears, MD soy consumption is to be avoided if you want to remain healthy.

One very important aspect of avoiding soy means we must carefully read and study food labels because soy has different names – sure soy oil, soy grits and soy meal – are easy to discern [...]