Psyllium Seeds Fight GERD

Psyllium Seeds Fight GERD

If you’re struggling with heartburn, constipation or other uncomfortable symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), adding fiber to your diet, in the form of psyllium seed, may help Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an incredibly common digestive disorder characterized by heartburn and acid reflux — the phenomenon when stomach acid flows back into your esophagus….

Pomegranate’s Performance-Boosting Potential Confirmed

Pomegranate’s Performance-Boosting Potential Confirmed

Pomegranate extract provides a natural way to boost athletic performance, increasing the time to exhaustion by more than 1.5 minutes among a group of amateur cyclists. Could pomegranate give you a similar athletic improvement? Pomegranate, the “jewel of winter,” is one fruit you should have on your radar if you’re interested in boosting your physical…

Honey Plus Coffee Beats Steroid for Treating Cough

Honey Plus Coffee Beats Steroid for Treating Cough

One of modern medicine’s most celebrated ‘miracle drugs’ are steroids, but a recent double-blind, randomized clinical trial found that honey plus coffee outperformed prednisolone in treating symptoms of post-infectious, persistent cough.  A remarkable study looking at natural alternatives to medications found that compared to a systemic steroid, a combination of honey and coffee was superior…

The Rise of ‘Seaganism’: As Another Diet Fad Enters the Market So Does Food Propaganda

The Rise of ‘Seaganism’: As Another Diet Fad Enters the Market So Does Food Propaganda

While the news landscape might be a noisy hybrid of information war and geopolitics, the dairy, seafood and meat industries are wanting to make a point about misinformation too. It seems every month a new diet is preached to us on television and in glossy magazines; the latest fad to get us all thinner and…