Category Archives: Foods & Excercise

Kale is No Longer A Superfood – Its Causing Digestive Issues, Kidney Stones And More

In recent years, kale has gained immense popularity and has been hailed as a superfood due to its impressive nutritional profile. Loaded with essential vitamins and minerals like vitamins A, K, B6, and C, calcium, potassium, copper, and manganese, kale seemed like a perfect addition to a healthy diet. However, recent discoveries have shed light on a concerning component of kale that is causing health issues in a significant portion of the population. Oxalic acid,…

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Children Who Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Have Better Mental Health – New Study

By Ailsa Welch, University of East Anglia and Richard PG Hayhoe, Anglia Ruskin University Around 10%-20% of adolescents globally suffer from a mental health condition, such as anxiety or depression, according to the World Health Organization. It’s also been shown that half of all mental health conditions start by age 14. Given how important and formative adolescence is in a person’s life, finding ways of protecting or improving mental wellbeing in children and young people…

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8 Inexpensive Options for Small Space Gardening

By Jayne Rising With many options for inexpensive small space gardening out there, attempts to grow food in an urban environment can be successful. With the possibility of famine looming due to the pandemic, fuel pipeline and meat processing plant hacks and drought, now is the time to seriously consider becoming a producer.  A big problem in urban agriculture is space, specifically horizontal space House lots in the city tend to be small, and apartments…

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Six Reasons Why Potatoes Are Good For You

By Duane Mellor, Aston University The humble potato has been given a bad rap. What was once a cheap staple of many countries’ diets has instead been branded in recent years an “unhealthy” food best avoided. Eating too much of any type or group of food (like carbohydrates) isn’t healthy, and some research suggests eating too many potato products, in particular, might be associated with higher blood pressure. But it’s typically the way we prepare…

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Nine Natural Substances for Type 2 Diabetes

By GreenMedInfo Research Group Diagnosed with or at risk for Type 2 diabetes? These nine natural substances may help you reverse course for a healthier future. Type 2 diabetes develops when your body’s ability to process glucose for fuel becomes impaired, resulting in too much sugar circulating in your bloodstream. Type 2 diabetics may require daily insulin injections to compensate for a lack of adequate insulin production in the pancreas, a dangerous condition if left…

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