Learn how to harness the power of nutrition to improve your mood, energy, focus, and more.
The fisetin benefits we know about today (e.g., anti-aging) are from relatively recent research. We dive into said research, including dosing and more.
The hype is strong with you, collagen supplements, but are you legit?
Are consumers being baited with the “just slap a technical-sounding keyword in front of an established product to revitalize sales” method?
It usually means one of two things when buzzwords like collagen manage to rise above their thousands of competitors in the riotous health and wellness market: either the people running the scam are really smart, or the product is actually legitimate.
Nutrition is for losing belly fat, and overpriced, medicated goop is for hair loss—that’s how most of us are conditioned to think.
Research in recent years has pinpointed several adaptogenic herbs that can help us feel happier, less stressed, and more excited about our lives.
The fisetin benefits we know about today (e.g., anti-aging) are from relatively recent research. We dive into said research, including dosing and more.
Once considered a useless byproduct, coffee fruit actually has ample antioxidant activity with brain-boosting and fat-fighting potential.
If you’re like many of us, a productive, in-the-zone kind of day sounds like a pipe dream—but it doesn’t have to be.
As self-proclaimed nootropic nerds, the Neurohacker team has invested thousands of hours of researching, testing, and personally using Qualia Mind and their other products to ensure each supplement is as easy to use as it is effective.
Our editorial team reviewed Alpha Brain, a nootropic supplement from Onnit, for ingredient quality, research-supported benefits, side effects, and more.
The mossy, spindly extensions of Huperzia serrata may not look like much to the casual observer, but the compounds therein can improve memory and other cognitive functions for Alzheimer’s patients to potentially great effect.
It doesn’t take a team of scientists to figure out that the prospect of a delicious meal has a way of perking up one’s mood.
Nutrition is understandably not priority one in the chaotic moments immediately following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), but as soon as the patient is stable, nutrition therapy shares center stage with other key tenets of TBI rehabilitation.
Learn all about the benefits of digestive enzymes, what to expect, and the best time to take them.
Betaine HCl naturally boosts gastric acidity to fight back against indigestion, but that’s not all it’s good for.
There are several ways to improve your digestive health and relieve those uncomfortable symptoms.
Loaded with prebiotics and probiotics, betaine hydrochloride, and plenty of natural extracts, Onnit Total Gut Health is aiming for a comprehensive approach to digestive health.
It doesn’t take a team of scientists to figure out that the prospect of a delicious meal has a way of perking up one’s mood.
In an era of TV remotes with built-in bottle openers and self-twirling pasta forks, it’s no surprise that we’ve become too lazy to chew.
One of several casualties of the single-minded assault on germs sponsored jointly by cleaning product commercials and modern healthcare providers is the collective misunderstanding of probiotics.
When inflammation becomes a state, and not a protective response, the body tends to react poorly.
Recognizing the connection between weight status and insulin resistance is a start, but understanding the actual mechanics involved provides a crucial defense against diabetes.
In the same way that chemistry students create reactions using a variety of compounds, our bodies rely on a special roster of positively and negatively charged minerals to execute a wide variety of internal “reactions,” or functions.
As has been the case with so many other eye diseases, when investigating any nutritional influences on the risk of developing cataracts, we were reintroduced by the research to a very familiar roster of nutrients.
Too often, highly common eye disorders like macular degeneration are lumped in with general aging-related vision loss and subsequently swept under the rug, which hurts everyone involved in the patient’s case.
Perhaps “screen junky” isn’t a label befitting someone who is required to stare at screens all day for work, but whether you’re working, binging a show, gaming, or all of the above, you may notice some eye health issues start to develop as a result of heavy screen use.
It’s been a decade or more since taurine made its way out of obscurity using the global stage that is the energy drink label, but the public knowledge gap is still going strong.
Let’s settle the chickpeas vs. lentils debate by analyzing their nutritional profiles, cooking characteristics, and ways you can use them in the kitchen.
People have been snacking on peanut butter for decades, but is the new(ish) kid on the block superior?
Does apple cider vinegar go bad? Learn how to store it for longer shelf life and how you can make the most of ACV’s benefits.
Once considered a useless byproduct, coffee fruit actually has ample antioxidant activity with brain-boosting and fat-fighting potential.
If getting hooked on cookie dough made by a brand that supports people struggling with addiction (and mental health) isn’t enough irony for you, let us remind you the company is called “Doughp.”
After an admittedly drawn-out sampling campaign, our editorial team has come to a verdict on Crowd Cow’s direct-to-consumer meat products.
It usually means one of two things when buzzwords like collagen manage to rise above their thousands of competitors in the riotous health and wellness market: either the people running the scam are really smart, or the product is actually legitimate.
Anyone who has taken more than one hiatus from exercise knows that it’s not that first return workout that you should be afraid of, but the day after.
It doesn’t take a team of scientists to figure out that the prospect of a delicious meal has a way of perking up one’s mood.
In an era of TV remotes with built-in bottle openers and self-twirling pasta forks, it’s no surprise that we’ve become too lazy to chew.
The heart is more than just a pump, which is why nutrition for heart health can get a little complicated.
While it may be convenient to put each health concern in a box, focusing on one treatment at a time, the diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) connection provides an important lesson: the human body doesn’t work that way.
We often stress the importance of seeking out the healthiest versions of wrongfully stigmatized nutrients (i.e., fat and carbs) instead of avoiding them, a concept that the Mediterranean diet embodies perfectly.
Fat gets a bad rap, mainly because it’s oversimplified.
Even if your seafood aversion requires a generous shellacking of tartar sauce every time you can’t avoid eating fish, we can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have fish at least a few times a month.
Unfortunately, most lye-cured olives have been sapped of a sizable portion of their nutrients by the time they get anywhere near your table, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still reap the health benefits of this ancient fruit.
One of several casualties of the single-minded assault on germs sponsored jointly by cleaning product commercials and modern healthcare providers is the collective misunderstanding of probiotics.
In the same way that chemistry students create reactions using a variety of compounds, our bodies rely on a special roster of positively and negatively charged minerals to execute a wide variety of internal “reactions,” or functions.
Anyone who has taken more than one hiatus from exercise knows that it’s not that first return workout that you should be afraid of, but the day after.
Sure, gravity wins in the end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use everything at our disposal to keep our weight-bearing joints from breaking down prematurely.
Combining L-theanine and melatonin for sleep will have you drifting off (and staying asleep) in no time. How? Let’s take a closer look.
You don’t want to make up feeling worse than you did before you went to bed, so how long does melatonin last in your system? It all depends.
In an industry needlessly bogged down by an unspoken commitment to capsules, capsules, and more capsules, Som Sleep and their drinkable sleep supplements are calling for change.
The majority of herbal sleep aids under objective scrutiny have been proven safe and non-addictive; that’s not the hard part when it comes to making it through the vetting process and into common use.
Ashwagandha is a small, bushy plant native to India, the Middle East, and some regions of Africa.
Virtually any problem that even subtly shifts your body out of its natural balance, i.e., homeostasis, has the potential to keep you awake at night.
Iron has a bone to pick with calcium, and for good reason—maybe.
Here’s a question you’ve probably never asked while mulling over lunch choices: How is this decision going to impact the economy?
As has been the case with so many other eye diseases, when investigating any nutritional influences on the risk of developing cataracts, we were reintroduced by the research to a very familiar roster of nutrients.
Too often, highly common eye disorders like macular degeneration are lumped in with general aging-related vision loss and subsequently swept under the rug, which hurts everyone involved in the patient’s case.
Chemotherapy and surgery may currently preside as the most effective treatments for cancer, but they can’t do what nutrition therapy can—they can’t (reasonably) prevent the cancer from forming in the first place.
Nutrition is for losing belly fat, and overpriced, medicated goop is for hair loss—that’s how most of us are conditioned to think.
In the same way that chemistry students create reactions using a variety of compounds, our bodies rely on a special roster of positively and negatively charged minerals to execute a wide variety of internal “reactions,” or functions.
It’s that time of year when we find ourselves echoing that fateful warning forever crystallized by Game of Thrones: Winter is coming.
It’s human nature to assign priority based on how much of a particular nutrient is required, but by fixating on macronutrients like calcium, potassium, and so on, we’ve created a gaping blind spot in public knowledge.
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