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Tips, tricks, recipes, and hacks to make your diet a successful one.
What Happens to Your Body When You Take Vitamin C Every Day
It may take a sniffly nose, constant sneezing or a pesky cough to bring vitamin C top-of-mind. Getting sick reminds you of your immune function, which may leave you wondering whether you should take vitamin C daily. Vitamin C is a well-known vitamin in citrus fruits that many people turn to when under the weather. That's because it can enhance immune health and may shorten how long a cold lasts, per MedlinePlus.
Kaly JohnesPublished a day ago in LongevityYellow Natural Egg Dye & Egg Coloring
Learn how to dye eggs with turmeric using this easy recipe for coloring Easter eggs naturally. Egg coloring made from turmeric dyes white eggs a beautifully vibrant yellow. For best results, soak your eggs in the dye for at least four hours, but not longer than 24 hours.Nutrition Notes
Kaly JohnesPublished a day ago in LongevityLowering Blood Pressure: A Comprehensive Guide on How to Achieve Optimal Health
Understanding Blood Pressure Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. It's a vital part of how our heart and circulation works, providing oxygen and nutrients to tissues and organs. However, when blood pressure rises to unhealthy levels, it poses a significant health risk. Hypertension, its medical term, can lead to heart disease, stroke, and even death if not managed properly.
Neli IvanovaPublished a day ago in Longevity7 "Bad" High-Calorie Foods to Add to Your Diet, According to Dietitians
Calorie-dense foods are often demonized in a world that is steeped in diet culture. Certainly, there are many foods that are indeed high in calories, and when eaten in excess, can contribute to weight gain. You may have heard the old adage that “calories in, calories out” is how our metabolism works to manage our body weight. However, this overly simplistic trope often gets extrapolated to any food that contains a significant source of energy.
Kaly JohnesPublished a day ago in LongevitySalt vs. Sodium: What's the Difference? Health Experts Explain
You don’t just crave it; you need it! Salt contains one of the nutrients that the body can’t actually make on its own—sodium. In fact, you have to consume it regularly so it can perform various critical functions to keep you healthy each day. Surprised? Many are. The good news is that it’s widely available and tastes good, too! But could enjoying this flavor be risky for your well-being? Unfortunately, it’s true. And the duality you’re going to finally untangle: on the one hand, providing essential nutrition along with great flavor and its role in increasing potential health risks on the other.
Kaly JohnesPublished a day ago in LongevityPumpkin Sugar Cookies
Nutrition Notes Does the Whole-Wheat Pastry Flour Add Any Nutrition? Whole-wheat pastry flour is milled from soft white wheat—compared to regular whole-wheat flour, which is milled from hard red wheat. Soft white wheat has a lower protein content and produces more tender baked goods than hard red wheat does. Like regular whole-wheat flour, whole-wheat pastry flour also still contains the germ and bran, which is where most of the grain's nutrition and fiber are contained. And because whole-wheat is a whole grain, eating it can help reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Compare that to refined white flour which has had the bran and germ removed.
Kaly JohnesPublished a day ago in LongevityWhat Happens to Your Body When You Drink Coconut Milk Every Day
There are tons of different alternative milks to pick from nowadays. But some, like coconut milk, are staples that have been around much longer than the trend. Coconut milk itself is derived from the flesh of mature coconuts, and is mixed with water to thin it out.
Kaly JohnesPublished a day ago in LongevityThis Is What Happens To You When You Start Eating Red Onion Every Day
Incorporating red onion into your daily diet could be a game-changer for your health, offering a multitude of benefits that contribute to your overall well-being. Red onions are a rich source of antioxidants, notably quercetin, which plays a pivotal role in combating inflammation and reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease. Additionally, their high vitamin C content strengthens the immune system, making your body more resilient against infections.
Kaly JohnesPublished 4 days ago in LongevityThe Best Way to Exercise If You Have Type 2 Diabetes, According to Science
About one in 10 Americans, or 37 million of us, have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 90% to 95% of those people fall under the umbrella of having type 2. (ICYMI, type 2 involves insulin resistance, or having cells that don't respond normally to the blood sugar-controlling hormone insulin. Type 1 occurs when the pancreas ceases or drastically decreases production of insulin.)
Kaly JohnesPublished 4 days ago in Longevity8 Simple Ways to Help Reverse Prediabetes
Your doctor broke news you didn't want to hear: you have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar is elevated, but not high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes. The thing is, with that info, you're one of the lucky minority. Prediabetes is common, affecting 96 million American adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but just 20% are aware that they have it. Knowing that you have prediabetes can be enough to push you to make the changes you need to reverse it, according to research published in 2019 in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Kaly JohnesPublished 4 days ago in LongevityHaving Diabetes Can Increase Your Risk of Liver Disease—Here's What to Do to Help
The Link Between Diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease The liver is an important organ that plays a role in digestion, blood sugar regulation and toxin removal, among other functions, per Johns Hopkins Medicine. It can become damaged by elevated blood sugars, which promote fat accumulation. The key contributor to both is insulin resistance. “Insulin resistance is the root cause of both NAFLD and type 2 diabetes,” says Peggy Kraus, M.A., CDCES, a registered clinical exercise physiologist and certified diabetes care and education specialist with Peggy Kraus Coaching.
Kaly JohnesPublished 4 days ago in LongevityKombucha Might Help Keep Your Blood Sugar in Check If You Have Diabetes—A New Study Suggests
As we've noted in our recaps about kombucha and weight loss and what happens when you drink kombucha every day, we think this fizzy, tangy fermented drink can be good for gut health and energy levels. But more scientific research needs to be done to further confirm those claims.
Kaly JohnesPublished 4 days ago in Longevity