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Are Maggots In Your Mushrooms? 10 Unsettling Food Facts

By Adam Bible; April 4, 2025

There’s plenty of food out there that folks find disgusting or off-putting, especially if it’s something alien to your culture’s cuisine. Haggis — sheep parts...

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Is A2 Milk Better for You Than Regular Cow’s Milk?

By Michael Martin; March 31, 2025

Once upon a time, milk came in three options: Whole, low-fat and skim. Maybe chocolate, if you were lucky. Now, there are seemingly as many...

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Astaxanthin: How One Nutrient Can Support Your Brain, Heart, Vision, and Skin

By Stepfanie Romine; March 28, 2025

“Eating the rainbow” is more than just a trend to get Instagram-worthy photos at every meal. Vibrant and bright foods contain various phytonutrients that help your...

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Sneak More Nutrients Into Your Meals With Flaxseed

By Eric Alt; March 24, 2025

By the way it’s so casually offered up as a cure-all for everything from high cholesterol to dry eyes, flax may seem like some kind...

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How Honey Can Support Immunity, Plus 3 Other Benefits

By Trinh Le, R.D.; March 20, 2025

Honey is a sweet, thick substance made by honeybees. Not only is it used as a natural sweetener, but it also has a longstanding history...

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What Are Fatty Acids and Why Do You Need Them?

By Kelsey Ogletree; March 17, 2025

As more informed consumers, we’ve come a long way since the anti-fat rhetoric that pervaded the nutrition space for a few years. We now know...

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Gone Fishing: What You Need to Know About the Pescatarian Diet

By Michael Martin; March 11, 2025

Whether you’re a meat-eater who’s recently been spurred to abstain from mammals or a vegetarian seeking more flexibility in your food choices, the pescatarian diet...

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How to Read Your Poop for Clues About Your Diet

By K. Aleisha Fetters, C.S.C.S.; March 5, 2025

What goes in must come out — and that’s exactly why your poop can help you dial in your healthiest diet. Fecal color, consistency, and...

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See What 100 Calories of Different Nuts Looks Like

By Kirsten Morningstar; February 21, 2025

A handful of nuts is one of the healthiest and most convenient grab-and go snacks. They can be easily pre-portioned into 100-calorie snackable servings, tossed...

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The Bountiful Benefits of Bilberry

By Toshi Jones; February 20, 2025

There’s no way around it: Berries are good for you. So good, in fact, that their potential benefits have been captured in supplement form. Now,...

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Why We Make Continual Improvements to the Shakeology Formula

By BODi; February 18, 2025

Since 2009, Shakeology has been a pioneer in the nutrition industry, continually evolving our formula to provide our customers with the absolute best way to...

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Is Krill Oil Better Than Fish Oil? Here Are the Key Differences

By Michael Martin; February 14, 2025

Healthy oils. Good fats. Years ago, those were oxymorons. Now we know that the natural compounds in some oils and fats — like omega-3 fatty...

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7 Added-Sugar-Free Snacks to Satisfy Your Cravings

By Cemile Kavountzis; February 12, 2025

If you’re trying to lose weight or just watching what you eat more closely, you might find it difficult to come by added-sugar-free snacks. Even...

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Is a Low-FODMAP Diet the Answer for Your Digestive Issues?

By Kara Wahlgren; February 11, 2025

If you’ve experienced ongoing digestive issues, you know certain foods can wreak havoc on your gut and cause all sorts of unpleasant symptoms — like...

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Lazy Keto Diet: Half the Effort, Same Results?

By Nicole McDermott; February 11, 2025

You may have only heard of the ketogenic diet (keto for short) in recent years, but it’s been around for nearly a century. First created...

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How to Prevent and Recover from Hangovers

By Adam Bible; February 7, 2025

Even if you’re not usually a big drinker, special occasions can do a number on your everything-in-moderation mantra. From open-bar office parties to catch-ups with...