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We all want a great night’s sleep when we finally lay down in our bed in the evening, because most of us know how good it feels to wake...

Eggs are among the most nutritious foods on the planet. A whole egg contains all the nutrients required to turn a single cell into a...

Should you be worried about preservatives? The results aren’t conclusive. The 2 main factors that cause food to go bad are microbes and...

- We reach our peak bone mass in our 20's - Osteoporosis is when bone loss outpaces replacement - Our body draws calcium from our bones...

What are the consequences of not getting enough micronutrients in our daily lives? An Obesogenic diet leads to aging faster, higher risk...

When you get down to it, Calorie balance rules the day. Basal Metabolic Rate is the rate at which you burn calories if you laid flat in...

“Let food be thy medicine and let medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates Americans have a love affair with food, and trends suggest that...

We are hardwired to look for palatable, calorie dense foods. . Foods that are highly palatable and high in calories cause dopamine to be...

5 Large apples = 1 King size bag of M&Ms.. Calories are the same but the volume is different. We have volume sensors in the stomach, and...

Mindset plays such an important role when it comes to pursuing a goal or something as simple as doing a project at work or school. Dr...

Dr. Jason Fung explains how the 1977 dietary guidelines led to the obesity epidemic. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans changed the way...

Fasting can add some complexity to your health and wellness journey but may be very beneficial to one’s long term health. The science is...

“Think about how amazing your body is at healing itself when you give it the opportunity to do so.” The 2 things you can do to live a...

Water forms as the most essential liquid on earth. 75% of the earth's surface is made up of water. Without water we cannot survive, and...

Autophagy is when a cell eats itself. Autophagy is essentially clearing out damaged cells in the body. Why would our cells want to eat...

Lifestyle is what, when and how much we Eat, Sleep and Move on a daily basis. For the past 100 years, we've been adding 3 months to the...

Professor Lustig explains the differences between processed food and unprocessed food and why unprocessed foods tend to have negative...

“If you feed kids, pregnant women and individuals more seafood you see lower rates of depression and bi-polar disorder.” Eat a nutrient...

The Standard American Diet (SAD) causes inflammation in the body, which leads to a host of physical and mental health issues. In this...

Calories are a way of keeping track of the body’s energy budget. The amount of energy it takes to raise 1 Kilogram of water by 1 degree...