Have you ever tried to shed pounds or be healthier by skipping carbohydrates? If you have, you’re not alone. After all, popular diets have long tied carb intake to weight gain and other health issues.¹ 

In fact, not all carbs are created equal. Some of them make your blood sugar levels...

You’ve probably heard that yogurt and kimchi are good for you. Or maybe you’ve had diarrhea while taking amoxicillin. But how do fermented foods benefit health, while antibiotics cause side effects? The answer has to do with your gut microbiome. In this article, we’ll explore:

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In the United States, six in 10 adults have a chronic disease, while four in 10 have two or more. Chronic health conditions include heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis. Mental disorders like depression and anxiety fall into the same category. Such persistent illnesses...

Migraine is more than just a headache. It’s a complex brain disorder that’s often inherited in families.¹ 

Migraine is the world’s third most common disease. It’s also one of the 10 most disabling illnesses globally. In the U.S. alone, it affects more than 37 million...

In the U.S., 29 percent of adults say they have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives.¹ Factors that contribute to this mental disorder include genes and brain chemistry. Life events, drug abuse, and certain medical conditions can make people depressed too.² Though...

In the U.S., anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults yearly. This makes them the most common mental illness in the country.¹ People with anxiety disorders often have other conditions like depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse.² Socially, they may have a hard time forming relationships....

Almost 1 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2019. On top of that, cases of depression and anxiety rose by over 25 percent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.¹ More people are only expected to get treated for mental problems in the next decades. But at times, drugs and...

According to a study done from 1991 to 1994, food intolerances affected around 12 percent of the population.¹ But more recent surveys suggest that number could be as high as 25 percent today.² In this article, we'll cover the following topics to discover why food intolerances are on the rise:

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In the 1980s, food allergies were thought to have affected less than 1 percent of the U.S. population.¹ But more recent data suggests that number could be around 11 percent for adults and 8 percent for children today.^2,3 In this article, we'll cover the following topics to see why these...

Veganism is the practice of eating only foods produced from plants. A vegan diet differs from a vegetarian one, which allows consuming eggs and dairy products in addition to plant-based foods. In the past decade, vegan diets have become more popular for several reasons. First, a vegan diet is...