For cultures around the world, spices and herbs are more than just flavorings for food: They’re part of a tradition. And in many places, the kitchen spice rack and the medicine cabinet are one and the same. Many herbs and spices are prized not only for their role in traditional cuisine, but for their place…
Paleo Diet
How To Prevent Keto Leg Cramps
Oftentimes when people start looking into going keto, they can be dissuaded by the “keto flu”—a particularly ominous sounding side effect of the diet. The keto flu is a constellation of symptoms, including fatigue, headaches, and muscle cramps, which are a direct result of reducing carbohydrates and transitioning your body’s primary fuel source from glucose…
Health
Food Allergies May Be Due To A Lack Of A Certain Gut Bacteria, Study
A noteworthy new study, released this week by scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, says that a lack of certain gut bacteria is actually what’s driving many food allergies. It’s still too early to say for sure, but these findings could go on to shape the future of food allergy prevention and…
Weight Loss
How Does Keto Diet Impact Blood Sugar?
To understand how the keto diet plays a role in blood sugar, it’s important to understand how your body uses carbohydrates. When you eat carbs, they are broken down into simple sugars that enter the blood stream, which causes blood sugar to rise. In someone who isn’t diabetic, the pancreas releases more insulin to help the…
