Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, has made headlines because it’s the most used agricultural chemical in history and because the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has identified it as a probable human carcinogen. An obvious answer to concerns about glyphosate exposure via your diet is to switch to organic foods.…
Low Carb Diet Found To Improve Metabolism and Reduce Liver Fat
A study in Cell Metabolism carried out by researchers from Sweden, looked at how a carbohydrate-restricted diet enhanced metabolism and improved liver fat levels in the body. In conducting the study, the research team put 10 individuals who were obese and had a high percentage of liver fat on a diet that restricted their carbohydrate consumption and increased…
DiaYogi Dialogues: 11 Conversations With Game Changers Who Teach Yoga and Live With Diabetes
In 2014 Rachel Zinman’s life was at rock bottom. Diagnosed with prediabetes, not knowing she actually had LADA ( Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) she was in complete denial. Rachel had been living and breathing yoga since she was 19 with the mindset that yogis don’t get sick. Obviously, she was wrong. After tests confirmed…
Beat Alzheimer’s with Good Fats, Antioxidants, and Sunshine
Two studies that were conducted at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Bordeaux Population Health (Bordeaux University) show that vitamin D deficiency can contribute to increasing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, especially if the person also doesn’t have a storage of “good fats” and antioxidant carotenoids. The studies led by Inserm researchers Catherine Feart…
What Exactly Are The Health Benefits of Consuming Grass-Fed Products?
Products from grass fed animals tend to be leaner with less fat content. Nutritionists will be the first to tell you that not all fats are bad for you. There are some fats that the body needs and even craves. Fortunately, grass fed animals are more plentiful in many of the best fats for your body. These…
How to Reduce Your Carbohydrate Intake
People may choose to reduce carbohydrate intake for a number of reasons. Those who suffer from type 2 diabetes must often find the ideal balance between the need for taking in enough carbohydrates to produce energy while also limiting carb intake to minimize unhealthy spikes in blood sugar levels. Still others seek to control carbohydrate…
