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Lavender is not only fragrant and pretty—it is edible. Lavender can offer a floral, herbal taste and aroma to many recipes, such as this delicately spiced beverage. Filled with chai tea, coffee, almond or coconut milk,  dried lavender flowers and just a touch of honey, you can enjoy this relaxing beverage as a much healthier option over many coffee shop latte drinks, which are often laden with sugar and high-fat additions that are high in calories. Ingred...

Tea is the most popular drink on Earth next to water. In around 80% of the world, most people prefer to drink black tea rather than green tea. This makes comparative studies fairly simple to conduct on a rudimentary level. In Japan, green tea is very popular. It's part of the culture there. The World Health Organisation has reported that Americans are three times more likely to get breast cancer than people in Japan. It is also consumed in China and other Asian countries who also have mu...

Step by Step. Start with the most nutrient dense dark leafy greens: Kale and Spinach.  Broccoli (The best source of sulforaphane which promotes liver detoxification, and Indole-3-carbinol, an anticarcinogenic compound) Broccoli Sprouts (Concentrated sulforaphane & I3C. Do not exceed four cups of sprouts per day) 1/3 cup cranberries Cauliflower Cabbage (white or purple) Slice of red onion (yellow or green onions may actually be better) Leeks Artichokes Red, Y...

Although microgreens were initially gourmet ingredients for upscale restaurants, they've become popular among gardeners and home cooks. Despite their "superfood" label, the levels of healthful compounds, such as phytonutrients, in most varieties of microgreens are unknown. Researchers in ACS Food Science & Technology now report that kale and broccoli microgreens grown in either windowsills or under commercial growing conditions are rich in phytonutrients, though th...

The Fasting Mimicking Diet  is a high nutrition, low protein, low carbohydrate meal plan in which calories are restricted for five days out of a month. The fasting mimicking diet has the benefits of fasting without depriving the body of food. This diet has been proven to beneficially change biomarkers associated with ageing, inflammation, and poor health.
As rates of disease continue to rise, people are taking charge of their health and turning to non-conventional therapies for heal...

High oxalates in the urine and plasma were first found in people who were susceptible to kidney stones. Many kidney stones are composed of calcium oxalate. Stones can range in size from the diameter of a grain of rice to the width of a golf ball. It is estimated that 10% of males may have kidney stones some time in their life. Because many kidney stones contain calcium, some people with kidney stones think they should avoid calcium supplements. However, the opposite is true.  When calci...