The Basics of the Fertility Diet Infertility is an issue that impacts many women and families who are trying to conceive, and for some, making dietary changes is part of…
Curious about sucralose? You’re not alone. Conflicting information about low- and no-calorie sweeteners seems to be reaching new heights, so we’ve searched high and low for the facts. Here’s the…
Highlights Folate is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin that is found in a variety of vegetables, legumes, pulses and animal foods. Folate is essential in our body for brain development, red…
Highlights Iron is an essential mineral for transporting oxygen in our bodies and is also vital for growth and development, hormone synthesis, and muscle metabolism. Meat, seafood, poultry, iron-fortified breakfast…
Curious about low-calorie sweeteners? You’re not alone. Conflicting information about low-calorie sweeteners seems to be reaching new heights, so we’ve searched high and low for the facts. Here’s the lowdown…
Highlights Magnesium plays an important and diverse role in our bodies, including supporting the health and function of our bones, heart, muscles and nerves. Magnesium is widely available in our…
Highlights Allulose is a relatively new type of sweetener that many people have not heard of. Allulose is a naturally occurring sugar that is found in plant foods in very…
If you buy groceries from any type of market — supermarket, farmers market, online grocery store or even a kiosk, you’ve seen an organic label on some foods before. The…
The Basics of the Low-FODMAP Diet FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols. (There’s an acronym for a reason!). The Low-FODMAP diet is a short-term diet low in…
You’ve probably faced the dilemma when choosing between two similar products in the grocery store – but one is labeled as “natural” and the other isn’t. If you’ve ever gone…