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The Popular Breakfast Food That Can Relieve Your Itchy Mosquito Bites – Health Digest
According to a 2021 study published in the journal Foods, oat beta-glucan or OBG found in oats possess soothing, moisturizing, and anti-itching properties. “Oatmeal is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and lipids. It’s anti-inflammatory with itch-relieving benefits, helps restore the skin barrier, moisturizes the skin, and reduces inflammation to soothe irritated and itchy skin due to […]
Avoid Eating Avocado If You Have This Little-Known Food Intolerance – Health Digest
Wondering if avocados are causing you health problems? A good place to start is to understand how much histamine avocados contain. As outlined in a 2018 article from Foods, avocados contain 23 mg/kg of histamine apiece. For perspective, spinach contains 70 mg/kg of histamine, eggplant 101 mg/kg, and tomatoes 17 mg/kg. Consequently, avocados are far from being […]
Avoid Eating Bananas If You Have This Little-Known Food Intolerance – Health Digest
Tropical fruits, such as papaya, pineapple — and yes, bananas — are known as histamine liberators, as outlined in 2021 research published in the scientific journal Nutrients. These foods prompt the release of histamine from our mast cells, which are white blood cells containing histamine and other chemicals that become activated during an immune system […]
Food Storage Mistakes That Are Twice As Dangerous During Summer – Health Digest
A trip to the beach and picnics by the lake are popular summertime activities. Mishandling food during these excursions, however, can pose dangerous health concerns during summer. When storing for travel, it’s important to transfer meat, seafood, and other perishable foods directly from the refrigerator or freezer, in a frozen state, into a cooler. The […]
The Healthiest Items You Can Order At A Costco Food Court – Health Digest
As explained by Dr. Amy Lee, the rotisserie chicken Caesar salad, priced at $6.99, offers a good combination of protein and complex carbs. “You have your protein from the chicken and your vegetables as complex carbs,” explained the expert. What’s more, the chicken in the salad is not fried and “probably pretty decent with the protein per serving,” added Dr. […]
The Popular Breakfast Food That Can Lower Your High Cholesterol – Health Digest
Experts point toward a soluble fiber you can find in oats for its cholesterol-lowering properties called beta-glucan. As registered dietician Novella Lui explained, “Soluble fiber dissolves in water, turning into a gel and acting as a sponge that binds to cholesterol and fats and removing them from the blood stream to be excreted,” (via EatingWell). Further, beta-glucan […]
The High Protein Breakfast Food That Can Naturally Lower High Cholesterol – Health Digest
Beans for breakfast? Of course. Beans are a popular breakfast food in Latin America, Africa, and Great Britain. Huevos rancheros are typically made with eggs, tortillas, beans, and salsa. A 2021 study in The Journal of Nutrition had people with high cholesterol eat either a cup of beans, a half cup of beans, or a cup […]
The Cholesterol-Lowering Food You Can (And Should) Eat Every Day – Health Digest
Plant sterols and stanols are two types of phytosterols. Research shows that phytosterols can cut down the amount of cholesterol absorbed into our intestines by half, according to a 2017 scientific review published in Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. This produces reductions in LDL cholesterol levels, otherwise known as “bad” cholesterol. In addition, phytosterols are also […]
Men And Women Over 50 Should Avoid Eating This Popular Dinner Food – Health Digest
According to a 2019 article in Public Health Nutrition, you can see if a food is ultra-processed by checking the list of ingredients. Processed ingredients are those you typically won’t find in your kitchen, including mechanically separated meats, hydrogenated oils, and additives to improve their shelf life. This includes pre-packaged pasta and pizza. A double pepperoni […]
Hailey Bieber’s Unusual Pregnancy Food Craving Explained – Health Digest
While we don’t know the exact cause of food cravings during pregnancy, hormones, cultural factors, and nutritional deficits are a few components thought to potentially play a role (via Frontiers in Psychology). Houston Methodist adds that pregnant individuals may also be drawn to certain foods that help alleviate uncomfortable symptoms, such as nausea or vomiting. […]