Superfoods
Add This Unexpected Meat To Your Diet For The Best Sleep Ever – Health Digest
Puhhha/Getty Images We’ve all had that week where we’re running on fumes and it’s been one sleepless night after another. You know you need a hard reset in the form of a solid snooze, but you just can’t seem to get in those 8 hours. Whether it’s your to-do list running through your head or […]
Here’s What Happens To Your Poop When You Eat Fruit Every Day – Health Digest
If processed or fast food has been the bulk of your diet for a while, suddenly incorporating a ton of fruit into your diet might have you running to the bathroom more often. Fructose, the sugar found in fruit, can sometimes work as a laxative for your body because it stimulates your gut. Fructose could give […]
This Plant-Based Protein Packs A Punch Of Iron – Health Digest
The National Institutes of Health says that women over 50 and all adult men need at least 8 milligrams of iron a day. Women aged 19 to 50 need 18 milligrams, and pregnant women need 27 milligrams. A cup of lentils or a cup of white beans will both give you 6.6 milligrams of iron, […]
Potatoes Have An Unexpected Amount Of Protein – Health Digest
Are all potatoes equal when it comes to protein content? Here’s what we found when we took a look at some of the numbers. In a 100-gram serving of unsalted, cooked sweet potato with the skin intact, you’ll get 2.01 grams of protein (via USDA). That’s even more than the 1.87 grams you’ll find in […]
What Happens To Your Bones If You Don’t Eat Enough Protein – Health Digest
Not getting enough protein can impact our bones throughout childhood as well as adulthood. According to experts at the International Osteoporosis Foundation, inadequate protein consumption during childhood inhibits the release and functioning of a hormone known as Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1). IGF-1 helps the body better absorb calcium and phosphate, two minerals that are essential […]
What It Means When You’re Craving Sour Foods – Health Digest
Traditional Chinese medicine says that everything in the world is made up of five elements of energy: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. If you’re craving a certain type of food, it’s an indication that one of these energies is out of balance. A craving for sour food, for example, could indicate an imbalance of […]
Can Eating Too Much Chocolate Actually Kill You? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
It’s not likely that you could eat so much chocolate to suffer from theobromine toxicity. A toxic dose in humans is 1,000 milligrams (or 1 gram) of theobromine for each kilogram of body weight. For someone weighing 150 pounds, that’s 68,000 milligrams (68 grams) of theobromine. An ounce (28 grams) of dark chocolate with 70 […]
Should You Have Genetic Testing Done Before Starting A Diet? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
There are health professionals who are concerned about the lack of substantial data to support the definite premise that genetic testing can be your miracle answer when it comes to a successful diet plan, mainly because the research on nutrigenetics is still in its infancy. As explained by adjunct professor of nutrition in the Harvard T.H. Chan […]
What Happens To Your Gut Health When You Eat Lots Of Bananas – Health Digest
With the conversation around maintaining a healthy gut taking precedence recently, people are looking for the right foods to eat and ones to avoid. Bananas fall into the former category. The soluble fiber in bananas is essential nutrition for healthy gut microbiomes – probiotics, per The Healthy. A healthy gut is a prerequisite for many things […]
What Happens To Your Cholesterol When You Only Eat Once A Day – Health Digest
Four meals a day might sound like a lot, but it might be good for some of your cholesterol levels, according to a 2020 study in Neuroendocrinology Letters. While keeping the total calories the same, the study had some people eating fewer than four meals a day and others eating four or more. Those who […]