(Natural News) Bok choy, a type of Chinese cabbage, is a popular anti-inflammatory food. The vegetable, which is also called pak choi or pok choi, offers many health benefits. Bok choy is good for heart health and it can also lower your cancer risk. Bok choy contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C, E, and K. […]

(Natural News) A skewed, misleading Australian study suggests that vegetarian diets have no effect on longevity. The suggestion is based on cherry-picked data taken from Australia’s “45 and Up Study.” The average age studied was 62 and the follow-up period averaged just 6 years. The study factored out the unhealthiest people, skewing the death rate results. […]

(Natural News) Cocoa butter is most commonly used for making chocolate. It is the fat extracted from cocoa beans. This means that it is vegan and dairy-free, making it much healthier than regular butter. Cocoa butter offers a myriad of health benefits. Cocoa butter is good for the heart. Research has shown that plant-derived saturated fats are […]

(Natural News) Having succeeded at the task of raising lettuce in space-like conditions, Norwegian researchers are now designing planters that can grow beans aboard a spaceship. This will give astronauts the ability to cultivate plants during trips between Earth and Mars. Astronauts miss life on Earth. They enjoy anything that reminds them of their home planet. Not only […]

(Natural News) Would you believe that a simple change in your food intake could be enough to help you prevent cancer and other diseases? Many studies have shown that diet does indeed play a huge part in causing or preventing certain diseases from occurring in the human body. But experts are still a ways from […]

(Natural News) Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) is a vegetable that belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family — the same family spinach, beets, and quinoa belong to. Its leaf blades are red or green, while its stalks can be red, white, or yellow. Despite its name, it’s not native to Switzerland — it was discovered by a Swiss botanist in 1753. […]

(Natural News) If you have been eating kale for its health benefits, you will like its cousin — the Brussels sprouts. The much smaller cruciferous vegetable shares a lot of the same nutrients and cancer-preventing properties. Brussels sprouts are a member of the Brassicaceae family, which includes the cabbages they closely resemble save for the […]

(Natural News) It’s no secret that the food you eat plays a part in determining your overall health. If you eat junk food and other non-healthy food items, you can expect to suffer from some negative effects. But if you have a healthy, balanced diet, then the opposite happens: You get tremendous health benefits such […]

(Natural News) If you have a home garden, you need to prepare ahead of time so you can still harvest crops even during winter. After all, you wouldn’t want to run out of resources just when the weather starts getting frosty again, would you? (h/t to MDCreekmore.com). Factors to consider for cold climate gardening While it’s […]

(Natural News) Sometimes the smallest nations can prove to be the bravest and most progressive in their thinking. Western countries like to believe that they are the most advanced in the world, and they certainly are in some respects, but when it comes to genetically modified crops and avoiding chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, other […]