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(Source: Bev Childress) When searching for healthy foods at the supermarket, what do you usually look for? Do you stick with raw and natural foods (veggies, meats, fruits, grains) or do you search for ... Continue Reading

For a large percentage of people in the world, wine is the beverage of choice to kick back and relax after a long day at the office or a long work week. Few drinks are as versatile or varied as wine, with ... Continue Reading

An illustration of the Baf60c-Deptor-AKT signaling pathway identified as a target of myocyte glucose sensing that augments muscle insulin action. (Source: Stephanie King/LSI) Sugar has a wide range ... Continue Reading

For decades, we were told that a high-fat diet was bad for our health. Low-fat diet products were all the rage, and everyone was trying to find ways to cut fat from their diets. Thankfully, the pendulum ... Continue Reading

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America estimates that roughly 5.1 million Americans suffer from the neurodegenerative disease, and the incidences of Alzheimer's are increasing every year. It may not be a ... Continue Reading

A lot of men tend to agree with the statement that "things go downhill after 35." Our guts begin to sag, our muscle tone decreases, our fitness efforts don't see the same results they used to, and the list ... Continue Reading

Military-style boot camp training programs are all the rage these days. You can't walk into a gym or fitness center without seeing a half-dozen flyers for all sorts of boot camps, each with their own ... Continue Reading

Your liver is designed to absorb dietary fats and turn them into cholesterol, which is then used for the production of hormones, cellular walls, and more. Your liver also produces glucose for energy. It's ... Continue Reading

A post shared by Kari Lund | CookingUpClean (@cookingupclean) on May 26, 2017 at 11:33am PDT A post shared by Kari Lund | CookingUpClean (@cookingupclean) on May 26, 2017 at 11:33am ... Continue Reading

We've always heard that being overweight or obese is dangerous for our health. After all, the excess body fat clogs up our blood vessels, increases the risk of high blood pressure, slows down organ ... Continue Reading

Wouldn't it be awesome if there was a way to just take a pill to get fit, lose weight, or pack on pounds of muscle? A lot of us would probably take advantage of it—between our busy work and home lives, ... Continue Reading

Walk down any supermarket aisle and you'll find at least a few foods with the word diet emblazoned in bold letters across the label. They tend to be lower in fat, sugar, or calories, all the things we ... Continue Reading

Do you have any idea how much is spent on medical and healthcare costs in the U.S. every year? In 2016, the nation's health care expenses rose as high as $10,000 per person, with more than $3.35 trillion ... Continue Reading

Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular diets for those trying to lose weight. The belief is that restricting eating to 4-8 hours per day can lead to improved calorie burning, better ... Continue Reading

For decades, it was believed that saturated fat (the fat found in animal products) was the villain of the food world. It was blamed for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, metabolic disorders, high ... Continue Reading

Why is it that some people prefer salty snacks to sweet treats, or they can't get enough spicy or sour foods? Some people love a nice, dark, bitter coffee, while others have to have coffee rich and sweet. ... Continue Reading

Hypoxia is a relative drop in tissue oxygen levels. It is a common feature of many human diseases, including heart failure, lung diseases, anemia, and many cancers, and can compromise normal cellular ... Continue Reading

Sounds dramatic, but it's a lot truer than you'd think. Junk food is doing your body harm on so many levels. It's flooding your liver, kidneys, and bloodstream with chemicals you have no way of processing. ... Continue Reading

Have you ever strolled through the supermarket aisles and filled your shopping carts with food that looked good, but ended up being less healthy once you read the nutritional label? Have ... Continue Reading

Vacations are a truly magical thing. They give you a chance to step out of your routine, get away from your busy life, and enjoy something new. Even if you take a staycation in your home/city, it's still ... Continue Reading

Beets are an amazing food. Not only are they packed with dietary fiber, but they're loaded with potassium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin C, iron, vitamin B6, and magnesium. Their dark color and ... Continue Reading

Zinc is one of the most underrated of the minerals. We always hear about sodium and potassium, the electrolytes that control water retention; iron, which your body needs to produce red blood cells; ... Continue Reading

Exercise has a wide range of effects on the human brain. It can increase brain function, enhance memory and recall, repair damaged brain cells, and promote a healthier balance of neurochemicals. While most ... Continue Reading

We all know that exercise is good for us. It builds muscle, burns fat, encourages production of important neurochemicals and hormones, improves digestion, reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease and ... Continue Reading