If you have frequent or constant heartburn (more than twice a week), you may havegastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD is a digestive disorder that affects the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a muscle that connects the esophagus and the stomach. When should I be worried about heartb...
ByShyla Cadogan, RD Having high levels of carotene in your blood, which are pigments common in foods like carrots, may be the dieting secret to keeping your arteries clean. Researchers from the Open University of Catalonia in Spain found that carotene-rich diets have an association with lower ...
The Before Meal Bitterswarm up your digestion, preparing it for receiving food and extracting maximum nutrition from it. It contains bitter and warming herbs such as gentian, schisandra, angelica, ginger, rosemary, meadowsweet, and cloves. Creating heat in the digestion is essential–this is why ...
It’s possible that this misstep of understanding comes from having never observed Vodka in its natural habitat. Like a wild animal only seen at the zoo (caged, in this metaphor, by copious amounts of mixers like ginger-ale or grapefruit juice that repress the spirit entirely), all sense ...
Sugar and spice and all things nice may be what little girls are made of. But we can equally say, milk and sugar and all things sweet, that’s what little pimples are made of. Leaving poetics behind, we come to the point of this post. Does sugar cause acne? The short answer is ye...