By Laura Newton
From strong bones and teeth to keeping your heartbeat regular, calcium is a crucial nutrient that helps the body fulfill many functions. Milk, cheese, and yogurt are well known for being calcium powerhouses, but if you don’t eat dairy, you can still get all the calcium you need from other sources. Here are 10 non-dairy … Continued
By Laura Newton
Made with the seeds of the Nigella sativa shrub, black seed oil—also known as black cumin oil—has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal powers. Whether taken internally or applied topically, black seed oil offers many science-backed benefits for health and beauty; here are 10 of them. Helps fight cancer Black seed oil … Continued
B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in the nervous system and in making DNA and red blood cells. It’s recommended that healthy adults get 2.4 mcg daily and pregnant and lactating women get 2.6 mcg and 2.8 mcg daily. Here are some of the best food sources of vitamin B12. Tuna … Continued
By Gina Kelly
Chia plants may have been popular in the 1980s (ch-ch-ch-chia!), but it’s their seeds that are considered pretty valuable these days. Once a staple in ancient Aztec diets, the seeds have been rediscovered. Chia seeds offer a myriad of health benefits. They’re rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fats. They’re loaded with minerals and fiber. Chia … Continued
We all have goals. Even when we’re not actively aware of them, we have goals. Like spending more time with our kids, getting active, eating healthier, or cutting down on single-use plastics. Some are easier to achieve than others. But sustainability and the health of our planet? This is a goal we should all share. … Continued