The Okinawan diet.
The Okinawa Longevity diet is plant-based: 98 percent vegetarian and 96 percent vegan. A whopping 85% carbs. Okinawans eat huge amounts of Starch, and Grain....
Bitter Gourd Tea Goya-Cha for Enhanced Fat Blocking Benefits.
Bitter melon, also known as karela or bitter gourd, is a unique fruit-vegetable that can be used as food or remedy. Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is...
Sweet potato for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is among the most nutritious subtropical and tropical vegetables. It is also used in traditional medicine practices for type 2 diabetes...
Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides and Monosaccharides and Polyols (FODMAPs).
FODMAPs Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder that affects the large intestine, or colon, and causes abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea. This disorder is...
Vitamin B12-Containing Plant Food Sources for Vegetarians.
The usual dietary sources of Vitamin B12 are animal-derived foods, although a few plant-based foods contain substantial amounts of Vitamin B12. To prevent Vitamin B12...
Phytic acid.
Contents Phytase is the enzyme that neutralizes phytic acid and liberates the phosphorus. This enzyme co-exists in plant foods that contain phytic acid. Ruminant animals...
PHYTASE enzymes break down phytate.
WHAT IS PHYTASE AND WHAT DOES IT DO? ♦ Phytase is any type of phosphatase enzyme that breaks down phytic acid (chemicallycalled dephosphorylation, produces...
Soak and sprout.
Studies have shown that when we reduce phytic acid in food, we absorb more minerals from that food. Legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds have phytic...
The Concept of Xenohormesis.
Xenohormesis is the concept that different species such as plants and animals have common stress signaling molecules, and that such molecules can be harvested from...
Metformin: Drug That Lowers Insulin and Insulin Resistance (But Prevents Exercise-induced Muscle Growth and VO2 Max Benefits)
Until recently the mechanism of action of metformin was unknown. Recent studiessuggest that metformin affects LKB1 which activates and increases AMPK activity. We have discussed...