Blog — nutrients

Written by Dr Axe. Folate vs. Folic Acid What you’re about to read about folate benefits and folic acid side effects may surprise you! In fact, it may even surprise some doctors and nutritionists since folate and folic acid are used interchangeably. The United States Public Health Service and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention recommend that, “All women of childbearing age consume 0.4 mg (400 micrograms) of folic acid daily to prevent two common and serious birth defects: spina bifida and anencephaly.” This is actually a pretty strong recommendation and you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything like this related...

Written by Dr Josh Axe Look over the food labels of many of your packaged foods and you may notice a very common ingredient called maltodextrin. This artificially produced white powder is often used in our everyday foods, like yogurt, sauces and salad dressings, sometimes without us even realizing it. The truth is that maltodextrin can be considered a metabolism death food — it lacks nutritional value, and there are some pretty scary maltodextrin dangers to consider before opening up a bag of chips or baked goods, such as spiking blood sugar. The good news is that there are healthier, more...

Festive Feasting The bells have been jingled, the halls have been decked, the ding dongs well and truly merrily ‘on-highed’…  Uncle Barry drank too much port - again… And let’s be real – you probably consumed enough food and booze for the whole family - the rest of the year. If your Christmas went a little like this, then like mine, your body probably feels less like the well-oiled machine that it normally is and more like a dump truck that needs a complete engine replacement. It’s the most wonderful time of year, it’s MAGIC! The kids love it, family...

  REFLECTIONS OF, THE WAY YOU USED TO BE (I hope you sang that) Has it happened to you yet? It happens to all of us. WHEN it happens just depends on genetics and our lifestyles. For me… I was about 33. I woke up, got out of bed. It was just another ordinary day. I looked in the mirror and… <’Agggggggghhhh!’… insert ‘Hitchcock-Psycho-style-scream’ here> ‘Um… When the heck did THIS happen? I’ve got more lines than Movie World! I mean, I know, the very wise, Jimmy Buffet, once said, ‘Wrinkles will only go where smiles have been,’ but I...