Legumes: Know Your Sources of Iron

Legumes: Know Your Sources of Iron

The body needs a wide range of vitamins and minerals to maintain good health. You’re no doubt familiar with the role of vitamin C in supporting your immune system, or vitamin A and beta carotene in eye health. You are also likely familiar with at least some of the...
Eat Your Greens: Adding Iron to Your Diet

Eat Your Greens: Adding Iron to Your Diet

Whether you’ve decided to follow a plant-based diet, you’re pregnant or nursing, or you’ve been diagnosed with a deficiency, finding a way to add more iron to your diet is important. Iron’s an essential mineral to your health – it plays a role in oxygen transport...
Digestive Troubles? Poached Pears to the Rescue

Digestive Troubles? Poached Pears to the Rescue

According to the American Nutrition Association1, 70 million people around the world suffer from some sort of digestive problem. These issues affect their ability to eat, their ability to absorb nutrients, and even their quality of life. Many can be treated with...
Epigenetics and Fertility

Epigenetics and Fertility

Fertility is a complex pathophysiological condition that can be caused by multiple physical and physiological factors, including hormonal imbalances, genetic alterations, and abnormalities in homeostasis. Recent studies also indicate that epigenetic mechanisms may be...