Selenium is an essential mineral, classified as a micronutrient or microelement, that acts as a building block for important enzymes in the body. Research shows a large body of evidence of its necessity for optimal health, but much is still unknown about this complex substance, which though essential, can actually harmful in the wrong forms and […]

Most of us in the industrialized world don’t get enough fiber–and average of just 15 grams a day. That’s as little as one-tenth of the intake among the world’s dwindling hunter-gatherer and rural agrarian populations, whose living conditions and dietary intake presumably most closely resemble those of our common human ancestors, said Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, associate […]

Cloves may conjure an image of hot mulled cider on a wintry day, but their powerful spice compounds offer more benefits than adding delicious flavor to favorite comfort foods. These pungent sweet-savory spicy buds are actually the dried buds of an Indonesian evergreen tree and have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of […]