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Skin Health

Protect the health of your skin with these valuable articles on skin health. Find out how diet, lifestyle, and your environment can impact your skin health and what you can do about it.

Red Light Therapy: Benefits, Science, and How to Get Started Safely at Home

Red light therapy is touted for its ability to smooth wrinkles, reduce pain, improve mood, and accelerate healing. But what does the science say? Is red light therapy a potent, non-invasive treatment or a pricey fad? Can it reduce wrinkles, boost collagen in the skin, promote hair growth, and help athletes train harder and recover faster? And what are the best kinds of red light therapy treatments?
Ocean Robbins · November 20, 2024 · 12 min read

What Is Beta-Glucan & How Can It Benefit Your Health?

Did you know that not all fiber is created equal? Beta-glucan, a soluble fiber in foods like oats, barley, and certain mushrooms, offers unique benefits beyond basic digestion. From enhancing immune function to lowering LDL cholesterol and stabilizing blood sugar, this remarkable fiber deserves a closer look. Read on to learn how beta-glucan can support your health, and find the best ways to incorporate it into your life.
AJ Lanigan · October 18, 2024 · 9 min read

Edible Beauty: How to Transform Everyday Foods into DIY Beauty Products

With many store-bought cosmetics full of potentially harmful ingredients, more and more people are starting to make their own DIY beauty products. And some of the most potent ingredients in these formulations can be found in your kitchen. So what are the foods that can do as much good on the outside as on the inside? And how can you turn them into safe and effective creams, scrubs, masks, and mists?
Nichole Dandrea-Russert, MS, RDN · June 5, 2024 · 12 min read

Dietary Copper: How Much Copper Should You Get and the Best Sources of Copper

Copper is one of those quiet, essential nutrients that you don’t hear much about. Without it, though, you can’t survive. And both too little, and especially too much, can damage your heart, brain, bones, skin, and immune system. So how much do you really need? What are the best sources? How easy is it to get enough on a plant-based diet? And how can you avoid copper toxicity?
Ocean Robbins · November 8, 2023 · 11 min read

What Are AGEs & How Do You Avoid Them in Food?

Advanced glycation end products, or AGEs, are compounds that live up to their acronym by speeding up the aging process when we consume them or synthesize them from certain foods cooked in certain ways. While AGEs are in almost all foods, some have much higher concentrations than others. And some foods and beverages can actually counteract the damage that AGEs can do to your tissues. So what are the most effective dietary strategies to slow down the aging health problems caused by AGEs?
Ocean Robbins · September 13, 2023 · 13 min read
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