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Bulletproof Coffee: Health Benefits, How to Make & Side Effects

Bulletproof coffee is a caffeinated beverage made with coffee, cold-pressed coconut oil and unsalted butter. It can be consumed to boost your energy levels, improve your concentration, promote bone health, and accelerate weight loss. Learn more about how to make bulletproof coffee, how much to drink and its side effects.

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Prunes: 10 Health Benefits, Nutrition & How to Eat (w/ Recipes)

Prunes are a dehydrated fruit rich in fiber and antioxidants with many health benefits. They can help with constipation relief and regular bowel movements and are beneficial for heart health and lowering blood sugar. Read more about health benefits and how to prepare and eat prunes, including recipes .

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Yacon: 6 Health Benefits & How to Eat (Recipes Included)

Yacon is a tuber (root vegetable) rich in soluble fiber, primarily inulin and fructooligosaccharides, with prebiotic affects that help regulate digestion. It is considered to be a functional food. Yacon has a slightly sweet and fruity flavor and can be added to many recipes. Learn about nutrition facts and how to eat.

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Yams: 15 Health Benefits Plus Recipes

Yams are tubers with many health benefits, such as relieving constipation, controlling diabetes, and preventing cardiovascular disease. Yams can also help support weight loss because they are high in fiber. Check out nutrition facts and healthy recipes using yams, as well as answers to common questions.

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37 Estrogen-Boosting Foods (& Health Benefits of Eating Them)

Estrogen-boosting foods like almonds, garlic, soy and flaxseed, can offer several health benefits, such as relieving menopause symptoms and preventing osteoporosis and diabetes. See the other benefits of estrogen-boosting foods and check out a list of foods to include in your diet.

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8 Health Benefits of Onions (plus How to Eat Them & Recipes)

The health benefits of onions, like lowering levels of "bad" cholesterol, maintaining a healthy gut, reducing the risk of cancer, and preventing premature aging, can be achieved by eating onions raw, or adding them to recipes for salads, preserves, teas, and soups. Learn about onion health benefits and how to eat them.

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Glucomannan: 6 Health Benefits, How to Take & Side Effects

Glucomannan is a plant-based fiber that can inhibit your appetite naturally help to soften your stools. It can be consumed to promote weight loss and treat constipation. Learn more about the health benefits of glucomannan, how to take it, and the side effects it can cause.

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BCAA: Health Benefits, Foods & Dosing for BCAA Supplements

BCAAs benefits like promoting muscle mass gains, regulating immunity, promoting healing and maintaining nervous system health, can be achieved by consuming foods with BCAAs or taking BCAA supplements. Learn more about BCAA benefits for your health, how to consume them and side effects associated with supplements.

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10 Flaxseed Benefits (& Nutrition, How to Eat + Recipes)

Flaxseed benefits include promoting blood vessel dilation and preventing inflammation, which can help to prevent conditions like high blood pressure, atherosclerosis and heart attack. Read more about flaxseed benefits for your health, and check-out nutrition facts and recipes to learn how to eat them.

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Are Peanuts Good for You? 9 Health Benefits + Recipes

Peanuts are good for you because of their various health benefits, which include helping to reduce inflammation in the body and preventing cardiovascular disease. Peanuts are high in antioxidants, fiber, and healthy fats and can be eaten raw or roasted. Check out some healthy recipes using peanuts.

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Benefits of Blackberries: 10 Reasons Why They're Good For You

Blackberries are rich in flavonoids and anthocyanins, which are bioactive compounds with antioxidants that can prevent heart attacks and high blood pressure. Their high fiber content can also be beneficial for regulating blood sugars. Learn more about the health benefits of blackberries, and how to use them in recipes.

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Banana Tea: 8 Health Benefits & How to Make

Banana tea has several health benefits, such as improving sleep quality, reducing swelling, decreasing anxiety, and preventing cardiovascular disease. It can be made using peeled bananas or the peel itself. Side effects include somnolence and increased urge to urinate. Read about how to make banana tea.

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Alpha-Lipoic Acid: Health Benefits, Food Sources & Supplements

Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidant produced by the body that is found in every cell, helping transform glucose into energy. It may also help regulate blood sugar, support weight loss, and protect heart health. Read about food sources and supplements as well as side effects and contraindications.

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Methionine: Health Benefits, Food Sources & Supplements

Methionine is an essential amino acid that plays an important role in building muscle mass, strengthening the immune system, and wound healing. High-protein foods like eggs, Brazil nuts, fish, beef, and milk are good sources of methionine. Learn about recommended daily values and when to take supplements.

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Persimmon: 10 Health Benefits & How to Eat (w/ Recipes)

The persimmon is a fruit rich in carotenes, tannins, and vitamin C, nutrients with antioxidant properties that help prevent skin cancer and premature aging. Other health benefits include relieving constipation and supporting weight loss. Check out healthy recipes using persimmon.

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Graduated from Grand Rio University with a degree in Nutrition. Licensed to practice under license # 10100509.
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