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Nutrients

11 Vital Nutrients for Skin Health

Here are some of the most important nutrients for skin health, including collagen, probiotics, selenium, and nitric oxide.
By Catherine Guthrie

What Is Vitamin P?

How taking real pleasure in food supports your health.
By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

5 Essential Minerals to Support Your Mind and Body

Plus, how to maximize your intake and signs that you may be low.
By Catherine Guthrie

11 Berries to Eat and Their Health Benefits

These nutrient-dense fruits are good for so much more than breakfast and snacks.
By Catherine Guthrie

How to Use Nutrition to Improve Your Libido

Interest in sex may wane for many reasons, including aging. Here's a list of key nutrients and herbs to support a strong, healthy sex drive.
By Mo Perry

8 Key Supplements to Boost Your Mental Health — Naturally

Herbs, supplements, and other natural remedies promote well-being — yet separating help from hype can be challenging. Follow this expert guidance.
By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

Can Quercetin Relieve Your Seasonal Allergies?

Learn how this common nutrient can provide relief.
By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

5 Ways to Manage Acid Reflux Without Medication

Acid reflux is unpleasant and all too common. Integrative nutritionists share how to manage acid reflux symptoms and rediscover the pleasure of eating.
By Stephanie Soucheray

The Health Benefits of Citrus Fruits

Why these bright, succulent fruits are so good for your health. Plus, creative ways to use them!
By Camille Berry

What Is Food Combining and How Can It Help My Health?

It's an approach to meal planning that may help you manage digestion and blood sugar.
By Helen Martineau

6 Common Travel Illnesses and How to Treat Them

Travel’s pleasures and demands can take their toll. Stay on track with these foods and supplements.
By Mo Perry

Which Nutrients and Supplements Can Help Me Sleep?

A host of supplements — think melatonin, magnesium, and more — can help you drift off and sleep more soundly. And they’re typically safer than pharmaceuticals.
By Mo Perry

How to Get Enough Protein From a Plant-Based Diet

Plant-based foods can easily meet your protein needs. The key is diversity.
By Catherine Guthrie

How to Navigate Nightshade Foods

Are nightshades bad for you? For most people, these foods are a healthy part of a varied diet. But for others, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and potatoes can be problematic.
By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

How to Find Sustainable Seafood

Fish offers a host of health benefits, but pollution, overfishing, and human-rights abuses have muddied the waters. Learn how to make more sustainable choices.
By Heidi Wachter

How Butyrate Can Help Protect Against Leaky Gut

Butyrate can help keep inflammation in check by strengthening our gut lining.
By Helen Martineau

The Health Benefits of Butyrate

Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that plays a surprisingly big role in overall health.
By Helen Martineau

The Pros and Cons of a Raw-Food Diet

Raw-food diets have many passionate advocates, but the benefits differ for different people. Learn how find a balance that's right for you.
By Catherine Guthrie

The Health Benefits of Eating Potatoes

Long maligned by various healthy-eating plans, potatoes are back in favor — and more nutritious than you might think.
By Elizabeth Millard

Eating Well During Cancer Care

Integrative cancer experts offer ways to nourish yourself when food seems less appealing.
By Catherine Guthrie

What You Need to Know About Alliums

What is an allium — and why do you need to eat more of them? Read on for the benefits of onions, garlic, leeks, and more.
By Catherine Guthrie
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