Do you suffer from high anxiety? If so, you’ll agree that this problem can negatively impact your entire life. Anxiety is a serious problem that impacts billions of people all around the world. Getting your anxiety under control should be your top priority. The good news is that there are numerous ways to take back […]

According to a study in Nutrition Journal, researchers from the US Department of Agriculture have found that having a greater vegetable variety in the diet may be associated with a decreased risk of coronary artery disease (A). The findings from this study validate the recommendations from the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), which propose […]

Tea has been cultivated and consumed for thousands of years, and only recently has its widely suspected health benefits received validation from reputable scientific research. Second to water, tea is the most popular beverage choice worldwide. While black tea is perhaps the most common type of tea consumed, other types, like white, green, and oolong, […]

Hi everyone! I want to introduce you to Shelly Stinson, a reader of The Healthy Advocate and a true believer in the power of food and nutrition. She has some great tips to share for this holiday season! – Brandon Although holidays are supposed to be filled with joy and cheer, the two emotions that […]

4th of July in the United States is known as Independence Day, a time when North Americans remember the day our country gained independence from British rule. The United States is a relatively new country, at least to those of European descent. The continent itself is ancient and alive with history we never learn in […]

When I was little, chocolate chip cookies were my favorite type of cookies on the planet. Oatmeal raisin? Not so much. It wasn’t that I didn’t like them, because I did, they just weren’t at the top of the list. It wasn’t until I started cooking and baking when I was 9 or 10 that […]

I love, love, love coconut oil. The taste, the texture, the way it hardens upon cooling (makes wonderful homemade chocolate), its versatility in cooking, and its applications for the hair and skin. Anyone who happens upon my website already know about my coconut oil obsession, with most of my recipes using coconut oil in one way or […]

We all know that green smoothies aren’t anything new, especially here on this blog. These nutrient-dense green concoctions are fun to look at and even more fun to drink, particularly if you have an adventurous palate. For the most part, health enthusiasts and everyday individuals tend to enjoy their first sip of a green smoothie, […]

When it comes to okra, many people are unaware that this often-fried southern vegetable contains a hefty amount of nutrition. Cultures in Africa have employed okra for a number of maladies, including diabetes and liver disease. Research has shown that many okra health benefits are attributed to the veggie’s polysaccharide and lecithin content, and its […]

OK, these cookies are the real deal. This recipe has literally taken me two years to get right and hundreds of testers to aid the process. Creating a chocolate chip cookie that is gluten free and free from refined sugar can be an amazingly frustrating, exciting, maddening, and joyful challenge, one that I am confident […]