Articles tagged: Superfoods

Lifestyle

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What Maca Can Do for Your Health: A Complete Lis...
Maca is a cruciferous vegetable native to the high Andes of Peru, where people have used it as food and traditional medicine. This herbaceous plant is also known as Peruvian ... more

Lifestyle

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Saffron: Origins, History & Health Benefits
In some form or another, saffron has been interwoven with humans for at least 6000 years. Its scientific name is Crocus sativus, but the name “saffron” is most likely derive... more

Lifestyle

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Amaranth as a Superfood: An Imposter with a lot ...
Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is a superfood grain packed with nutritional compounds, much like rice and maize. It’s sometimes classified as a cereal grain because of the nutri... more

Lifestyle

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The Tulsi Adaptogen: Where the Sacred Meets Science
Perhaps the only adaptogen more integral to Indian Ayurveda than ashwagandha is holy basil. With a probable history spanning 6000 years of Ayurvedic medicine, the adaptogen ho... more

Teaching

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The Power of Superfoods & the Rise and Fall of t...
We hear the term “superfood” all over the place – ads for nutritional meal plans, recommendations for diets, as powerhouse ingredients in wellness drinks. But what does it m... more