What is it?
Purple tea comes from the same plant as black, white, and green tea (Camellia sinensis). The difference is that it has a natural genetic mutation...
Gymnema in Hindi is the word gurmar. It translates to English as literally meaning "sugar destroyer."
The same meaning holds true with other languages used i...
The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) name of jiaogulan – also written as jiao gu lan – is hard to say and spell for an American, no doubt.
What's easy to u...
Where does the saying cool as a cucumber come from?
It means a person who’s cool, calm, and collected. Its origin has to do with the temperature of a cucumbe...
Goji is the highest protein fruit and preliminary evidence suggests they might help with diabetes, weight loss, and blood pressure. (1)
Their most touted adv...
Is a grain-free diet good for you? Do they cause inflammation in the body?
From paleo, to promoters of more obscure diets, everyone these days seems to be ga...
A decade ago, this berry seemed poised to be the next big superfood.
That was only for a hot second. It was quickly dethroned by acai.
No doubt, acai doe...
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what about a pear?
They may not be very popular today, but they have been esteemed throughout history.
It was ca...
Those who say sea salt is good for you often say the same thing about this natural sweetener.
Though let’s be honest here… whether it’s made from beet, cane,...
Caper berries and capers both come from the same Mediterranean plant; Capparis spinosa. The difference is that capers are the early flower buds, while the berri...
What is the berry that makes everything taste sweet? It's called the miracle berry and its existence is not a myth. The scientific name for it is Synsepalum dul...
