The Healthbeat
The Health Beat is your unbiased, scientific and clinical source of food, supplementation, and disease prevention research. We strive to help you navigate the complicated diet and supplement world with ease, backed by published research and clinical experience.
Does Turmeric Work for Depression?
According to the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Approximately 300 million suffer from depression, with more women affected than men. A Mayo Clinic study found that 70% of Americans are prescribed medications...
A Quick Guide to the Lifestyle, Diet and Supplements for Longevity
It is the billion-dollar question. What are the best foods for longevity? What lifestyle choices will increase my chance of a longer life? Are any supplements proven to work to increase lifespan? Here are the top ways that research has demonstrated potential longevity...
The Latest Fascinating Findings in Anti-Aging Research
If there is one health-related topic that we can agree on, it is that we all want to live longer. Anti-aging research has progressed to a respectable point where we can draw on science to employ lifestyle, diet and supplement interventions that promote longevity. ...
When to Choose Whey Protein, Collagen Protein or Bone Broth Protein
Whether you are looking to boost muscle recovery, improve gut health, build stronger bones, increase collagen production for your skin or injury prevention, or boost immunity, the blend and dosage of amino acids, along with the cofactors, compounds and micronutrients...
How to Make a Whole Food Multivitamin Stack
As you are on your health journey, you may find yourself wanting to experiment with all whole food supplements to compliment your diet and meet your daily requirements. Multivitamins are convenient, cheaper, and do not require much thinking outside of understanding...
Adrenal Fatigue and Thyroid Connection Solution
For many years, I have worked with female clients who have been dedicated athletes, worked hard to quickly move up the career ladder, then dive right into parenthood. Usually, after the first or second child, something happens. At first, it is daily fatigue and issues...
How to Make Ancient Einkorn Sourdough Bread
Einkorn wheat (along with emmer) was our first form of cultivated wheat that looks entirely different than the wheat we have today. Europe's oldest mummy - Otzi the Iceman - had an einkorn bread, ibex meat and unidentified herbs as his last meal in 3,300 BC! Perhaps...
Are Your Lungs More Susceptible to Radon Exposure?
What is Radon? Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. It is formed from the decay of uranium in soil, rock, and water. According to the EPA, radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Radon is...
Dietary Strategies Against Wildfire Smoke and Air Pollution
After the 2019-2020 "black summer" fire in Australia, the fires along the entire west coast of the United States in 2020, and the fires in Canada and Pacific Northwest in 2023, there is cause for concern of repeating patterns year after year. The destruction of...
Are Dry Farm Wines the Key to Longevity?
After fifteen years of researching longevity, I have repeatedly read convincing and consistent evidence showing a positive association between wine intake and longevity. The question of why it increases longevity is still up for debate. From a dietary standpoint,...
Genetic Testing and The Nutrition Genome Report
The Beginning of Nutrition Genome In 2013, I created Nutrition Genome in response to a health scare that my wife experienced. Since it was complex and she wasn't getting any answers from doctors, I dove in head first to figure it out. This was when I was introduced to...
The Best Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D and K2 Supplements
How Much Calcium and Magnesium Should You Take? There appears to be a lot of conflicting information regarding the optimal amounts of calcium, vitamin D and magnesium. Recommendations for calcium intake varies across the world, with the United States having one of the...
Nutrition for Infant and Child Brain Development
Getting a Good Start Neurological development and nutrition go hand-in-hand. The nutrients a child takes into their body will have a profound effect on the way their brain works and how successful they are both in the professional world and in personal relationships....
How to Increase Testosterone Naturally: Why You Don’t Need Steroids
The sports world has been riddled with the use of performance enhancing drugs. These can be anabolic steroids, HGH, artificial stimulants, or blood boosters. We have seen steroids rock the baseball world over and over again and blood doping shattered the cycling...
6 Incredible Health Benefits of the Farmer’s Walk Exercise
What is the Farmer's Walk Exercise? More than likely, you have done the farmer's walk exercise without even knowing it. Have you ever grabbed a pair of heavy groceries and tried to speed walk to the front door before the bottom breaks on the bag or your hands give...
The Healthiest Beers Around the World
The History of Healthiest Beers of the World "He was a wise man who invented beer." — Plato The history of beer dates back to the world’s first civilization, Sumer, in Mesopotamia. A 5,000 year old brewery was discovered in China, including a recipe of broomcorn...
What to Do After You Quit Smoking
Congratulations! You’ve Officially Quit Smoking Did you know that within 20 minutes of smoking that last cigarette, your body began a series of positive changes that will continue for a decade or more? You have significantly reduced your risk of death from...
Best Electrolyte Drinks for the Keto Diet 2023
The Ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carb and low/moderate-protein diet with the goal of achieving nutritional ketosis. Ketosis is when the body begins producing ketone bodies out of fat and utilizes these ketones as fuel instead of glucose from sugar and...
How to Live Longer with These 7 Phenomenal Compounds
Who doesn't want to live longer? In The Latest Fascinating Findings in Anti-Aging Research, we explored the longevity pathways mTOR, AMPK, SIRT1, and NF-kB. Now that you have a base understanding of these pathways, you will learn how to epigenetically target them for...
The Best Nutrition Support During Chemotherapy
The Function of Chemotherapy Chemotherapy may be given as an injection, drip or pill, and exerts its effects on cancer by inducing oxidative stress -mainly superoxide and hydrogen peroxide - to all cells, both normal and cancerous. Due to the toxic action of...
The Ancient Practice of Chewing Sticks to Clean Teeth
The Connection to Chewing and Oral Health While reading the book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor, I was struck by an extremely perceptive insight regarding chewing, jaw development, and oral health. During a section referencing Weston Price's...
What the Nutrition Research Shows for COVID-19
As COVID-19 has been categorized as a pandemic in record time, my company - Nutrition Genome - has been dedicating resources to help advance the scientific discussion around novel approaches to combating the virus. Due to the complexity of this virus, I addressed this...
How to Make a Natural Electrolyte Drink
Due to the drinking water being depleted in vital minerals in many parts of the world - including the U.S., electrolyte drinks are crucial for any activity and general hydration during the warmer months. We have explored The Best Electrolyte Drinks for powders and...
The FDA’s New Recommended Daily Intake for Multivitamin Labels: Why the Change?
Many of you may have noticed that the daily values on your multivitamin changed dramatically for certain vitamins and minerals. The FDA released a 258-page document that goes over the new Daily Value (DV) and Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) changes. I have done the...