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Why Food Is the Best Medicine

Many Chinese believe that food is the best medicine and that essential food, such as potatoes and nuts, are what we need most to maintain good health. A Tokyo University study examined the relationship between food and cholesterol and determined that sweet potatoes work ten times better than 130 other foods at reducing cholesterol levels. Two ...

Audrey Wang

Stuffed sweet potatoes on a baking tray.

The Amazing Health Benefits of Chestnuts

Chestnuts date back millennia, and it’s believed they have been cultivated since at least 2,000 B.C.  They have served as a staple food for cultures throughout history and around the globe, thanks, in part, to the excellent health benefits they have to offer.  What are Chestnuts? Chestnuts are the edible fruit of deciduous trees in the ...

Tatiana Denning

Chestnuts in a bowl and on a table.

The Little-Known Health Benefits of Chestnuts

Starchy, sweet, rich in flavor, chestnuts are popular edible nuts of the northern hemisphere origin. The nuts are native to the mountainous forests of China, Japan, Europe, and North America. The fruit is quite larger compared to other tree nuts such as cashews and macadamias. Each nut features a smooth, glossy, dark-brown outer shell, 1-1.5 ...

Raven Montmorency

Chestnuts in a bowl and on a table.

6 Anti-Fatigue Foods

Human organs work 24 hours a day non-stop, which is very hard. After working for a long time, fatigue will set in. How to relieve this? It is necessary to consume anti-fatigue foods for different types of organ fatigue. 6 anti-fatigue foods to relieve organ fatigue 1. Brain fatigue: Eat walnuts If the brain is ...

Helen London

Breakfast table set with a bowl of rolled oats, bananas, mango and milk in the bottle on pale purple and light blue linen placemats.