cancer prevention, nutrition, sweet potatoes

Sweet Potatoes: A Unique Food With a Very Powerful Ability

Sweet potato is a vegetable that has been selected by the National Cancer Research Center of Japan as the first anti-cancer vegetable. A study by the center found that the cancer-suppressing effect of cooked sweet potatoes can be as high as 98.7 percent, and they are very nutritious. Experts call them the health food with ...

Hermann Rohr

Sweet potatoes.

10 Iron-Rich Foods for Babies and Toddlers

Iron is a vital nutrient your body needs to produce hemoglobin, the component in red blood cells that carries oxygen to organs and muscles. Iron-rich foods are, therefore, essential for aiding oxygen supply, muscle metabolism, cell functioning, physical growth, nerve development, hormone production, and more. That means iron is a crucial component of healthy blood, ...

Nathan Machoka

A child eating.

Why Sweet Potatoes Are Good for You

People eat sweet potatoes as a staple food, an appetizer, a side dish, or a snack. They have been considered a longevity food since ancient times and can help maintain good health. Li Shizhen (1518-1593), a doctor of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in Compendium of Materia Medica: “People in Haizhong live longer because they do ...

Mikel Davis

Three different colors of grilled sweet potatoes, orange, yellow, and purple, are served on a salad with snap peas and cherry tomatoes.

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.

What Are the 7 Best Foods to Recover From an Illness?

When you’re not feeling well, you generally lose your appetite. What’s the best food to eat when you’re unwell? What are the best foods to help you recover from an illness and help the body heal? 7 foods recommended by nutritionists to recover from an illness 1. Porridge Oatmeal and other grains used to make ...

Emma Lu

Man with a beard feeling sick with indigestion and about to drop an effervescent tablet in a glass of water at home.

6 Foods for Healthy Hair

Starting a diet for healthy hair today will mean a more gorgeous head of hair within six months to a year, depending on how fast your hair grows. Eat these foods for shiny, lustrous locks. Foods to eat for healthy hair 1. Spinach This leafy vegetable is excellent for your body for many reasons, not ...

Raven Montmorency

Best foods for healthy hair such as salmon, spinach, almonds, sweet potatoes, eggs, walnuts, cabbage, cheese, red pepper, banana and soy are sitting on a table with blocks spelling out 'hair food'.

Foods for Better Vision

Are you eating the foods that are best for your eyes? There’s more to eye nutrition than just carrots. Learn which foods boost your eye health and help protect against sight-threatening diseases. Eating healthy is good for your whole body — especially better vision for your eyes! Top food choices for better vision Bell peppers Did ...

Raven Montmorency

Young girl with her back to the camera is having her eyesight tested with an eyechart.

8 Red Foods to Eat in Summer

Eating red foods in summer is very important. The summer heat tests your tolerance and temper, and you can get irritable and lose your head more easily. This can lead to a drop in your immunity, which can induce the onset of various diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), there is the ...

David Jirard

Eating red foods in summer help the heart (Image: Christopher Paquette via Flickr / CC BY 2.0 )

Top 10 Foods for Beautiful, Vibrant Skin

Many women (me included) spend numerous hours and dollars striving for clear, healthy, and vibrant skin. While some lotions and potions go a long way to help, the types of food you eat play a big part in your skin tone and quality in the short and long term. Your skin is a reflection of ...

Sheridan Genrich

A lady with glowing skin.

These 6 Foods Are Excellent for Liver Health

The liver is a very vital organ. Therefore, liver health is particularly important for the immune system and helps fight infection. It removes bacteria from the blood and produces bile, which is essential for digestion. 6 foods for liver health 1. Oats Oatmeal contains healthy carbohydrates and has many benefits for the liver. Oats are ...

Helen London

A woman holding a poster for liver health.