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What’s the secret to faster metabolism and building lean muscle? The number of calories you burn each day just by living is called your basal metabolic rate (BMR), and it’s...

02/06/18Bushra Hassan, MBA, RD

Food & Nutrition Weight Management

Kick-Start Your Morning: 6 Morning Hacks for an Amazing Start to Your Day

You don’t need to be a morning person to start your day feeling energized and refreshed. If you usually wake up feeling sluggish, you might just need to make a...

02/04/18Amy Sunderman, MS, RD

Health and Wellness Vitamins & Supplements

What is Chromium?

As one of Mother Nature’s go-to blood sugar regulators, chromium helps insulin do its job of converting sugars and starches into energy by aiding the transport of glucose into the...

01/26/18Lindsey Toth, MS, RD

Vitamins & Supplements

16 Foods That Will Help Support Brain Health

Whether you’re looking to support optimal memory, focus or cognition, maintaining brain health is essential for daily life. Like all areas of health, the food you eat may have an...

03/01/17Jenna M.

Food & Nutrition Food and Nutrition

Top Supplements for Focus & Productivity

We all know the feeling of getting distracted while staring at a computer screen or working on a project. In a world full of email alerts, text notifications and meeting...

02/28/17Jenessa M.

Health and Wellness Vitamins & Supplements

15 Thickening Ingredients for Stunning Sauces, Stews and More

Have you ever wondered how to thicken your sauce or gravy? Cooking thickeners are used to help thicken up gravy, sauces, pudding, pie fillings, soup, stews and more. But which...

09/25/16Jenna M.

Food and Nutrition Recipes & DIY

Brewer's Yeast What It Is & How to Use It

As the name suggests, brewer’s yeast is best known for beer brewing, but there’s a lot more to be said about it. It comes from a single-cell fungus known as...

08/16/16Jenna M.

Food & Nutrition

Why I Stopped Using Coffee Creamers (And What I Use Instead)

I, like most Americans, am addicted to my morning cup of coffee. Three cups, to be exact. I’ve gone through more coffee makers in my life than I care to...

07/06/16Ben H.

Food and Nutrition Recipes & DIY

16 Low Calorie Snacks to Curb Your Hunger

Many folks believe in an old story that says some foods are "negative" in calories, meaning that the body burns more calories while degesting them than what these foods hold...

05/22/16Swanson staff

Food & Nutrition Weight Management

How to Substitute Coconut Oil in Your Favorite Recipes

If you’ve spent any time on the Swanson Health Products blog, you know by now that we are huge fans of coconut oil.It’s a staple in our kitchens, and it...

05/01/16Mackenzie K.

Recipes & DIY

Vitamin B12 Rich Foods (for Vegans and Omnivores)

Vitamin B12 Rich Foods (for Vegans and Omnivores) As part of the B vitamin complex, water-soluble vitamin B12 – also known as cobalamin due to its elemental cobalt makeup –...

04/03/16Lindsey Toth, MS, RD

Food and Nutrition Vitamins & Supplements

25 Detox Smoothies to Cleanse Your Body

Updated | 1/25/2021 Detoxifying is an important part of overall wellness. Cleansing your body will help it to maintain better digestive and immune health, boost energy, promote healthy hair and...

03/23/16Jenna M.

Food and Nutrition Recipes & DIY