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37 blog articles for 'folate'
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Top Brain Health Supplements
Brain health impacts how we think, feel, learn, and connect with others. While it's important at every stage of life, maintaining cognitive function becomes especially crucial as we age. It supports memory, focus, independence and overall quality of life. Healthy habits, like regular exercise, quality sleep, stress management and staying socially and mentally active, help protect the brain. Nutrition also plays a key role. Nutrients such as omega-3s, B-vitamins, and antioxidants support brain cell function and resilience. Combined with a...
05/13/25 • Swanson Staff
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Nourish Your Noggin
Clearer thinking, better memory, reduced stress and overall brain health: these are just some of the benefits you can gain from fueling up on brain-healthy nutrients. The foods you eat play a major role in your health and wellness, and there are some nutrients that are particularly nourishing for your brain. We’ve got your noggin covered with the best foods for brain health. Best Foods for Brain Health AvocadosAvocados are packed with vitamin K, vitamin C and folate, which can...
04/27/22 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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Pack Your Pantry: How to Make a Real Food Pantry
Is your pantry packed with the right foods? Keeping healthy food on hand is the key to eating well, getting the nutrients you need and losing weight. If you have unhealthy foods around, there’s a higher chance you’ll eat those instead. Pack your pantry with real foods and nutrient-rich essential ingredients to ensure you always have wholesome, good-for-you options available. As a bonus, real food makes for a tidy pantry, and healthy, whole food ingredients might inspire you to experiment...
06/12/22 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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The Best 10 Supplements for Energy
Keeping up with day-to-day living isn’t always a walk in the park. Exhaustion can creep up bit-by-bit as you take on daily demands, leaving you feeling drained and possibly unable to tackle other responsibilities you may still have. If you’re familiar with fatigue and are looking for a way to sustain healthy energy levels, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best supplements for energy that can help give you the boost you need to meet your daily demands....
03/26/24 • Swanson Staff
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4 Reasons You Should Eat Whole Grains Every Day
Many trendy diets today rely heavily on lean proteins and monounsaturated fats to fill your plate, but if you ask us, nobody puts healthy carbohydrates in a corner. Whole grains are an essential part of a well-balanced, nutrient-rich diet for a handful of reasons, and there are so many delicious options to choose from. No matter the meal of the day, whole grains are here to take your nutrition game to the next level. Here’s everything you need to know...
09/11/20 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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9 Health Benefits of Limes and Lime Water
Limes add zest to your recipes and make a great garnish for your drinks—who doesn’t love a slice of key lime pie now and then? But there’s a lot more to this familiar citrus fruit than you may know. Limes are anything but ordinary; they’re loaded with antioxidants, including vitamin C, and offer plenty of other healthful benefits. So, you may want to give that slice of lime a promotion from the rim of your glass, because it’s good for...
08/14/24 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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Get in the Mood: 7 Ways to Balance Your Mood
Sometimes you’re just not in the mood to do anything. We all have those days. While fluctuating moods and feelings are normal, it can be problematic when you have more “blah” days than happy or productive ones. The restorative power of nutrition can be a helpful component in your quest towards emotional wellness. What are some ways you can become master over your mind so that mood changes don’t dictate your day? 1. Exercise The benefits of exercise have been...
08/25/21 • Swanson Staff
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Whole Food Vitamins: A Closer Look at Supplements Made from Real Food Sources
When it comes to getting your daily dose of the vitamins and minerals you need to thrive, experts agree that getting them from real foods is best. Faced with a modern western diet, however, this isn’t always feasible. Thankfully, food-form supplements can help plug any nutritional gaps that may exist in your otherwise healthy diet! Some studies indicate that supplements derived from real food sources may be absorbed by the body nearly twice as well as their synthetic counterparts.1 With...
06/22/22 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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6 Surprising Beer Beauty Uses for Hair and Skin
The end of September is usually marked by cooler temperatures, fewer hours of daylight, brilliant yellow, orange and red leaf colors, and many harvest festivals toasting nature’s bounty from the summer growing months. Also, beer lovers often raise a glass (or two!) to celebrate harvesting hops, the dried, flowering part of the hop plant used in brewing beer, and their favorite brews during many Octoberfests and brewing festivals around the globe. Pilsners, ales, ambers, malts, lagers, saisons, stouts, wheat or...
12/31/20 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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6 Easy Ways to Energize Your Mind
No matter your age or stage of life, we’re willing to bet that you’d love to feel more energetic, both mentally and physically, throughout the day. A boost of brain energy can help you power through challenging workdays, an extra-long chore list, extensive travel itineraries, fun outdoor adventures and much more! And luckily, it’s easier than you may think. Here are some simple and effective ways to energize your mind every day. 1. Stock Up on Brain Food Certain nutrients...
05/01/22 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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Cauliflower Nutrition & Benefits Plus Easy Cauliflower Recipes
Thinking of getting in on the cauliflower trend? More and more people are turning this hearty vegetable into creative, delectable dishes or eating it raw with or without a dip. Breeze through your grocer’s frozen section, and you’ll likely find pizza crusts, bagels, risotto and even bread made from cauliflower too! So why is everyone so crazy for cauliflower? It’s packed with nutrients and offers a great swap for high carb foods like potatoes and pasta. Let’s explore cauliflower and...
06/05/22 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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5 Healthy, Easy Memorial Day Snack Ideas
Communities and families will soon gather together on Memorial Day in honor and remembrance of the brave men and women who fought for freedom and died while serving in the U.S. military. This day is often marked by parades, flags, flowers and cookouts as we gather with friends and family. For many of us, Memorial Day weekend marks an unofficial start to summer, and it’s the perfect time to try some new, healthier recipes that your friends and family will...
05/22/20 • Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
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Be Fat Fluent: Best Fatty Foods for Your Diet
When you aim to eat a healthy diet every day, one of the first things you might consider is how much fat you’re eating. And you have probably heard people say you should focus on good fats instead of ‘bad’ fats. But what does it really mean, and why does it matter? What are healthy fats? Many people just try to cut out saturated fats and keep unsaturated fats in their diets, but it isn’t quite that simple. There are...
09/11/20 • Amy Sunderman, MS, RD
