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Sweet and Savory Vegan Buddha Bowl

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

If you’ve scrolled through your social media in the last year, you’ve probably come across a slew of veggie-filled dishes called “Buddha bowls.” They are usually deep, round bowls filled with healthy cooked and raw vegan ingredients that fill you...

A plate of vegan buddha bowl salad. This recipe provides the body with proteins, carbohydrates, and many other nutrients.

Top Foods High in Biotin

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Protein Sources Plant Sources Intake Biotin is a water-soluble, B-complex vitamin. It's found in all living cells and is essential for cellular metabolism.[1] Biotin is also known as vitamin H, coenzyme R, and vitamin B-7. Confusingly, it is also sometimes...

A table with organic mixed nuts. Biotin is a vitamin that is commonly found in nuts and vegetables.

The Health Benefits of Himalayan Salt Inhalers

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Himalayan salt has many great health benefits, especially when used with food. Using a Himalayan Salt Inhaler offers an easy, drug-free way to conveniently get many of the multiple benefits of salt-air therapy. This article will discuss Himalayan salt inhaler...

Himalayan Salt on a wooden spoon. The Himalayan Salt Inhaler has many benefits of salt-air therapy and other health benefits.

What Are Phytochemicals? Discovering Their Health Benefits

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Study[1] after study[2] after study[3] has shown that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is especially beneficial to human health and can even reduce the risk of many serious health conditions.[4, 5] Phytochemicals may be one of the reasons...

Green leaves on a tree branch. Phytochemicals are chemical compounds produced by plants that can have great health benefits.

Biotin: Benefits, Function, Best Sources, and More

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Benefits Sources Daily Intake Side Effects Supplementation Biotin is a B-complex vitamin required by every cell in the body. B vitamins are a class of chemically distinct vitamins that help your body process food into energy. Also known as vitamin...

A slice of an organic avocado. Biotin is a water-soluble B vitamin required by every cell in the body.

What Are Saponins? Discovering Their Health Benefits

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Saponins are naturally occurring plant glycosides; which is to say they are phytochemicals – chemicals found in plants. They possess soap-like qualities and produce a lather when mixed with water.[1] Over one hundred families of plants contain saponins and there...

A Saponaria plant. Saponins are compounds commonly found in plants that has health benefits including immune system support.

Terrifying Toxic Chemicals to Avoid This Halloween

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Halloween is creeping near, are you prepared? Before you make a mad dash to the nearest costume shop, consider this — do you know what’s in your costume? Your masks and makeup? Terrifying toxins! Catastrophic chemicals! Horrifying harbingers of —...

Two carved pumpkins. Toxic chemicals can be found in Halloween costumes, accessories, and decoration.

Vegan Custard-Stuffed Pumpkin

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

This vegan custard recipe was inspired by the Cambodian recipe for sangkaya, also known as sangkhia. Traditional sangkaya is an eggy custard with a strong coconut flavor. Most recipes call for quite a bit of sugar, so this recipe is...

A slice of vegan custard stuffed pumpkin. This delicious recipe is great for the Fall holidays and also very healthy.

Threats to Your Thyroid Function

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Located just below the voice box, the thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system and has a significant influence on many of the body’s most essential processes. Regulation of growth, body temperature, metabolism, and physical development are all driven...

A man washing his hands. Water poses a huge threat to the thyroid function due to its toxic chemical content.

What Is Cellular Metabolism?

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Your body is a complex network of interconnected organs that perform individual functions to support the systems and processes that make up your existence. Respiration, digestion, bone regeneration, metabolism — they’re all examples of your body’s ability to function with...

A woman is walking through a sunny field. Cellular metabolism refers to all chemical changes that take place within a cell.

Take Action: Tell the EPA to Ban Toxic Chemical Oil Dispersants

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

I received word from my friend, Dr. Riki Ott, a marine toxicologist and former commercial fisher in Alaska who has experienced the devastation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill firsthand. She’s focused on raising public awareness of the debilitating and...

A beach polluted with oil from an oil spill. Oil dispersants are toxic to humans and the environment.

Top 10 Remedies for Sore Muscles and Joints

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Almost everyone has experienced muscle or joint discomfort at some point in their life. The entire human body contains muscles and joints that are constantly in motion, making it easy for discomfort to appear anywhere, anytime. The most common type...

Massage is one of the best remedies for sore muscles and joints.