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Eating Nuts Twice a Week Boosts Heart Health
Dietary guidelines change all the time. We’re willing to roll with the punches. We update our eating habits and write blogs, sharing the news with you. But, we much prefer it when news comes out co...
Royals’ Nutritionist Says Yogurt Before a Meal Aids Weight
When the British royal family does something, it’s a trend everyone follows. When Kate Middleton steps into public, the outfit she’s wearing immediately sells out in stores. When she wears an outfi...
Plant-based “Meat” Isn’t Nutritionally the Same as Meat
In recent years many people have been trying to eat less meat. The newer plant-based meats seem appealing. They mimic meat so closely that they can be great alternatives for meat-eaters who want to...
Walnuts May Boost Heart, Gut Health
We’re all for dietary changes that can help us. The Neuliven Health team likes trying new things, and we’re happy to make diet swaps for our health. But, it’s even better when we find out that a fo...
Pistachios Are a Heart-Healthy Snack
It may seem counterintuitive that nuts, high in fat, are a heart-healthy food. But, they actually lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, which can lead to buildups of plaque in your arteries. The...
Almonds May Aid Heart Health
Like most people, we like snacks. They may not be excellent for the waistline, but when you’re hungry between meals, you reach for things. The important thing is to reach for healthy foods. Cookies...
Three Savory Snacks to Fight High Cholesterol
Recently, we took a look at three sweet, cholesterol-friendly snacks. As you know, 75 percent of cholesterol comes from your liver. The other 25 percent is diet related. Sometimes you want a snack...
Best Forms of Protein for Heart Health
We all know that red meat is something we should limit for the sake of cholesterol. But, some people worry about their protein levels. The fact of the matter is, red meat, while very high in protei...
Best Foods for Brain and Heart Health
All of the body’s different organs work together for health. And, recent studies have confirmed strong links between brain and heart health. Taking care of one aids the other, and neglecting one ha...
Can Juice Ever Be Healthy? Maybe for Cholesterol
For decades, juice was marketed as a healthy part of breakfast. It comes from the earth. It can be one ingredient. It’s just fruit. How can it be anything but good for you? But, once you separate t...
Ways to Do a Cookie Exchange this Year
This year has forced us to change a lot of our traditions. We have had to find new ways to celebrate, to gather and connect. Things that wear on your spirit also wear on your health. And, at this p...
What is the Pegan Diet and Would It Be Good for You?
The pegan diet is a hot new trend of 2019. But what is it and would it be good for you?
Susan Selasky of the Detroit Free Press reported that searches for the pegan diet were up 337 percent lead...
Caveman Diet May Increase Heart Disease Risk
We are all searching for better health. Lifestyle and exercise changes play a huge role in our wellbeing. Diet is also important. Some people swear by the paleo, or caveman, diet. The diet focuses ...
DASH May Reduce Heart Failure By Almost Half
According to new research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the DASH plan, designed to be heart healthy, has now been proven to lower blood pressure and possibly reduce heart failure. ...
Is Fatty Peanut Butter Good for Cholesterol?
When making fast decisions, it might feel like you know the answer to something because it’s just so obvious. So, when asked if peanut butter is something you can enjoy when you have cholesterol co...
How to Regain Muscle
To many of us, it might seem like losing muscle is just a normal part of aging. We watched it happen to our parents and grandparents. But, it is possible to regain that muscle and stay healthy as y...
Christmas Carols Are Good for Your Health
By the time Thanksgiving comes around, it’s almost unavoidable to hear Christmas songs. Love them or hate there, they are everywhere. For some people, the songs are already driving them nuts; for o...
Great News: Bread Is Good for You
Research shows that bread, long cast as a villain in the world of nutrition, is pretty great. However, the danger of carbs to your waistline and health really depend on the type of carbs. While wh...
Year of the Oat Milk?
Plant-based milks are not new, from soy and almond to coconut and rice, our shelves have had vegan options for milk for quite some time. They continue to take over their market share, their sales ...
Green Mediterranean Diet Has Benefits and Drawbacks
Our team isn’t really fans of diets. They set you up for failure. They are frequently too hard to follow, too restrictive, too expensive, and eventually, you’ll “fall off the wagon.” But the Medite...
Not All Plant-based Diets Are Heart Healthy
We have read multiple studies touting the benefits of plant-based and vegetarian diets. In addition to being great for the environment, diets that focus mostly on fruits and vegetables instead of a...
Why a Plant-based Diet Can Help the Heart
Research has repeatedly shown that plant-based diets can aid heart health. The great news from the American Heart Association (AHA) that they announced in the fall was that you didn’t have to cut a...
Yogurt May Help Heart
We are always looking for ways to aid our health through diet. While we don’t believe in cure-all superfoods, we do appreciate that so many delicious foods that do have health benefits. While no si...
No Specific Diet Best for Heart Health
We all want better heart health. One step, outside of doctors and medications, is a healthy lifestyle. We know exercise, sleep routines and diet are essential. But, we constantly get bombarded with...
Study Says Chocolate and Cheese are Good for Heart Health But Has Caveats
We always want to believe the studies that say exactly what we want to hear. That’s why new research that says chocolate and cheese are heart-healthy foods gives us so much hope. While dairy is kno...
Are Eggs Good or Bad?
Eggs have long been demonized for containing LDL cholesterol — the cholesterol labeled as bad. However, research has shown that the body’s cholesterol comes from the liver, not diet. But, even aft...
Healthiest (and Worst) Airlines
It’s that time of the year. Many of us travel over the holidays to see family. Some of us went home for Christmas, and more will be flying throughout the holidays. This is the season of family gath...
Another Way to Enjoy Pumpkin: Heart Healthy Oil!
We love winter and healthy winter vegetables. One of our favorites is pumpkin.We love the nutritious seeds that are available year-round in the supermarket. We’re fans of pumpkin in soups, both chu...
Swap Your White Bread for Brown!
We frequently talk about the importance of making small changes in your life. The wonderful thing about little changes is that they are achievable. Making giant leaps is hard! Deciding to become a ...
The Worst Coffee Drink for Your Heart Is Loaded with Sugar
When we think about unhealthy drinks, our minds immediately go to soda. But, a pick-me-up from Starbucks can be incredibly unhealthy if you order poorly. While a simple coffee is excellent, many of...
Orange Peels May Help Hearts
Citrus fruit is excellent for the heart. And during the summer, a time when we are outside and sweating, the juicy fruit is more appealing. Oranges, packed with vitamin C and only 60 calories, may ...
What Are the Health Benefits of Black Pepper?
Pepper can be found in almost every kitchen. Though ubiquitous and viewed as pedestrian now, in ancient Greece it was used as currency and was pivotal in the spice trade across the world. Many peop...
Why Frozen Meals Can Be Bad for Heart Health
We are all for keeping things easy. That’s especially true at mealtime. We know that things can be a hassle. That’s why we share so many delicious and easy recipes over on Glucocil’s blog. Sometime...
Sesame Seeds May Lower Cholesterol
Typically, we don’t really think about sesame seeds. While they might be on rolls, they aren’t part of our everyday life. Usually they only ever come up as a garnish in recipes. And then, we think ...
Sugar-filled Drinks Linked to Kidney Disease
"There is a lack of comprehensive information on the health implications of the wide range of beverage options that are available in the food supply," explained Casey Rebholdz of the Johns Hopkins...
Are Potatoes Healthy?
Potatoes are a food almost universally loved. Their soft flesh can be baked, roasted, mashed, fried, boiled and more, making it easy to find a style for anyone’s preference. Their versatility make...
The Ups and Downs of Oatmeal
We have all heard that oatmeal is a heart-healthy way to start your day. But is it? Often we hear these things as fact and never look at the science. Today we are taking a closer look at oatmeal an...
Weight Loss May Start in Your Gut
When you are trying to lose weight, you usually start by evaluating your diet and exercise. It makes sense; you think about the things you're doing to see what you can control. However, you might w...
Pasta Can Be Part of Weight Loss
According to Canadian researchers, pasta is not as detrimental as we think! Using information from 30 trials with almost 2,500 participants, they performed a meta-analysis of the previously collec...
Controversial Research Says Don’t Limit Red Meat
For as long as there has been nutrition advice, scientists and researchers have gone back and forth on what is right for us and what’s unhealthy. Eggs are a food that changes from the “good” to “ba...
Bananas Can Help Weight in Moderation
Bananas are a galvanizing fruit. Even as we write this blog, we know some people will tell us we’re wrong. The science says bananas can help you lose weight, be healthy, aid heart health and mainta...
Excess Sugar Is Bad for Heart
For most of us, when we think about dietary heart health risks, our minds immediately jump to fried foods and unhealthy fats. While that certainly isn’t wrong, most of us don’t think of refined sug...
Sugary Drinks Are Bad for Cholesterol
When the Neuliven Health team speaks about sugar-heavy drinks, we usually focus on obesity and blood sugar spikes. BergaOne’s sister supplement, Glucocil, is designed to promote healthy blood sugar...
What and When to Eat After a Workout
It’s just as important to eat the right food after a workout as it is before. Some people joke that they only workout so they can hit the doughnut store. Others think the only way for exercise to w...
Fresh, Frozen or Canned: Does It Matter?
People will take sides in the argument: only fresh vegetables count, or, it makes no difference how you get your greens. However, it’s not quite as simple as it seems. From a nutritional standpoin...
Is 2021 the Year of the Breakfast Salad?
Every year we hear about the “it” trend that is going to sweep the nation. Most times, it fades, and something unexpected becomes the “darling” of the health world. Recently we saw an article procl...
Is a Vegetarian Diet Okay for Heart Health?
Just this week, the blog for our sister supplement, Glucocil, looked at the carnivore diet. That extreme crash diet only allows you to eat meat, eggs and some specific cheese products. The social m...
Do You Know Portion Sizes Like Your Own Hand?
When you’re on a diet, you can drive yourself crazy with measuring cups, food scales and calorie counting. Portion control is an integral part of most any diet, be it keto, calorie restrictions an...
Millet Becoming a Popular Grain
We enjoy learning new things. In the health and wellness industry, new discoveries and information are published all the time. And, sometimes, new trends can have us studying stuff we haven’t paid ...
What Is Ghee and Should You Eat It?
Ghee is very “in” at the moment. It’s so trendy that, at the end of March, it was included in the Oscars’ famously over-the-top goody bags. The goody bags — worth over $100,000 each — contained bl...
You Can Eat Steak in a Heart-Healthy Way
Red meat is something many of us with heart health or cholesterol concerns cut entirely from our diet. For some people that’s no problem at all. But, for many folks, that’s a big disappointment. T...
Grain Is Still an Important Part of Diet
With the rise of paleo, keto and other diet plans, we are more and more frequently hearing that we should avoid whole grains. Once the foundation of the food pyramid, now the USDA says about a four...
You Should Add Rice Bran Oil to Your Diet
We recently wrote about the fact that olive oil isn’t actually the most heart-healthy oil. It comes as a surprise to many people as it’s associated with the Mediterranean diet — one of the best die...
Hot Chocolate May Aid the Heart
The weather outside is getting crisp and many of us want to batten down the hatches for the winter. Of course, getting out and about is important. We need exercise to stay healthy. Being alone in o...
Milk May Lower Cholesterol, Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Milk seems like a simple food. But, it actually has 18 out of 20 essential proteins and amino acids. It also contains saturated fat that’s why nutritionists have studied it so much, trying to figur...
What We Get Wrong About Cholesterol and Diet
There are a lot of misunderstandings about cholesterol. For one thing, not all cholesterol in your body is bad. LDL cholesterol builds up in your arteries and is dangerous, but HDL cholesterol actu...
What is Changing in the Healthy Diet Guidelines?
Every five years, the USDA updates the guidelines for healthy diets that Americans should be eating. The guidelines are based on our current understanding of nutritional science. It’s interesting t...
Two Apples a Day Keep Heart Problems at Bay
As a nutritional supplement company, our team loves it when we hear about natural ways to help our health. We enjoy finding ways to boost heart health daily with simple lifestyle changes. That’s wh...
How to Easily Eat Local
We hear a lot about eating local. Eating local is good for the environment, your community and your health. But, it can be challenging to do. And, it can be expensive!Eating local has so many benef...
Heart-healthy Chickpea Snack Aids Sleep
When you are trying to reach your best health goals, the best course is to stick to three meals a day. But, in our busy lives, we often find that fitting in three meals and avoiding snacks just isn...
Use Crafts and Hobbies to Manage Stress
It’s National Craft Month. At the beginning of the pandemic, many people took up new hobbies and turned to crafts to fill time. But as weeks turned to months and now we have hit the one-year mark, ...
Two Servings of Fish a Week Aid Heart Health
Helping yourself with a healthy diet can be one step toward taking control of your health at home. But sometimes, it can be hard to know what to choose to protect yourself the most. New research ca...
Herb Gardens Can Be Fun While Social Distancing
A lot of Americans are thrilled that the country is reopening. They are going back into their favorite stores, eating at restaurants and meeting up with friends. However, for people with a higher r...
Sitting May Have Big Impact of Older Women’s Health
Older women are more physically active than older men. However, being sedentary has a more significant impact on women than men. A new study looking at the sitting habits of women over the age of 5...
Why Is Meatless Monday a Good Thing?
Meatless Monday is a concept that is old but also in fashion. Meatless Monday and Wheatless Wednesday were started in WWI to aid the war effort. It was revived again during WWII for the same reason...
Older People Need More Protein
It’s easy to think that, after childhood, we all need the same nutrition. Kids need special diets, and people with specific exercise routines need personalized diets, but the rest of us assume we ...
Hunting Has Multiple Benefits for the Heart
‘Tis the season for hunting. Many people look forward to hunting season — when you get out into the chilly weather and get your own dinner. Hunting can be a big mood-lifter to get out into nature a...
Celebrating Valentine’s Day Is Good for Your Heart
Whether you’re with your loved ones or not, Valentine’s Day might be one of the heart healthiest holidays to celebrate! And, it falls right in the middle of American Heart Month. We’re taking a loo...
Green Peas Are Heart-Health Powerhouses
Often, green peas are dismissed as being starches rather than vegetables. This ignores the many benefits of the vegetable, which is in season and can support your heart health this winter. Green pe...
Refined Grains Increase Heart Risks
We’ve all seen the ads for breakfast cereals claiming that they are a heart-healthy breakfast. But a new study has found that refined grains, like those found in cereal, The study examined people f...
Move Aside, Olive Oil, You’re Not the Best
We all know that the Mediterranean diet is excellent for heart health. It’s been proven time and again to be one of the best diets around. As well as being healthy, it’s also widely considered to b...
Adding Unhealthy Food to a Healthy Diet Weakens Results
We love hearing from customers on our blogs and social media! It helps us know what people think of our products and what news and lifestyle information to bring you! We hear all the time that peop...
Half a Tablespoon of Olive Oil May Aid Heart
For most of us, cutting down on dietary fat is one of the first things we do when we find out we should take better care of our hearts. However, many studies have found that the Mediterranean diet ...
Sticking to Healthy Food at Fast Food Restaurants
Sometimes the hardest part of a healthy lifestyle plan can be eating out. You might have eating patterns or healthy foods that you like and are excited about and find easy or even enjoyable to foll...
Blueberries May Aid Heart Health
Blueberries are a treat of the summer. The month of May’s high temperatures may have damaged North Carolina’s crop, but California and New Jersey are set for plentiful harvests. As well as being d...
More Research Supports Plant-focused Diet for Heart Health
Way back in May, we wrote about research that found vegetarians have better cholesterol levels than meat-eaters. We always want more than a few studies to find information to back up a theory. If w...
Does Aloe Vera Really Lower Cholesterol?
The only way aloe vera usually makes it into our homes is in a bottle of sunburn relief gel or cream or as a growing, potted plant. Alternative medicine has used the plant for centuries to treat e...
Garlic May Help Cholesterol
We’ve shared enough Italian recipes on the blog for our sister supplement, Glucocil, for any Neuliven Health fan to know that our team likes garlic. It can be pungent and robust when used in a sala...
Your Diet May Impact Heart More than Weight
Many of us dread going to the doctor because they’ll make us step on the scale. We get a lecture on weight loss or discuss everything we’ve been trying to do to lose the weight. For years, we’ve be...
Diet Soda Just as Bad for Heart Health
We all make sacrifices for our health. We give up things we love. For many of us, that means dietary changes for heart health. We want to take care of our tickers so we can live long, happy lives! ...
Five Free Health Apps to Help You at Home
Concerns for COVID-19 are keeping us indoors more than we would like. And that means our health may suffer. It’s crucial to maintain good health during these strange times. This will end, and when ...
The Fatty Fruit That’s Good for Your Heart
Today, over on our sister product Glucocil’s blog, we wrote about the health impacts of strawberries and shared the fact that strawberries aren’t berries. Now we would like to speak about an actual...
Popular (And Most Effective) Diets of 2019
The beginning of the year is a time for resolutions to change our lives for the better. Some of us are exercising more, giving up a bad habit, keeping a cleaner home or learning a new skill. Many ...
Heart Medications and COVID-19
A member of our social media team was told, by an acquaintance, that high cholesterol is better for people trying to avoid catching COVID-19. We immediately looked into this rumor as it could impac...
Sorry: Chocolate Isn’t a Health Food
We see it all the time: dark chocolate is health food. Researchers have proclaimed it to be a superfood. Dozens upon dozens of studies have known that dark chocolate is a healing food. One study e...
How to Use Disinfectant Wipes Correctly
We use disinfectants in our everyday lives. Kitchen counters, tables and bathrooms are surfaces that we habitually clean with our chosen cleaners. Now, with people being so careful about COVID-19, ...
Cheese Can Combat Salt for Heart Health
Sometimes we entirely write off foods when we have health concerns. When you have cholesterol worries, you might dismiss cheese out of hand. Some cheeses are high in cholesterol, but some are excel...
Eating Well at the Holidays
The holiday season is wonderful! We see friends and family, hear our favorite holiday songs, participate in beloved traditions and so much more! There is also all the delicious food. But, that deli...
Ultra-processed Food is Even Worse than We Thought
Doctors have told us for decades that ultra-processed food is bad for our health. However, as we get bombarded daily with messages about “whole foods” and “clean eating,” it can be hard to take it ...
Revisiting Noom with a Friend’s Insight
Anyone who reads our blog knows that we like examining diets. We’re not big fans of diets as a general rule. We think the best long-term results come from healthy eating and slow changes. Diet plan...
Caffeine May Lower Damage of Fat, Sugar
When you’re running around, busy with errands, work and just life in general, it’s easy to rely on coffee or tea to get through the day. According to studies, 90 percent of Americans consume caffei...
Sweet Potatoes Can Help Cholesterol Levels
We’re big believers in being proactive and doing everything we can to help our health. That includes talking to our doctors about what’s best for us and making healthy lifestyle choices in our exer...
How Grapes Help Cholesterol
Frequently, when we think about food and lowering cholesterol, we think about what we need to cut out, not what to include. We avoid things heavy in cholesterol and replace them with cholesterol-fr...
Herb Gardens Can Be Fun While Social Distancing
A lot of Americans are thrilled that the country is reopening. They are going back into their favorite stores, eating at restaurants and meeting up with friends. However, for people with a higher r...
Healthier White Bread Is Possible
We aim to eat a healthy diet. Diet is so crucial for all aspects of our health, including the heart. And while it might be easy to enjoy healthy foods and treat some foods as treats rather than sta...
Research Says Low-fat Milk Slows Aging
The healthiness of milk is in constant debate. Some nutritionists say it’s great; others say it’s awful. Official guidelines keep going back and forth about its inclusion in a healthy diet. But, ne...
Green Tea May Help Live Longer with a Healthy Heart
A new study shored up beliefs that green tea can aid health. Scientists say that people who drink green tea three or more times a week have longer lifespans and decreased rates of heart disease and...
Do Snacks Keep Your Metabolism High?
We have all heard it: snacking boosts your metabolism. It’s a myth that been going around in different forms for years and years. Tiny frequent meals can ramp up the metabolism. Always eating smal...
Hot Peppers May Aid Your Heart
We like our food hot, so new research saying hot peppers may aid the heart is welcome news! We have written before about the fact that capsaicin found in peppers may help weight loss, and this new ...
Is Meat Safe During Pandemic?
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is a group of 20 nutritional experts. They advise the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services on the government's guidelines for healthy eatin...