When it comes to grocery shopping, do you really know what you're getting? Learn how to avoid being seduced by the pretty pictures on the box.

When used in combination, sorghum bran, white mulberry and phloridzin can significantly and safely lower blood sugar.

There’s not only one way to do things, and it's essential to realize that you need to be an advocate for your own health.

Learn the five simple keys to eating better... you might be surprised at just how easy they really are.

Are you a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty type of person? Your answer can make all the difference in your life and happiness.

With today's stressors being multiple, constant and prolonged it is quite easy to loose one's cool, which unfortunately, just makes any situation worse.

I call it having a "short fuse syndrome".

So how can you keep your cool and "lengthen your fuse" during times of strife such as your commute in terrible traffic, with angry clients or terrible customer service agents, with aggressive co-workers or with fussy family member? Believe it or not, the answer is in your brain. Yes, your brain!

Our brain is equipped with two sides of a nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is that which control our response to these multiple, constant and prolonged stressors, our fight or flight is carried out here. On the other side, the parasympathetic rules our ability to rest, relax and repair.

Sprouted grains contain all of the necessary nutrients for producing a whole new plant. These same nutrients are good for you as well.

Preventing the devastating consequences of diabetes requires a plan of action. Do you have one in place?

Is your thyroid medication not working – even at higher doses? You might want to test your reverse T3 level.

In cooking, onions are one of the components of mirepoix (pronounced meer-pwah) - a French culinary term for a finely chopped mix of onion, celery, and carrots. It's used as a flavor base for a wide variety of dishes.

I know this, not because I cook, but because I love watching the Food Channel. I don't know why, but watching other people cook simply fascinates me.

I digress ... back to onions.

Anyway, new research shows that onions are good for mice brains and probably ours as well. Eating them or supplementing with an onion extract may help to lower MDA or malondialdehyde, a marker of oxidative stress and a brain cell killer.

Is your health pre-determined by your genes? If cancer or heart disease runs in your family, are you destined to develop these conditions as well?

Wouldn't it be great if there was an antidote to the extreme "burn-out" you're constantly challenged by? There is.

Why is it that more places are offering gluten-free foods, but are recommending that people with Celiac Disease shouldn't eat there?

Doesn't that defeat the purpose?

It's been two years since my diagnoses of Celiac Disease. At first, I would overdramatize how much my life was ruined and that food would no longer mean the same. I recently became excited to hear of all the great options that were open to me. Little did I know, what restaurants really meant was their gluten free option is only for those who are going through yet another diet fad, not those who truly need it.

I've always had digestive problems, but thought it was just stress, or IBS. It seemed normal to me (and I as I type this I realize how this sounds) to throw up, have diarrhea, and get horrible abdominal pains, and constantly feel bloated immediately after eating.

I had just transferred to DePaul University in the fall of 2011, and was just getting used to living back on a college campus again. This was when I began noticing more and more issues with my gut. However, I ignored these symptoms and just thought I was stressed from school, as I tend to be during the quick ten-week quarter system DePaul has.

A few nights a week I would be up all night, death gripping the sides of my toilet while everything poured out of my mouth. My roommates would joke with me and say, "You're sick all the time. Maybe you have the gluten thing." Laughing, thinking that was not even possible, I ignored them and continued doing absolutely nothing about addressing the problem.

As time progressed, it started to become a hassle to eat. After every meal I would feel exhausted from throwing up, from the horrible pains I felt and all I wanted to do was lay down. Date nights I had with my boyfriend turned embarrassing, for I would need to quickly excuse myself to spend what seemed an eternity in the ladies room.

When there is an excess of any hormone in relation to the whole intricate system we call the"endocrine system", an overall imbalance develops, and health problems can arise. When there is too much estrogen and not enough progesterone to counteract its effects, the situation is called estrogen dominance.

Estrogen dominance is a multi-factorial situation and is caused by such things as exposure to excess environmental xenoestrogens, use of synthetic estrogens such as the birth control pill and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), anovulation (lack of ovulation during menstrual cycle, which is not uncommon among women older than 35), digestion issues (which tax the estrogen-detoxification process in the liver), unrelenting stress (which strains the adrenals and the thyroid), unresolved emotional issues, poor diet and negative lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol use.

How does estrogen dominance specifically alter women's health?

Learn about the most dangerous food toxins and how to protect against their toxic effects.

Removing built-up toxins from your body is often the first step towards feeling better and living healthier.

If you can't properly digest food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate waste, you simply won't be optimally healthy.

Learn about two dangerous environmental toxins and how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from their damaging effects.

Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Out of balance? Find out how you can use your heart rate to quickly get back on track.

You need good bacteria to be optimally healthy. But overexposure to antibiotics is creating a bacterial imbalance.

DNA is not destiny. Your behavior has tremendous effects on your health, well-being, and even gene expression.

The leaves are falling and snow is coming. Don't dread the chores, use them as your free personal trainer.

Do you know what diseases run in your family? Fortunately, genetics doesn't have to predict your risk of getting one of them.

Are you disease-proof? What if you were able to reduce your risk of disease by a whopping 80 percent?

Fat isn't all bad. Healthy fats play a role in helping you manage your weight, keep your skin and hair looking great, and much more.

Chronic stress has a detrimental effect on the hormones you need to keep looking and feeling young.

Could alternative healing methods actually cure cancer?

PQQ enhances cell energy by increasing the number of your cellular powerhouses.

Do you remember the old sign: NO SHIRT, NO SHOES, NO SERVICE? It was hung on gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants to convey a threat that you would not have access to that establishment's service if you hadn't shoes on, nor a shirt.

What I wouldn't give to have that sign hanging almost everywhere these days!

Well, ok...the shirt thing is questionable.

But having no shoes on, feeling the great earth and warm grass underneath my feet and having no service by not having access to the electronic blizzard and bings and dings and rings of our modern day?!

I would heed to that sign each time I saw it! 

Without me going on a vandalizing spree and hanging new signs everywhere, I have come up with some helpful tips to help me unplug from and enjoy having "no service".

Compounds in cinnamon offer hope for millions of Alzheimer's patients.

A powerful anticancer drug, dichloroacetate, induces cancer cell death. The problem? It's too cheap for Big Pharma.

Technology can be a huge burden when it comes to allowing yourself time to relax. So, set yourself free!

Cancer affects almost everyone in some way. Why is the prevalence on the rise with all the fundraising efforts for "the cure"?

Learn how your subconscious mind plays a role in your health and interpersonal relationships.

Is it a myth that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?

Learn how to uncover the hidden truth of unhealthy "health food" pitfalls and avoid them altogether.

Although the human body is relatively adept at managing acute stressors, chronic stress can produce a variety of harmful effects.

Avoid artificial sweeteners at all cost – they have been linked to many adverse health effects.

Depression is extremely common these days; but most medications cause side effects that make coping even more difficult.

Juicing has become a widespread trend, but are you really benefiting from it?

Learn the ins and outs of raw cuisine with Natasha Kyssa, author of The Simply Raw Kitchen.

Are you ready to take Dr. Ginger's 30-Day Change-Your-Life Nutrition Detox Challenge?

Eating in front of the TV, at your desk or with other distractions may be ruining your health.

Learn what you can do to treat yourself the way you deserve. Get more rest, exercise and live a healthier, happier lifestyle.

The fall season brings cooler weather, which can affect your skin. Learn the skincare secrets to combat the change in temperature.

The way you think can directly affect healing and health. Learn more about Mind-Body Medicine, and how you can benefit.

Feeling like you're running on fumes? Your body and mind might be telling you that you've had enough.

If you're avoiding sugar there are a dizzying array of other sweeteners to choose from. Which ones are good? Bad? Even downright dangerous?

Learn how to consciously address your emotions and switch on the powerful healing potential within.

Dr. Ginger explains the many health benefits of infra-red saunas.