Findings released from a 2021 annual Favorite Veggie Survey announced that broccoli was awarded the top spot as America’s favorite vegetable (1). And with the numerous health benefits associated with the vegetable, that’s a good [...]
With its green foliage and pastel-hued flowers, the astragalus plant can be found in both temperate and arid regions growing alongside dry riverbeds and in northern forests. Like many adaptogenic plants, it thrives in harsh [...]
“Arctic root,” “golden root,” and “king’s crown” are just a few of the synonyms for Rhodiola rosea, a small but mighty adaptogenic botanical. While you may not know what makes this beautiful, yellow-flowered plant so tough, its strong, majestic nicknames give a few hints. Rhodiola’s Long History in Scandinavian Folklore and Tradition Grown in dry mountainous soils across the Arctic region, Rhodiola rosea has been harvested [...]
Schisandra chinensis sounds like a new health ingredient about to go viral like echinacea or elderberry. But believe it or not, schisandra has been used for thousands of years. Known as the five-flavored fruit, schisandra has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Today, researchers continue to study what makes this adaptogen so [...]
Mushrooms are classified as spore-bearing fungi. Interestingly, they are not considered plants since they do not require sunlight for energy and contain no chlorophyll, that green photosynthetic pigment found in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria required [...]
