The New Superfoods

Superfoods are foods — mostly plant-based but also some fish and dairy — thought to be nutritionally dense and thus good for one’s health. The term has no set scientific meaning, however, and any list of “top” superfoods is purely subjective. Superfoods are healthful, for the most part, aside from possible contamination, added sugars or …

10 Facts About Caffeine

Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid found in various seeds, leaves, nuts, and berries. The caffeine ingested by insects when they feed on these plant parts functions as a natural pesticide that can paralyze and kill them. But humans are tougher, amirite gise?