Orthomolecular medicine is a form of alternative medicine, which aims to restore the optimum environment of the body by correcting imbalances or deficiencies based on individual biochemistry using substances natural to the body such as vitamins, dietary minerals, proteins, antioxidants, amino acids, ω-3 fatty acids, ω-6 fatty acids, lipotropes, prohormones, dietary fiber and short and long chain fatty acids. It holds that such imbalances or deficiencies can be prevented, treated, or sometimes cured by achieving optimum bodily levels of these substances, either through diet or metabolism.

In case you didn’t know, Omega-3 fatty acids are also awesome for your heart! Besides fish (salmon is great!), two other good sources of omega-3 fatty acids are flaxseed and walnuts. You can incorporate both into your diet by using their oil forms in smoothies ...

Japan keeps coming up with anti-diet food. The Mega Burgers keep tempting those waistlines and butts.

The Humboldt squid, which has a similar diet to sharks, is preying on commercial fishing populations such as anchovy and hake. The appearance of the voracious predator could be a disaster for already hard pressed fishermen.

Hopes that a diet low in fat and chock-full of fruits and vegetables could prevent the return of breast cancer were dashed Tuesday by a large, seven-year experiment in more than 3,000 women. The government study found no benefit from a mega-veggies-and-fruit diet over the U.S. recommended servings of five fruits and vegetables a day

The government study found no benefit from a mega-veggies-and-fruit diet over the U.S. recommended servings of five fruits and vegetables a day — more than most Americans get.