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What Is Alpha-Gal? Symptoms, Causes & Background

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a growing and often misunderstood condition that can dramatically change the way people eat and manage their health. Often referred to as a tick meat allergy or mammalian meat allergy, alpha-gal syndrome causes allergic reactions to red meat and other mammal-derived products. The condition is most commonly linked to bites from ...

FAQs: Heavy Metals in Foods

Feel like everywhere you turn there’s a new report of lead or other heavy metals in the food products in your pantry? You’re not alone. While it can be unnerving to hear about contaminants ending up in food and personal care items, it’s important to start with the facts — the very same ones the ...

Signs of Dehydration in Kids

Staying hydrated is essential at every age. Since our bodies are roughly 50-70 percent water, hydration impacts all sorts of important functions like stabilizing temperature, removing toxins, and keeping joints healthy. But between play time, sports practice, and being active, dehydration in kids can be just as common as in adults. This is especially true ...

1,001+ Fun Facts for Kids

Fun Facts for Kids Infographic click here “Good.” “Fine.” “Okay.” If these are the answers you get after asking how your kids’ day was, shake up family dinner with interesting facts for kids. Bonding over a meal can be a special routine, especially with these conversation starters to pique everyone’s interest. For inquisitive little ones, ...

Health Benefits (And Risks) of Salt

It adds a perfect crust to a grilled steak, a sprinkle of flavor on top of popcorn, and even subtly enhances the sweetness of chocolate chip cookies. Salt is the one ingredient that is an essential in nearly every dish you could dream up, but it’s also often misunderstood.  Is salt good for you? How ...

Editor’s Picks: Our Favorite Products in March 2023

As Thrive Market employees, we know a lot about our products. We swap recommendations, we sample from the “free table” at Thrive Market HQ, and we’re the first to add newly-launched items to our orders. Editor’s Picks is a monthly column rounding up the top three products our blog editors are loving. In March, we ...

How to Practice Cycle Syncing: Align Your Diet and Exercise With Your Menstrual Cycle

What is cycle syncing? The menstrual cycle is much more nuanced than just “menstruating” or “not menstruating.” It involves waves of hormonal shifts throughout the entire 28(ish) days that affect your mood, your energy levels, your appetite, and much more. [1] Enter “cycle syncing”, a concept referring to eating, exercising and resting in response to where ...

What is Cryotherapy? The Benefits, History & Risks Behind the Wellness Craze

Your body has temporary physical reactions to cold—goosebumps, chattering teeth, maybe a jolt of adrenaline from the sudden chill—but did you know that cold may also have more long-lasting health benefits? That’s the idea behind cryotherapy, a popular wellness practice that involves using extreme cold to help treat depression, chronic pain, fatigue, and other ailments.  ...