For many of us, we don’t need another excuse to enjoy a piece of chocolate every once in a while, and as it turns out eating chocolate may actually help support mental health. However, it’s important to understand that it’s not the chocolate bar from the grocery store checkout shelf. The kind of chocolate that is going to hold the greatest health benefit is 70% or greater unsweetened dark chocolate, and here’s why.

Don’t let not having a gym membership stop you from reaching your fitness goals this year! Use these tips to kick it into high gear and feel your best both physically and mentally this year.

Here's a delicious chia pudding recipe that takes only 30 minutes to make and enjoy! Unlike other chia pudding recipes, you don't have to wait hours to enjoy this nutritious snack. Plus, it tastes like a yummy dessert without the guilt.

As we progress into 2019, many of us have set New Year’s health goals such as making better dietary choices, exercising more, and taking better care of ourselves as a whole. Self-care sometimes involves supplementing to give the body the added boost it needs to function at its best. This year, consider adding some medicinal mushrooms to your supplement routine. Not only are they super easy to take, but our Magnificent Mushrooms blends here at Dr. Vim’s help to support different areas of health including immune function, brain health, and exercise recovery.

Do you have a tradition of drinking hot cocoa on Christmas eve or while opening gifts? This Mocha Peppermint Hot Cocoa makes the perfect guilt-free treat you can feel good about enjoying!

Did you know that diet plays a huge role in brain health? The brain is made up of nearly 60% fat, so it is essential that we include plenty of healthy fats in our diet to support optimal brain function. Not only that, but there are specific foods that have been found to help support memory and cognitive function, and some foods that may even be able to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Let’s take a look at the top four brain-boosting foods you can add to your diet for optimal brain health.

Tis the season for all of the yummy holiday recipes! If eggnog is one of your favorite traditional holiday recipes, this healthier option may be exactly what you are looking for this holiday season

Winter is quickly approaching which means much colder temperatures. This can be a reason to keep you bundled up inside and can make getting off the couch that much harder! However, colder weather doesn’t have to be a reason to not stay active this winter. If you are looking for ways to stay fit even during the coldest days, here are five ways to do that that don’t involve freezing outside in the cold.

Fall is in full swing, and some areas of the country may even be experiencing their first snow of the season. This means that winter is just around the corner which is often a time when our diets change yet again. We may have gone from a lighter and more refreshing fare to a little bit of a heavier diet in the fall. In the winter months, you may find yourself eating even heartier foods like crockpot dinners, soups, and stews. The great news is that even with a little bit of a heavier diet this time of year, you can include lots of gut-boosting foods into your diet to help keep your health in tip-top shape. Enjoying these foods is also a great way to help support the immune system all winter long.

This time of year, so many people come down with the flu and it almost seems like everyone we come in contact with has the sniffles! No matter where we turn, germs are everywhere, so we want to make sure we are supporting our health as best as we can.