Vince Perugini 
The Paleo diet is well-known, but full of controversy. With its focus on whole foods, this type of diet does have the potential to help improve health, but not everybody finds it easy to follow.
Modern food tends to be heavily processed with far too many additives. Many of these additives, like MSG, can have negative impacts on health – and you might not realize just how many of them you are consuming.
Our society is almost obsessed with lowering cholesterol – so you’d think there would be strong evidence that it contributes to heart disease. However, there is actually a lot of controversy behind cholesterol, heart disease and statins. In fact, the science isn’t nearly as strong as society implies.
Virgin coconut oil isn’t exactly well known, but like olive oil, it is a naturally extracted oil, so it does have significant implications for health. It’s also an interesting type of oil and one that is certainly worth trying.
Black pepper is such a common ingredient that we tend to take it for granted. But, the spice actually has potential for health benefits. For example, black pepper contains piperine, a compound which has been shown to increase the bioavailability of curcumin — a key anti-inflammatory compound in turmeric.