Although Americans need to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, the food gurus these days aren't pushing fruits as much as they once were. That's because more information has come out about fructose, the sugar in fruit. While fine in moderation, in excessive amounts, fructose can be toxic. That's why at Beyond Health, we've always recommended not exceeding more than two pieces of fruit a day. But one fruit the experts still recommend is berries, including strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries and raspberries. Why? Because no fruit offers so much nutritional value for the calories and fructose it delivers. Berries for Disease Prevention Berries are chock-full of phytonutrients (translation: nutrients in plants) that are some of the world's most powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. Since oxidation and inflammation are fundamental processes in all disease, it's not surprising that scientists have been finding that berries help to prevent and curb every…

Why Vitamin C Intake Is Often Not Enough — Even If You’re Supplementing Many people assume they’re getting enough vitamin C.In reality, most aren’t even close. From informal surveys of Beyond Health customers, a consistent pattern emerges: vitamin C intake is often far below what’s needed to support optimal cellular function, stress resilience, and long-term health. Vitamin C is foundational to the Beyond Health lifestyle—not because it prevents a single deficiency disease, but because it supports hundreds of essential biological processes throughout the body. Why Government Recommendations Miss the Mark Official vitamin C guidelines were designed to prevent scurvy, not to support: Immune resilience Tissue repair Detoxification Inflammatory balance Healthy aging These recommendations do not reflect the true physiological needs of humans, especially in today’s high-stress, high-toxin environment. Vitamin C: A Core Biological Requir…