Chia seeds have gone from being an important ingredient in the ubiquitous Chia Pet to being a modern-day superfood. But the origins of chia seeds are even older than those once-popular terra-cotta animals let on. Derived from the Salvia hispanica plant grown...

Barley is an excellent source of both insoluble and soluble fiber, which assures long-term overall health. Most of the benefits of barley occur because of its high concentration of eight essential amino acids that represent the body’s complete protein requirement....