Most Americans make New Year’s resolutions, but, by this time of year, most of those goals have been abandoned. Two studies report that only 9...
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The Tastiest Health Tonic: A Cup of Tea
Every day, people around the world drink an estimated 2 billion cups of tea, the beverage made from the leaves of the camellia sinensis bush....
Ode to Chocolate: Food of Love and Health
February is National Chocolate Lovers Month as well as American Heart Month, a time when everyone needs to focus on their cardiovascular health, the leading...
The Surprising Roles of Zinc
Zinc, an essential nutrient that your body can’t make by itself, is involved with many different functions of the cells in your body. It’s important...
Does Intermittent Fasting Work…Really?
Intermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular way to lose weight. In one way, we’re all intermittent fasters—we don’t eat while we are sleeping. But...
Bust Belly Fat
There are two main types of fat storage. Subcutaneous fat is stored right under your skin, and visceral fat, the so-called “belly fat,” is stored...
Almost-Vegetarian Entertaining for the Holidays
Entertaining season is upon us! If you are planning to have guests for the upcoming holidays, you may know that some are vegetarian…or you may...
The Right Bubbly for Your Occasion
Americans drink the most sparkling wine—perhaps one-third of all that is sold in this country each year—between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. There are plenty of...
Soup: The Ultimate Comfort Food for Cold Winter Days
Soup is warm and comforting, delicious, nutritious, and filling. And I’m not talking about the canned kind, which is basically salt water chock full of...
Kernza: A Regeneratively Grown Super Grain
Regenerative farms, as opposed to conventional ones, grow plant-friendly crops. To be certified as regenerative, the practices of the farm must help rebuild topsoil health,...
The Cognitive Fountain of Youth
For years, we’ve heard that diets featuring dark green, leafy vegetables…wild-caught fatty fish…and low-sugar fruits such as berries, olives and avocados support strong cognitive performance....
A Remedy for Pain, Depression, Insomnia In the Foods You Eat
Don’t let the word scare you off. Cannabis sativa—known by its more colloquial name marijuana—has come a long way since the 1960s, when it had...
