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Vegetables, from deep green leaves to round, pungent bulbs, are at the core of a plant-powered diet. That’s because they are full of powerful nutrients and bioactive compounds that promote optimal health, including: Continue reading
The New Year is upon us, offering a fresh opportunity to make resolutions for better health. To feel your best this year—with renewed vigor, a healthy weight and optimal mental and physical function—resolve to make positive changes in your diet. And don’t underestimate the power of diet and healthy lifestyle habits in fighting your risk of devastating diseases. Continue reading
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones,” says an oft-quoted Chinese proverb. It’s encouraging to use this analogy when you’re facing a difficult challenge, such as remodeling a home or embarking on a new career. But this strategy is also useful when you’re trying to make positive changes in your diet to achieve better health. Small steps in your diet that may seem to fly under the radar can add up to noticeable benefits. Continue reading
As the cool weather comes upon us, it’s time to embrace the season’s
produce. At the top of my list is winter squashes, such as acorn, banana, turban, butternut, hubbard, and kabocha varieties. Continue reading
What do deep-fried zucchini, salmon sauteed in butter, and garden pasta with Alfredo sauce have in common? They’re examples of how you can take a perfectly delicious, healthful food and weigh it down calorically with an unfortunate preparation style. Continue reading
“It seems nearly all men will develop prostate cancer if they live long enough,” says Karen Collins, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., nutrition advisor for the American Institute for Cancer Research. Thus, scientists have been searching for lifestyle measures that can help stack the odds in your favor. Promising research reveals three important diet strategies that can help you mount a defense: A plant-based diet, moderate dairy consumption, and maintaining a healthy weight. Continue reading
Sustainability is today’s buzzword. But just what is sustainable eating? In ecological terms, sustainability is about how biological systems found in living organisms can remain diverse and productive over time. Thus, a sustainable food system is one that provides people with healthy food to meet current needs, as well as those of generations to come–while maintaining the health of the land, water, plants, animals, humans and natural resources. Continue reading
Sharon Palmer recently sat down with Stephanie Stephens of Mind Your Body to discuss what Anti-inflammatory foods we should be adding to our diet and what 3 Pro-inflammatory foods we need to be removing. Hint: We figured that french fries weren’t that good for you. Continue reading
Sipping a cup of green tea, whether hot, cold, or in a bottled beverage, is becoming an increasingly popular past-time for Americans—intake has more than doubled in the past four years. Continue reading
Scientists know that plants possess thousands of bioactive compounds, called phytochemicals, that impart health benefits when we eat them. These benefits range from protection of the eye against age-related macular degeneration to preventing the damaging effects of atherosclerosis that leads to heart disease. In fact, scientists believe that phytochemicals might be partially responsible for the excellent health typically seen among people who eat large amounts of plant foods. Continue reading
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