Do you want to improve your mind tonight? Consider what you eat for dinner. Our chef suggests the Brain Food Special--a tender fillet of wild caught salmon in curry sauce over a pilaf of brown rice and lentils, accompanied...
We lop off broccoli stems, snip away carrot tops and snap woody ends from asparagus without a thought. The mindless tossing of scraps, peels and other produce trimmings is the norm in today's kitchens. Flashback a generation or two...
It is impossible to stay inside this time of year with hiking trips, afternoons on the boat and live concerts urging us to go out. Summer just wouldn’t be summer without the heat, and of course, the sunburned skin...
Major brands are selling orange juice with about 350 milligrams (mg) of calcium and 100 international units of vitamin D added to each 8-ounce serving. Many Americans don't get enough vitamin D, so I am happy to see the...
Could fermented foods be the next big thing? For years we have taken a step back from these types of foods, as they have seemed to disappear off of our plates. But now, studies show that there is list...
While some heart disease risk factors, such as family history, are out of your control, a healthy diet and lifestyle are your best weapons. Start improving your diet today with these 8 simple heart healthy diet tips:
1. Go bananas....
Attention all carbohydrate lovers, this new research will make you happy. Â Some studies are revealing that certain types of carbohydrates are not always a bad thing. Before you run out to buy donuts, make sure you understand which type...
A recent study conducted by Georgia Health Sciences University researchers revealed that teens that devoted 15 minutes twice a day towards meditation had a lower risk for Cardiovascular Disease.
A group of 62 teens were split in half and tested...
Life-span predictions may sound like the stuff of tarot cards and palm readers. But an increasingly sophisticated set of online tools promise to help individuals gain a sense of how long they might live -- and retirees, health care...
Infrared light can help spot cancerous tissue in an instant. To look for cancer in a biopsy, the sample is stained to highlight DNA and a protein in cytoplasm. Cancer cells contain a higher ratio of DNA to protein...
