Nutrition

You Can Eat Healthy On a Budget
Nutrition

You Can Eat Healthy On a Budget

Andrea Glenn, PhD, RD | April 21, 2024

Food prices continue to get higher, while package sizes are getting smaller…and that is a problem for older adults on…

The Osteoporosis Healthy Diet
Nutrition

The Osteoporosis Healthy Diet

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD | April 19, 2024

Every year, millions diagnosed with osteoporosis end up with an osteoporotic fracture—usually a broken hip, collapsed vertebra, or snapped wrist.

How to Start Eating Healthy for Weight Loss
Food

How to Start Eating Healthy for Weight Loss

James A. Duke, PhD | April 19, 2024

Obesity is a global epidemic. Eating certain foods though can make getting to a healthy weight while maintaining good health easier.

How to Prevent Kidney Stones
Supplements

How to Prevent Kidney Stones

James A. Duke, PhD | April 14, 2024

Your kidneys are filters removing minerals from the blood. When some of those minerals are concentrated, they can crystallize and form kidney stones.

Homemade Lip Scrub for Dry and Chapped Lips
Nutrition

Homemade Lip Scrub for Dry and Chapped Lips

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | April 11, 2024

Dry chap lips are unsightly, and often they hurt. Homemade lip scrub recipes can help remove dead skin cells, and homemade balms can restore your lips.

Beyond the Mediterranean Diet
Food

Beyond the Mediterranean Diet

April 11, 2024

The Mediterranean diet gets lots of attention in the nutrition world …and for good reason. People who live in the…

Why Beans are Good for You
Food

Why Beans are Good for You

James A. Duke, PhD | April 10, 2024

Few foods are as good for you as beans offering a combination of protein, fiber, and vitamin. Eating more beans can provide a multitude of benefits.

Eat to Protect Your Brain
Food

Eat to Protect Your Brain

Serena Ball, MD, RD | April 8, 2024

Eating according to the Mediterranean diet may help preserve memory and reduce the risk of dementia. Two of the most…

Darker Plant Foods Are Healthier
Food

Darker Plant Foods Are Healthier

Janet Bond Brill, PhD, RDN, FAND | April 5, 2024

Black beans or cannellini? Purple potatoes or white? Black rice or brown? When you have the choice, always go for…

Do Berries Reduce Inflammation?
Food

Do Berries Reduce Inflammation?

Derek Burnett | March 28, 2024

Berries do reduce inflammation. However, these fruit are loaded with vitamins and other beneficial nutrients that have benefits that go far beyond.

Does Alcohol Cause Inflammation?
Food

Does Alcohol Cause Inflammation?

Derek Burnett | March 27, 2024

Does alcohol cause inflammation? While alcohol has been linked to reduced inflammation going beyond one or two glasses increases inflammation.

What Are Healthy Fats?
Food

What Are Healthy Fats?

Derek Burnett | March 26, 2024

Healthy fats are vital nutrients in a diet and include monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats with trans fats and saturated fats best avoided.

Anti-Inflammatory Vegetables
Food

Anti-Inflammatory Vegetables

Derek Burnett | March 25, 2024

Anti-inflammatory vegetables like broccoli, sweet potatoes, carrots, peppers, pack in anti-oxidants and bioactive compounds that fight inflammation.

Does Red Meat Cause Inflammation?
Food

Does Red Meat Cause Inflammation?

March 24, 2024

Does red meat cause inflammation? Although some studies link consumption of red meat to inflammation markers other studies only found a link with high BMI.

What Are Phytochemicals?
Food

What Are Phytochemicals?

Derek Burnett | March 23, 2024

Phytochemicals are the chemicals that protect plants from environmental damage. they also have powerful antioxidant and health benefits when eaten.