Nothing says summer like a backyard barbeque! However, cooking certain foods over high heat, like that of a grill, can actually create dangerous compounds—compounds that are associated with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. But don’t cancel the party just yet!
Just like a well-used machine, our bodies change with age, requiring a little extra love and care. One of these changes is a process coined by scientists as inflammaging, or accelerated and deleterious aging driven by inflammation.
They say a Roman Emperor loved this veg so much he built portable greenhouses so it could be served to him every day.1 While some historians have debunked this lore, here’s one thing we know is true—whether it’s in a salad, a sandwich, or brined with dill, there’s nothing as cool as a cucumber!2 Let’s bite into some reasons you’ll want organic cukes on the menu t
It's grilling season, and there's one crop that dominates the menu, even when we're not serving it on the cob. Burgers and brats, salad dressing and barbecue sauce, sodas, and alcoholic beverages, they all have this in common: corn.1 2
Our bodies come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors. Each one of us is as unique as our individual fingerprints, and our health needs can be just as varied and complex. Yet, when it comes to the general health of our skin, there are many universal ways to keep it healthy, supple, and looking dewy and youthful—no matter our age or race.
How parents and caretakers can support children’s mental health, through the pandemic and beyond.
Cocoa or cacao? And does it matter if it ends in chocolate? Actually, the journey those cocoa beans took before they were transformed into your favorite treat does matter—a lot!
Getting nutritional experts to agree on just about anything these days is difficult, but you would be hard-pressed to find a nutritionist who doesn’t agree that we need to eat more veggies. In fact eating more vegetables might be the single most important thing you can do for your health.
Cooking vegetables and fruits may increase their nutritional benefits
I've always been taught that the nutritionally correct method is to undercook vegetables: “Cooking destroys nutrients, so less cooked vegetables equals healthier vegetables. Raw is even better.” But this common wisdom may not be true.
Umckaloabo is the Zulu name for the native geranium root used by tribal healers for hundreds of years to remedy colds and respiratory infections. Because Umckaloabo is quite a mouthful, Nature’s Way -the company that has introduced this product into U.S. markets - decided to shorten it to "Umcka".
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