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Health Benefits of Fowl

What a glorious time of year! Autumn colors blazing, fireplaces alight, summer’s final bounty in our markets, families reunited. Thankful? For the beauty, the bounty, and the family, of course. But...

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New tool to avoid added sugar

Here’s sweet news for those of us who blame added sugar for a host of serious health problems. For the first time, the FDA has seen the light and agrees. They now propose, finally, that consumption of...

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Mediterranean lifestyle is more than a diet

The Mediterranean diet has been hailed, including by me, as a wonderfully safe, effective, better-than-drugs way to reduce risks of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and heart attack. At the same time,...

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Holidays No Reason to Eat Too Much

Some call the upcoming holidays “the silly season”—not without justification. I like to call it “the foodie season” since this season brings us more great foodie treats than any other time of year....

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Tangerine’s Health Benefits

Just when most trees are winding down for the winter, along come two feel-good, taste-great, healthful, sunny-orange superfruits. Tangerines and tangelos. Bursting with sweet and tangy juice, like a...

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Meaning of Natural Label

Oftentimes, when I write you regarding healthy habits, I talk a lot about eating natural foods. But just what does that mean? And how can you do it? When I use the term, I mean foods that haven’t been...

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Leeks and Alliums

One of the royal families of health foods is the genus allium. Among the family’s proud members are onions, garlic, shallots, scallions, and today’s slender superstar, the leek. Leeks are surprisingly...

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Health Halo Effect

Have you heard of the health halo effect? If not, here’s a simple explanation. It’s human nature to stick things in categories. And brands take advantage of this fact. They will tout one good aspect of...

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Genetically Modified Salmon Approved in US

Even when we know people are missing some marbles, they can still surprise us. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the FDA has just dragged us into troubled waters— again. Last November, the agency...

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Brussels Sprouts’ Health Benefits

Unless you’re living in the south, these are the hardest days. Deep in winter, months from the first thaw, this part of the year presents the greatest dearth of healthy, fresh veggies. This time of...

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Don’t Eat Refined Carbohydrates

By now, you should be pretty familiar with the healthy eating plate. That’s the general amount of each food you should eat. For instance, in a typical meal, half your plate should be made up of...

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Avocado’s Health Benefits

As early as 7,000 B.C., the avocado was a staple in the Aztec diet—with quite a reputation. The avocado’s creamy flesh was thought to inflame such irresistible desire that virgin daughters were kept...

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Organic food benefits at conventional prices

In these letters, you often hear me talk about the importance of eating healthy, natural, organic food. Organic food is often higher in healthy nutrients. You don’t have to worry about chemicals—like...

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Herbicide Alternatives

It goes without saying: herbicides kill. And although the active ingredients in most herbicides have been declared “safe” for human consumption, that’s up for debate. Recently, the most common active...

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Good Foods Don’t Exist

Everyone knows that losing weight means eating “good” foods, avoiding “bad” foods, and (ugh)—counting calories. But what if it’s not about “good” foods versus “bad?” And what if it’s not even about...

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Non-stick Coatings are Poisonous

The modern world is a wonderful place. Today, we’ve got cars that can park themselves, computers that will obey our voices, and cookware that never needs scrubbing. Actually, let’s rethink that last...

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Radish Health Benefits

Radishes get the short end of the stick. They are often lumped in with other unappealing vegetables. But, when stories come out about the health benefits of hated foods, radishes usually get...

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The best lettuces for your health

It’s salad season. A good salad—one full of veggies, with a healthy protein source—can be one of the best foods in the world. But are all salads created equal? Of course not. Today, we’re going to take...

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Clutter Makes You Overeat

Recent research has shed new light on a simple, painless way to help you shed weight. The solution is right before your eyes—the order, or disorder, in your kitchen or workplace. A research team at...

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Bergamot: Health Oil

When nature’s gifts and our endless human curiosity meet up, great things happen. Today’s star is the citrus fruit bergamot. So many health benefits from so little of its essential oil! Imagine that...

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