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5 Questionable Food Combinations
Five key types of food combos to avoid and what they can teach us about how to eat for better health (and less digestive distress).
Why Your Body Needs Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Eating an optimal mix of vitamins and minerals is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Here’s how to enhance your diet and health with Omega-3 fatty acids.
Why Your Body Needs Magnesium
Eating an optimal mix of vitamins and minerals is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Here’s how to enhance your diet and health with magnesium.
Aspartame in Milk?
A new campaign by the U.S. dairy industry is attempting to allow aspartame in chocolate and other flavored milks without advertising it on the front label.
5 Critical Nutrients and What Happens to Your Body When They’re Missing
Eating an optimal mix of vitamins and minerals is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Here’s how to enhance your diet with five key nutrients.
Soy: To Eat or Not to Eat?
That is the question many health experts are asking about this hugely popular protein. While it does deliver some nutritional benefits, it’s best to enjoy in moderation.
5 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Superbugs
Bacteria are waging a battle against antibiotics, which are overused and too often ineffective. But we can still win the war.
Chocolate: The Darker the Better
The benefits of eating dark chocolate may move it from the category of guilty pleasure to healthy staple.
Stevia: Too Good to Be True?
This popular “natural” sweetener appears less problematic than its artificial counterparts, but it could still have health consequences of its own.
The Health Benefits of Cocoa Powder
Explore the health benefits of cocoa as Harvard University researchers shed light on how flavonoids in dark chocolate can enhance various aspects of well-being, while emphasizing the need for caution when consuming mass-market chocolate products containing high levels of sugar and trans fats.
The Problem With Processed Food
All processed foods are not created equal — especially those that claim to be healthy. Here’s what to watch out for on a product’s label and where to turn for better alternatives.
Expert Answers: Digesting Protein, Exercising During a Detox, and More
We ask the experts how much protein you can digest, if you should exercise during a detox, and if certain yoga poses detox the body.
CLA: Can This Fatty Acid Help You Lose Weight?
Fans of the CLA supplements believe it does. Here’s the skinny on how CLA works and whether or not it can help with weight loss.
The Effects of Junk Food-Induced Inflammation on Our Health
Researchers show that eating processed junk food regularly is the highest cause of tissue inflammation.
Diet Is a Four-Letter Word
Holistic Nutrition Coach, Jill Grunewald explains why diets don’t work.
Back to the Future: ’80s Food Trends Debunked
Your neon tights, parachute pants and leg warmers are long gone, so why are you eating like it’s 1985?
The Joy of Eating Well
Here are tips on how to cultivate a healthy attitude towards foods — and get rid of the “good food”/”bad food” syndrome.
Can Eating Trans Fats Make You Angry?
New research shows a correlation between consumption of trans fats and aggression.
Practical Tips To Avoid GM Foods
Frank Lipman, MD gives you 8 tips to avoid GM foods.
What’s in Your Rice Milk?
Rice milk contains much more than simply water and rice. Learn more.
Frank Lipman, MD, on Foods to Eliminate for Better Health
“King of Smoothies” Peter Sarsgaard and Dr. Frank Lipman discuss weight loss.