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Sugar Shock: How Sugar Affects Your Body and How to Tame Your Sweet Tooth
The average American now consumes some 22 teaspoons of sugar a day. And our sweet tooth isn’t just making us fat - it’s triggering all kinds of inflammation, fueling chronic diseases and even increasing our risks of cancer.
The Lowdown on Vitamin D
Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, weighs in on the Institute of Medicine's vitamin D recommendations.
Too Many To-Go Foods
Amazed by the number of drive-thrus? Then prepare yourself for another shock:
Frozen Future
An inconvenient truth: Our relationship with processed convenience foods is on a troubling trajectory.
How to Use Tempeh Creatively
Healthier than tofu, tempeh is a great source of plant-based protein. Try these tasty soybean cakes as a meat alternative or as a nutritious addition to dishes of all kinds.
The Truth About Agave
Is agave nectar a healthy alternative sweetener or an overhyped sugar syrup?
A Clean Getaway
A refreshing departure from vacation over-indulgences, a detox retreat leaves your mind clear, your body restored, your daily habits reconsidered. Here's how to find the right one for you.
How to Eat More Celery
There's a lot more culinary life in celery than the diet crowd lets on. And research shows it can help prevent memory loss, lower blood pressure and may even inhibit cancer.
Make Friends With Your Farmer
Some critics are now saying the locavore movement is elitist and misguided. Not so - real foods do make a real difference.
3 Simple Shifts to Eating Healthier
Looking for low-effort ways to eat healthier? These three small adjustments can make a surprisingly big difference in how you look and feel.
Reality’s Bites
My humble, home-cooked meals are not the stuff of Food Channel fantasy. But they sure beat eating a bag of pretzels for dinner.
How to Eat More Lentils: 4 Creative Recipes
One of the world's healthiest foods, these fiber-rich legumes add hearty flavor to everything from salads to veggie burgers.
Costco Agrees to Stop Selling Unsustainable Seafood
Greenpeace's eight-month Oh-No-Costco campaign persuades the wholesale club to create a more sustainable seafood program.
Being Healthy Is a Revolutionary Act: Renegade Perspectives for Thriving in a Mixed-Up World
You want to be healthy? Well, hey, that’s wonderful! This article is designed to help you succeed.
Heart News
Refined carbs and processed sugars — NOT saturated fat — drive heart disease.
The Morning Banana Diet and Other New Year’s Follies
'Tis the season for fad diets and crazy weight-loss schemes. But real change still relies on patience, calm focus and healthy common sense.
Eating by the Numbers
The new ANDI and NuVal food-rating systems strive to make healthy choices easier. But they can be misleading, too. Here’s how to make sense of the numbers - and their limitations.
How to Cook Grass-Fed Beef
High in antioxidants, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, meat from pasture-fed cattle is a nourishing delicacy.
COMING CLEAN: Fish Stories
Last weekend's record-threatening snowfall allowed me some free time to try a few new recipes. Kyle made lasagna and pot…
Behind the Scenes With Blake Mycoskie (Video)
The founder of TOMS Shoes discusses how his movement is helping children around the world.
Marvelous Millet: Recipes, Techniques, and More
These splendid little seeds are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals — and they’re versatile, too.