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School Lunch Break
You thought school lunch was bad when you were a kid? You should see it now.
Fork in the Road
Wake up and smell the statistics. America's eating has gone bonkers, and it's up to us to stop the madness.
Making Adjustments
Recipe retrofitting is one way to cut back on unwanted sugars and fats. But it's not always your best strategy for healthier eating.
What Sugar Problem?
People keep harping about how horrible sugar is for your health. Can it really be as bad as they say?
The Diet Dilemma
Every body is unique, and yet most eating plans promise results for everyone. Sure, you want to eat right, but what's right for you?
A Game of Chicken
Pumped with chemicals and raised in cramped quarters, most supermarket chickens these days are a sad joke. But don't despair! You can still rustle up an old-fashioned chicken dinner that is delicious, nutritious and totally satisfying!
Owning Your Health
Your body is your most valuable piece of personal property. Shouldn't you be the one in charge of keeping it safe and sound?
Sweet on Squash
Don't turn up your nose at this venerable vegetable. It's one of the season's most lovable delights!
Wellness Tests
Below are some of the tests that Dr. Gregory Tefft and other individualized-nutrition experts suggest will show you the best picture of your current genetic and nutritional reality.
Nutrigenomics
An emerging field of nutritional research dubbed “nutrigenomics” focuses on identifying and understanding molecular-level interaction between nutrients and other dietary bioadditives with the human genome during transcription, translation and expression (the processes by which proteins encoded by the genome are produced and, for better or for worse, do their thing).
Locating Sustainably and Locally Grown Foods
Hello, happy go-lucky shopper! Don’t you just love being able to grab what you need right off the shelf of your local supermarket? Isn’t it great not to have to worry about where it came from or how it got there?
Coming Home to Your Foodshed
Look closely into the complex implications of making the world your supermarket, and you'll likely gain a new appreciation for the advantages of eating closer to home.
The Real Power of Antioxidants
Antioxidants protect something infinitely important – your cells. These remarkable nutrients give freely of themselves so your cells can live and be healthy. Discover more about these power nutrients.
Multivitamin Maze
Yes, you should probably be taking a multi, but how do you decide which one?
What Is Ephedra?
Dangerous, benign, helpful, harmful? Here's the scoop on one of the most controversial herbs around.
What Does “Organically Grown” Mean?
Good for us and good for the environment, organics are suddenly everybody's food darling. We're filling our baskets with all kinds of organic labels these days, but do we really know what we're getting?