Nutrients

Whether flushing toxins, preventing inflammation or boosting your immune system, certain foods prove particularly effective in repairing the body. Here’s a primer on some of the best edible healers around.

These expert strategies can help you develop healthier eating habits.

Phytochemicals — plant-based micronutrients that contain protective, disease-preventing compounds — might just be the best-kept secret in nutrition.

Discover the power of plant protein. You’ll get all the protein you need plus reap a rich nutritional harvest.

Help your kids decode food packaging and labels and you’ll equip them with a healthy-living skill they can use forever. And you might notice less whining — starting now.

If you’re seeking the truest, most powerful foods on Earth, look to your prehistoric palate.

Running on empty? Drop that candy bar and fuel up on healthy foods that keep you going strong.

Reducing your daily intake of toxic compounds can make a dramatic difference in your health.

Dr. Mark Hyman weighs in on the top-five foods to eat regularly – and the top five to avoid.

You know that your genes are central to your health. But did you know that they have their own nutritional needs? Discover how the emerging field of nutrigenomics may help us nourish our DNA — and lower our risk of certain diseases.

Are you eating the same five or six foods every day? Stop! Enjoying a range of diverse fruits, veggies and lean proteins can help you correct chronic nutrient deficiencies – and even avoid food intolerances.

The skinny on essential fatty acids.

The effects of sugar on the body go beyond cavities. High blood-sugar levels have many negative health impacts, including many inflammation-based diseases. Here’s how to cut back and balance your blood-sugar levels.

Wondering what to eat before and after your workouts? Learn the essentials of fueling for optimal energy, recovery and health.

While fresh produce is generally best, with a little nutritional know-how, you can eat healthy from your market’s freezer case and canned-foods aisle, too.

When cafeterias, vending machines and fast food fail to satisfy, a sack lunch can save the day – if you pack it right.

Until recently, consumers had no way of knowing precisely how much trans fat lurked in their favorite foods. But now, a new food-labeling regulation gives us all a better shot at eliminating this danger from our diets.

Cholesterol may be the most vilified — and misunderstood — nutrient in our food. Here’s how to unravel the myths.

During the convenience-driven, newfangled-food frenzy of the past half-century, many nourishing essentials like bone broths, legumes, root vegetables, and sprouted grains all but disappeared from American plates. Now they’re coming back — and starting a contemporary legacy of their own.

Food makers are adding vitamins, minerals and other beneficial ingredients to conventional foods, but the value of such enhanced products is still a matter of debate.

Dairy-industry growth hormones boost milk production, but raise questions – like, what if they wind up in the milk we drink? Here’s what you should know about the research into possible risks, including early-onset puberty and antibiotic resistance.