Gift For Families Dealing with Cancer: 6000 Healthy Take-Home Meals

Imagine trying to get a healthy family meal on the table after spending a long day at the hospital with a sick child.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 September 71 Views

There's Such a Thing As Too Much Fruit: How to Measure the Good Foods

When it comes to "good for you" foods, when do we reach the point of too much "goodness"? Here are 9 tips...

By Corley Black

28 August 73 Views

Hooray! A Diet Cheat Day Can Help You Lose Weight: Here's How To Own It

According to recent studies, indulging in a diet cheat day could actually help boost your metabolism and help you lost weight. Here's how to do it right.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 July 71 Views

Middle-Agers Are Fending Off Dementia With Healthy Living: Study

A new UK study suggests that a drop in the rate of dementia for people over 65 is likely due to healthier lifestyles in middle age.

By Ishmael Evans

30 August 65 Views

Why A Grown Woman Is Using KidzSprinkles To Get Her Vitamins

I'll take this over a spinach and kale smoothie any day.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 August 69 Views

Five Fun, Creative Ways To Get Your Veggies In

If you know you need to get more vegetables but struggle to make it happen because it seems to too hard—or boring—try these five easy veggie fixes.

By Brenda Skaggs

18 August 74 Views

Astronauts Grow Salad Greens, Eat Fresh Food in Space, a NASA First

Space farming reached an important milestone this week when astronauts got to eat fresh salad greens grown aboard the International Space Station.

By Dawn Nave

13 August 84 Views

Field of Greens: Baseball Stadiums Grow Veggies on Roof to Feed Fans

Several Major League Baseball teams have joined the urban farming movement, raising crops in their stadiums–even right on their rooftops– to green up the menu.

By Dawn Nave

04 August 75 Views

Adventurous Eaters Are Healthier and Weigh Less, Says New Study

A new study found that people who try exotic foods are more likely to weigh less and feel better about their health than their less adventurous counterparts

By Jeanne Goddard

27 July 71 Views

You Have to Sea it to Believe it: New Superfood Ocean Plant Tastes Like Bacon

After 15 years of growing a strain of super-seaweed, researchers at Oregon State University have patented the algae that tastes like bacon when cooked.

By Sandy Kay Wright

16 July 71 Views

How To Make The Supermarket Your Own Natural Pharmacy

Grocery stores are brimming with foods packed with healing nutrients—here's how to use them to your advantage and bolster your health the natural way.

By Sue K-G

06 July 66 Views

How Slowing Down Can Make Room for Kindness

The more we rush around, the less time we take to be kind toward others and ourselves—there's a way to remedy that.

By Staci Sulhoff

29 June 80 Views

Stop Shunning Fat in Your Diet Says New US Dietary Guideline

Fats are no longer 4-letter words. The latest scientific and medical data shows it's not the amount—but the type—of fat that matters, and the US feds agree.

By Sandy Kay Wright

30 June 66 Views

Peanuts May Lower Your Risk of Dying From Cancer, Diabetes & Heart Disease

New study shows nuts and peanuts may protect against several major causes of death, including cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

By Sandy Kay Wright

15 June 73 Views

Great Natural Remedies: 16 Herbs for Your Medicine Cabinet

Scientific studies come and go. But there is evidence that accumulates slowly over many years that support, sometimes ancient, claims that herbs can provide medicinal help for ailments such as stomach upset, hot flashes, depression, nausea and indigestion. The weight of the evidence clearly shows that these 16 herbs, some of which are already in your kitchen, are safe (with certain caveats) and effective, and deserve a place in your medicine cabinet.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 January 92 Views