I am a researcher who studies food as medicine, so many people assume I have strict eating habits to keep myself healthy. I’m often asked...
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Anti-Obesity Medications
Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro: It’s hard to miss the amazing success stories about these new anti-obesity medications that sound like they melt the pounds right...
Inflammation: Friend and Foe
Inflammation. The slow burn inside our arterial walls is the root cause of many of the chronic and debilitating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases that plague...
The Sunshine Vitamin
Research on the varied roles of vitamin D is continuing at a rapid clip. We already know that vitamin D is essential for bone health…and...
Healthy Ingredients from the Japanese Diet
People in Japan live an average of 85 years, longer than people in any other large country. Those long life spans aren’t purely a product...
Smart Choices in the Oil Aisle
A wealth of studies consistently show that replacing butter with olive oil boosts health and longevity. But olive oil isn’t the only option. Here’s a...
Supplements: An Inflation-Friendly Nutrition Strategy
Eating healthfully is already a daily struggle for many individuals. Adding the extra stress of inflation and unpredictable food prices at the grocery store can...
Secret Superfoods
You don’t have to add kale and blueberries to your plate to get a superfood in every meal. Nor do you have to splurge for...
Treats From the Fancy Food Show
Held in New York City every year, the Fancy Food Show shows off new foods that we will be seeing on supermarket shelves soon. This...
Should You Go Gluten-Free?
According to Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Letter, about 20 to 30 percent of Americans are following a gluten-free diet. Gluten is a protein found...
Is That Food Ultra-Processed?
A recent study of nearly 41,000 American adults shows that, on average, we get more than half our daily calories—a whopping 57 percent—from ultra-processed foods...
Stick with the Food Pyramid: The USDA’s MyPlate Should Not Be Your Plate
It has been more than a decade since the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) toppled its well-known “Food Guide Pyramid” dietary guidelines in favor of...
