Eating salad almost every day may be one of the most healthy eating habits you can adopt — and one of the simplest, experts say. Eating salads is a super-convenient way to work in a couple of servings of vegetables and/or fruit. Green salads are on the menu of almost every restaurant. Making one simple […]
Eating Disorders and Gender
Of all psychiatric disorders, eating disorders impact nutrition more than any other. Eating disorders include extreme attitudes, emotions and behaviors surrounding both food and weight issues. They include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. All are serious emotional and physical problems that can have devastating effects and life-threatening consequences. Eating disorders affect both […]
Brain Food
Like our bodies, our brains have very specific food requirements. And in this eye-opening book from an author who is both a neuroscientist and a certified integrative nutritionist, we learn what should be on our menu. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, whose research spans an extraordinary range of specialties including brain science, the microbiome, and nutritional genomics, […]
How to Prepare Herbs for Cooking
Keep your herbs fresher, longer (and chop them in record time) with these smart strategies. First, the good news: You’re probably cooking with fresh herbs. That means you already have a leg up on cooks from a few decades ago, most of whom relied on dried herbs in jars that weren’t replaced nearly as often as […]