The Importance of Meal Planning for Holidays & How to Do It
Meal planning is a great way to maximize your time and budget. It also gives you greater control over your diet and helps you make...
How to Maintain Long-Term Weight Loss & Avoid Weight Regain
Your worked your way to a healthy weight, now you want to keep it off. Long-term weight loss—which is weight loss that is sustained for...
Top 12 Health & Anti-Aging Benefits of Rosehips
Rosehips are small, amazing “fruits” with incredible health benefits that few people know about. They come from the same plant as the...
The Power of Peppermint: 15 Health Benefits Revealed
A favorite herbal medicine of the ancients, peppermint leaves have been found in Egyptian pyramids dating back to 1,000 BC. Modern...
Prunes & Plums: Are They Good for You?
Sometime in the late 18th century, in an English home on Christmas Eve, a small boy has left the dinner table, taking the dessert with...
For The Love of Organics: Brussels Sprouts
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, when it comes to Brussels sprouts it seems there’s no in-between. One study found that our strong feelings about...
Top Celery Nutrition Facts & Why Celery Is Good for You
SUMMARY I always considered celery a pretty benign vegetable, but it seems most people either can’t get enough of it or can’t stand it....
Artichokes: Nutrition, Benefits, & How to Cook and Eat Them
SUMMARY If we played a word association game and I said “vegetable,” chances are your response wouldn’t be “artichoke.” That’s a pity...
Are Cashews Healthy, Ethical, or Sustainable?
SUMMARY Cashews are incredibly versatile nuts (well, drupes), providing creaminess and flavor to Indian and other Asian dishes,...
Why I Don’t Recommend Melatonin Supplements
Over-the-counter melatonin (“anti-gonad hormone”) supplements tend not to contain what they say they do, and the contaminants could be...