While breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it can sometimes get a little repetitive and boring. Unless you spice it up with a little ginger. This versatile superfood hosts a bevy of health benefits, from treating nausea to reducing muscle pain. But what makes it really super? It’s easier to rely on […]
While most fast foods are based on cheap, unhealthy ingredients, many fast-food establishments now offer healthy alternatives. Some major chains even focus exclusively on providing healthy fast food. These can be life-savers when you don’t have the time or energy to cook a healthy meal. Here are 10 fast-food restaurants that have some healthy options […]
Amazon is said to be working on a wrist-worn, voice-activated device that’s supposed to be able to read human emotions. This would be a rather novel health gadget, of the sort we’re more used to seeing in tenuous crowdfunding campaigns instead of from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Bloomberg has spoken to […]
If you search for tweets related to vaccines this week, the first thing you see on Twitter is a post from the United States Department of Health and Human Services pointing you to reliable health information instead of anti-vax misinformation. Last week, Twitter announced that it would be launching a new tool in search […]
William, Kate, Meghan and Harry have backed a new text line to give people suffering from mental illness another way to reach out and get help, called Shout, with almost $4M (in US dollars) from their Royal Foundation. Shout was researched and developed by the Royal Foundation, a charity the royal couples set up together. […]
May is National Mental Health Awareness month, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched the WhyCare? campaign to help spread the word. As NAMI states on their website, “the WhyCare? campaign is an opportunity to share the importance of mental health treatment, support and services to the millions of people, families, caregivers and […]
“Most of us want a super-simple way to manage the information about things we eat and drink,” says Kim Kirchherr, MS, RDN, a nutrition consultant in Chicago who has worked extensively in supermarket nutrition. . She recommends using 5% (low in a nutrient) and 20% (high in a nutrient) of the Daily Value as a […]
There’s a juice for every day of the week, and you, or someone you know, has probably tried them all: green juice, detox juice, and juices infused with ginger and turmeric. Recent research has shown that juices are an effective way to increase vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients in the diet. In the U.S., most people […]
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. “The fact that gluten is a protein surprises people, since today’s food conversation is very positive about protein,” says Kim Kirchherr, MS, RDN, a nutrition consultant in Chicago who has worked extensively in supermarket nutrition. “Gluten is the reason bread has that wonderful, chewy texture.” […]
Vegetarians have lower rates of overweight and obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers compared with those on a typical American diet (Appleby & Key 2016). That sounds pretty compelling, but it doesn’t necessarily mean animal foods (meat, poultry, fish, dairy products) have no place in a healthy diet. In addition to protein, meats are […]