Nutrition & Wellness
From learning about the health benefits of turmeric to staying up-to-date with the latest superfood trends, discover the best diet tips to improve your health.
Three foods that may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes
Most cases of diabetes are type 2, and their prevalence is rising. Seeking to address the spread of the disease, researchers from Harvard and the University of Cambridge identified three key food groups that could lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Studying 9,754 people with type 2 diabetes, Read More...
Give your pasta dish a health boost with these alternative noodles
Eating a healthy diet and having noodles for dinner aren’t mutually exclusive. These days, there are many varieties of noodles that will fill you with nutrients rather than just carbs. As a nutritionist and wellness expert, Frances Largeman-Roth R.D. has tried all kinds of healthy noodles and Read More...
12 steps for cultivating backyard permaculture
Have you always wanted to have your own garden but thought you didn’t have enough room? Think again. With permaculture, you can have sustainability and self-reliance by creating managed ecosystems in your yard, no matter how small. In this story shared with us by an Optimist Daily Emissary, Read More...
How groups of gleaners are bridging the gap between farms and the food insecure
Whether it was stopping on the side of the road to pick wild plums or gathering apples from a neighborhood tree, most of us have gleaned at least once in our lives. Now, this practice of gathering leftover produce throughout the community is finding new purpose as a source of food for those in need Read More...
How to avoid a mid-afternoon caffeine crash
If you’re guilty of indulging in a cup of coffee, or three, every morning, you may find yourself experiencing fatigue and irritability mid-afternoon. Otherwise known as a caffeine crash, this slump can put a damper on your day, but understanding what causes it can help you avoid it in the Read More...
Startup uses 3D printers to create plant-based steaks
Inside a lab in Rehovot, Israel, a 3D printer the size of an industrial refrigerator is busy printing plant-based steaks. Redefine Meat, the startup that developed the technology, sees it as the next step for the world of alternative protein: If companies like Impossible Foods have created Read More...
Massive fruit producer Dole wants to achieve zero food waste by 2025
Dole is the biggest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, including bananas, the globe's most popular fruit. The company announced several new sustainability goals this week including a plan to eliminate fossil-based plastic packaging by 2025 and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Read More...
Fertilizer relies on fossil fuels. This company could change that
Fertilizer has had a major impact in avoiding the oft-trotted out — and Thanos-like — trope that population will outstrip food supplies, a dire prediction that has not come to be. According to Our World In Data, nitrogen-based fertilizer may be supporting up to half of the world’s current Read More...
Into the mainstream: Plant-based meat now on the menu at Starbucks
It took Impossible Foods hardly a year it seems to go from niche food product to mainstream menu item. This week, Impossible Foods has announced it will sell its plant-based breakfast sandwiches at most Starbucks locations in the US. Given that Starbucks has more than 15,000 US location and that Read More...
Study: Eating dinner early can help you lower blood sugar and burn fat
Conventional wisdom is that a calorie is a calorie, no matter when you eat it, and that weight gain is caused by eating more calories than you use. Nutritionists call this the calories in, calories out theory of weight control. But it might not be as simple as that. New research discovers that Read More...