The best foods for fantastic skin, according to an expert
You can buy all the fancy moisturizers in the world, but it turns out, an ever-expanding body of research on skincare suggests that what you put in your face can be just as important as what you put on it. If you want to brighten up dull skin and achieve that dewy glow, David Wolfe, Read More...
This simple app supports both local restaurants and food insecure individuals
You may have never heard of Bento, but you might have seen it in action at a local restaurant without even realizing it. Created during the pandemic by Not Impossible Labs, Bento is a program that pulls together restaurants, individuals who are food insecure, and those wishing to make a difference Read More...
Celebrate and honor your heritage by preserving family recipes
Montreal sisters Helen and Billie Bitzas were struggling with a challenge that is likely not unfamiliar to many first-generation immigrants: recreating their parents’ traditional dishes in their own kitchens. Every time they attempted to pull together one of their family’s time-honored Greek Read More...
Epicurious moves away from beef recipes in favor of plant-based options
Last week, prominent food and recipe website Epicurious.com announced in an article that they have decided to stop promoting or posting recipes that feature beef. They reveal in the article that their choice to distance themselves from beef-focused recipes is based on a 2013 United Nations Read More...
Maximize the health benefits of legumes and seeds by letting them sprout
Cooked, dried seeds like lentils can be tasty, but consuming them leaves us with only a fraction of their potential nutrients. This is because before seeds reach the sprouting phase, a growth inhibitor called phytic acid keeps vitamins, fiber, and other healthy nutrients locked within their shells, Read More...
These 9 herbs and spices will help you fend off inflammation
While inflammation is an effective way for your body to fight infections, inflammation can get out of hand and lead to a myriad of problems. In fact, chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases, including cancer and diabetes. The good news is that there are a variety of herbs and spices Read More...
This simple eating tip will improve digestion and boost your energy levels
Want a simple way to help boost your digestion and improve your energy levels? Make sure to chew your food completely! As obvious as it may seem, properly chewing your food is incredibly important. Digestion takes more energy than perhaps any other function in the body, so when you fail to chew Read More...
Cultivating school gardens encourages children to eat more vegetables
Many of our eating habits are formed as young children and these become increasingly more difficult to change as we get older. It turns out that cultivating school gardens can increase the daily vegetable intake of elementary school children by offering an opportunity to educate them about Read More...
New York farmers create new model for food distribution to feed hungry
As the pandemic hit, food distribution chains across America started collapsing. Such was certainly the case in Interlaken, New York, where large dairy farms were forced to start dumping millions of gallons of milk. Part of the problem for these dairy farms was that most were specialized in Read More...
Defeat muscle cramps with these 15 foods
Muscle cramps can be highly annoying, not to mention painful, especially if they hit you mid-workout. Bananas are a well-known cramp-crushing food, but did you know there are other snacks that can help prevent cramps? Here are 15 to try to prevent muscle cramps. Avocado. This healthy fat Read More...