Today’s Solutions: January 07, 2025

How to extend the lifespan of

How to extend the lifespan of your avocados by a month

When you know your avocados are in their peak ripe stage but you're not ready to use them yet, there’s no reason to let them go to waste. Instead, this is the optimal time to freeze them before they turn brown and mushy. For the best results, this is what celebrity nutritionist Kelly Read More...

Need an energy boost? Try one

Need an energy boost? Try one of these natural caffeine alternatives

If you’re someone who feeds off the energy of others or craves their daily routine to wake up, quarantine may be sapping your energy and motivation. If you don’t like coffee or just want to cut back, here are some alternatives to give you that same feeling of caffeine in a more natural Read More...

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7 strategies for getting the most nutrition out of your pantry

By now, you've probably started to adapt to cooking from your pantry, but limiting your shopping trips may mean you've been eating less fresh produce than you'd like. This, however, doesn’t mean the nutrition of your meals goes by the wayside. If you want to get the most nutrition out of your Read More...

Are you getting enough fiber?

Are you getting enough fiber? 6 Easy steps to make sure you do

Turmeric lattes, gluten-free bread, and alternative kinds of milk are all the rage among nutritional gurus, but what about the original superfoods? The FDA reports that even with so many Instagram influencers out there focused on nutritional wellness, only five percent of the U.S. population meets Read More...

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Nutritional research contradicts itself a lot. Here’s how to avoid confusion

You’ve been hearing for decades that it’s a good idea to cut back on red meat. But a controversial study, released last week in Annals of Internal Medicine, turned that long-standing advice on its head and started a contentious debate. It found no statistical evidence that eating less red or Read More...

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Give your body a boost with these 15 nutrient-dense foods

If you want to boost your energy naturally and enjoy greater health, one of the best things you can do is eat nutrient-dense foods. Nutrient-dense foods are typically real and unprocessed foods, and have not been chemically altered or filled with synthetic ingredients. They’re foods that have a Read More...

Study: produce at dollar store

Study: produce at dollar stores are just as good as those from expensive chains

If you’re looking to buy quality fruits and vegetables, you don’t need to go to the most expensive supermarkets. In a new study, researchers looked at the quality of produce and other healthy food options at discount stores and compared it to that of more expensive supermarkets. What they found Read More...

Beans are optional

Beans are optional

Chili and the art of unrefined dining.. Elbrich Fennema | November 2008 issue The fact that it’s possible to be obese and undernourished is solely due to the invention of refined, or processed, food. But in this case, “refined” is in no way related to refinement; it’s about impoverished Read More...

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Vitamin Angels combats malnutrition with nutritional supplements

How giving every child basic nutrition may provide a starting point for tackling Africa's other challenges.. Reuben Kyama | Sept/Oct 2009 issue   Touching down in Eldoret, a rural town about 185 miles (300 kilometers) from Nairobi near the Ugandan border in western Kenya, everything seemed Read More...

Simplifying supplements

Simplifying supplements

A user’s guide to vitamins and minerals, from calcium to omega-3s. Carmel Wroth | Sept/Oct 2009 issue Natto, a brown, gluey mass of fermented soybeans that emits an ammoniac stench, is served oozing over a bed of rice. In some regions of Japan, natto is a breakfast staple. To most non-Japanese, Read More...