Food

As you're planning your New Year's Resolutions, consider my list of suggestions for 2016: Exercise – Yes, you’ve heard it so many times before, but our understanding of what exercise does to enhance healt...

Always good to take a moment to think about the things you like. My list, clearly not in any particular order: Acts of compassion. Dedication to a cause. Love for my family and friends. Love of my famil...

Flour made from chestnuts has become a popular choice for those who have decided to go gluten-free. In this video, we take a look at chestnut flour right from its source and explore the various nutritional c...

It has been estimated that around 60% of Americans over the age of 18 report that they are “regular” coffee drinkers. No doubt what most motivates this consumption is the familiar and dependable lift that co...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been diagnosed in more than 400,000 Americans, with about 200 new cases identified each week. The overwhelming approach in addressing MS is centered on drugs designed to alter th...

Ashwagandha is an important herb in traditional Indian medicine because of its wide-ranging health benefits. As it turns out, there’s a lot of mainstream science surrounding this ancient herb that validates ...

By now, pretty much everyone is dialed in to the message that sugar threatens health. No doubt, this is a powerful and motivating bit of information for people to adopt dietary strategies that limit sugar ex...

As many of you will note, I have blogged quite a few times about the health virtues of kale. This is truly one on the healthiest food choices you can bring to your table. Kale, a member of the cabbage famil...

In this week's video, I had the pleasure of interviewing medical researcher and journalist Gary Taubes. Notably, Gary wrote both "Why We Get Fat" and "Good Calories/Bad Calories", and is a pioneer of the ide...

It’s now fairly common knowledge that for optimal health it makes sense to reduce the consumption of sugar. The idea that dietary sugars increase the risk for such things as hypertension and the development ...