If you’re anything like me, you’re always resolving to drink more water. I drink a lot of tea and eat a lot of hydrating foods, but it’s just no substitute for pure, filtered water. I’ve also had my share of nifty water bottles, including the one that encourages you throughout the day with the little time markers to keep you on track (“It’s…
Here we are, almost two weeks into the new year (happy new year!). Many of us have been enthusiastically implementing our list of resolutions with an attitude of hope and renewed optimism. If only we could maintain this level of optimism throughout the year instead of letting our resolutions die along with January, right? Imagine what we could collectively achieve. Something that always surprises me is when…
Something I’m sure most people fail to consider in terms of their health is the level of heavy metals in their body. While we may have heard that eating too much fish (especially large fish, like tuna—I’m lookin at you sushi lovers) can spike our mercury levels, it’s likely we haven’t given any thought to lead, arsenic, cadmium, thallium, or any of the other heavy…
I think most kiddos are back in school at this point (though I’m still lamenting the loss of August as part of summer—what happened to starting school after Labor Day?!). And while we’re all so, so excited for them to be back in person, I’m sure most of us parents are thinking about our kids’ immunity too, especially as cold and flu season is about…
I married into a family that seriously loves bread. Like – very seriously. When I first started cooking for my husband, it took him a while to accept that I didn’t add bread to every meal. And look, I have nothing against bread in general. Bread of life, right? The issue is that the vast majority of breads we buy at the store are packed full of sugar, vegetable oils…
You’ve probably heard of the moniker “blue zones,” which refers to areas of the world with the healthiest populations, and an unusually high number of centenarians – those lucky few who live beyond 100. Or, maybe they’re not lucky. Maybe they’re just doing some key things right. Longevity researchers study these regions in an attempt to ascertain the secret behind the unique longevity and healthspans…