Can you live to be 90 or 100, and enjoy it? According to Dan Buettner, internationally recognized researcher, National Geographic Fellow and founder of Blue Zones®, much depends on your environment. Dan has extensively studied the world’s regions with the longest lived people – Ikaria, Greece, Loma Linda, California, Nicoya, Costa Rica, Okinawa, Japan, and …
Grocery store aisles are overflowing with packaged and processed foods and drinks. Filling our baskets and carts with sodas, frozen prepared meals, and boxes of snack foods is just, well, normal. But have you ever wondered why our taste buds are tantilized by the initial pop and zing of the latest soft drink? Why our hands keep reaching …
Asta-what? Astaxanthin (asta-ZAN-thin) is the new anti-oxidant star. This carotenoid is estimated to have 10 times the antioxidant power of beta-carotene and is 100 times more effective than Vitamin E. Why is this important?
Chicken salad is a versatile, summertime favorite. Sandwiched between two slices of whole wheat bread, tucked into a pita pocket, or spooned onto a bed of mixed salad greens, chicken salad makes a nice lunch or light dinner. But when entertaining outdoors, I skip the mayo and opt for an Italian vinaigrette instead. For you Ladies Home Journal.com readers, here is the …
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution series that aired last year was a real eye-opener. School lunches, full of processed “mystery meat,” white flour and high sodium, are in need of a major overhaul. After watching the series last year with my 8 year old son, I called the local school district lunch program office and inquired about …
The food choices we face when trying to eat better can be challenging, and sometimes downright daunting. Vegetarian or Flexitarian. Raw Foods or Whole Foods. Organic or Supermarket. I am determined, however, to eat better and help my family eat better too. But what does “eating better” really mean?
