When we first started gardening, we were concerned about the chemistry of the soil — the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in...

As discussed in our previous posts, keeping your soil alive and nutrient-rich by using crop rotation and cover crops is paramount for a...

I have often joked with my friends that I have to keep quiet about what I do for a living when I’m in social situations. Sleep and...

A brief history of America's love affair with meat Let's start with a fact: The average American consumes 210 pounds of meat and 15.5...

Most of us know someone who is either allergic, intolerant or sensitive to certain foods. In fact, experts in the field of nutrition and...

My working definition of mindfulness is this: being present and aware with kindness and compassion. It is about being awake to what is...

Do you have a someday drawer filled with dreams of being a world traveler, a best-selling author, an entrepreneur or ….? Have you made...

Nutrition information these days can be overwhelming, if not downright confusing. Every expert seems to offer a different opinion. One...

Previously, we talked about the health benefits of following a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet. In addition to optimizing health,...

Increasingly, people realize that what we put on our plates can have more of an impact on our health than most pills or medical...

Kayla is a 16-year-old competitive soccer player. Like many of her teammates, she has irregular periods—generally only a few times per...

Have you ever wondered why apples or avocados turn brown a few minutes after you cut into them? Why do old cars start to rust? It’s...

Day in and day out, I work with patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. One of my greatest joys as a registered dietitian is when I...

Are your gut microbes more famished than you realize? Our intestine is home to approximately 100 trillion bacteria. There are more...

Is butter really back? Can we eat bacon with abandon? These were the headlines in the popular media a few years ago—based upon a...

It’s late afternoon, your eyes start to glaze over and the yawning begins. Maybe you think a caffeine boost will help, or you...

An overview Human survival is dependent on consuming food. What we choose to eat, however, can have an enormous impact on our...

Antibiotic-resistant germs (bacteria), including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), kill 23,000+ people and cause 2+...

Happy Holidays, right? In one survey, 69% of people said their stress levels increase during the holidays. People listed crowds, long...

Dr. Lucia Aronica has a PhD in epigenetics. Epigenetics literally means on top of your genes (or DNA). Epigenetic markers are a set of...