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Food as Medicine — The Answer to Mounting Health Crises

Food as Medicine — The Answer to Mounting Health Crises

Dr. Mercola Interviews the Experts This article is part of a weekly series in which Dr. Mercola interviews various experts on a variety of health issues. To see more expert interviews, click here. Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco, has written a number of excellent […]

DIY Kids’ (Or Grown-up!) Bento Lunch Ideas

DIY Kids’ (Or Grown-up!) Bento Lunch Ideas

Remember sack lunches growing up? You’d unroll your brown bag to find a white bread PB&J, maybe a fruit cup, a squeezable neon green beverage. And if you got a prepackaged snack cake, you were the envy of the rest of your lunch table. These days, we want our kids to have healthier choices while […]

Asian American-Owned Businesses for Your Pregnancy & Baby Needs

Asian American-Owned Businesses for Your Pregnancy & Baby Needs

Want to support small businesses and show your support to the Asian American community? Expectant mothers and new parents alike need look no further than these Asian American-owned businesses for their pregnancy, postpartum, baby and toddler needs. Chic maternity wear, adorable onesies, sustainable stationary, imaginative toys, and natural skincare products are just some of the […]

57-YO Celebrity Chef Overcomes Body-Shaming, Now Has 386,000+ YouTube Subscribers

57-YO Celebrity Chef Overcomes Body-Shaming, Now Has 386,000+ YouTube Subscribers

Most people take decades to attain a high degree of skill in their respective fields. Meanwhile, Yogambal Sundar, a 57-year-old celebrity chef from Chennai, is also a classically trained Carnatic music vocalist and Veena player. Apart from these talents, this understated culinary master also overcame the premature death of her husband a decade ago and […]

Best of Weekender: From a candid chat with stand-up comic Aravind SA to a look at Chef Manish Mehrotra’s new menu

Best of Weekender: From a candid chat with stand-up comic Aravind SA to a look at Chef Manish Mehrotra’s new menu

Stand-up comic Aravind SA’s highly successful first show Madrasi Da and his particular brand of Lungi Dance went viral. And now, his second show ‘I Was Not Ready Da' is now available on Amazon Prime Video. Aravind SA is incredibly funny, but his seriousness about his brand of comedy is an eye-opener. He says comedy […]

As COVID-19 cases rise in New York, so does food insecurity

As COVID-19 cases rise in New York, so does food insecurity

Depending on who you ask, this holiday season will represent something markedly different. For some, it’s a breaking point after a difficult year, where people are loosening their own social distancing protocols out of a desire to visit with family. For others, it will be one of the first holiday seasons they’ve chosen to spend […]

Best Tips For Growing Food Indoors in Winter + More Organic Gardening Q&A

Best Tips For Growing Food Indoors in Winter + More Organic Gardening Q&A

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions including Best Tips from growing food indoors in the winter, growing food in shade, Should you buy beneficial insects and worms for your garden? Why don’t you like manure fertilizer? Can I use an animal feed to grow wheatgrass and microgreens, can plants that are bitter turn […]

I tried ButcherBox, the service that sends you a month’s supply of grass-fed meat — here’s what it was like

I tried ButcherBox, the service that sends you a month’s supply of grass-fed meat — here’s what it was like

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Butcherbox Not all cuts of meat are created equal, as I found out when I tried ButcherBox, a subscription service that curates boxes of grass-fed, hormone-free, and humanely raised beef, chicken, and pork. The meat, which arrives frozen and vacuum-packed […]

Have You Ever Heard of This Healthy Alternative to Flour?

Have You Ever Heard of This Healthy Alternative to Flour?

Have you ever heard of breadfruit? It’s a rather strange name for a piece of fruit that sounds like it may smell or taste like bread. Instead, breadfruit is grown in tropical regions of the world and, like jackfruit, is a member of the mulberry family.1 Breadfruit trees were originally found in Polynesia. People use […]

More Reasons to Avoid ‘Beyond’ Fake Meat

More Reasons to Avoid ‘Beyond’ Fake Meat

Beyond Meat is one of a handful of companies flooding the market with plant-based burgers and other fake meat products, billing them as a healthy, environmentally friendly alternative. But before you fall for the marketing hype, be aware that these ultraprocessed junk foods are anything but natural, and Beyond Meat has even signed an agreement […]