Confessions Of A Vegan Food Purist
I am delighted to be witnessing mainstream food products emblazoned with the word “vegan” on their labels. But I feel disheartened when that potentially nourishing food turns out to be nothing but junk food.
Healthy Eating
The Problem With The Mediterranean Diet We’re Not Talking About Enough
You’re probably familiar with the Mediterranean diet. But while there’s plenty to celebrate about the Mediterranean diet, there’s also a big problem that we’re not talking about enough.
Restaurant Owners Got 30 Times More Federal Covid Aid Than Workers: Report
If the subminimum wage for tipped workers persists, the restaurant industry is unlikely to recover from its growing labor crisis, regardless of how much money the federal government hands out to business owners.
Cooking By Feeling: Honoring Black Culture Through Food
Food is a universal love language, and in the Black community, this love runs deep. It comes from a desire to nourish others, spend time together, maintain traditions, and stay within our means.
Taken with Coffee, It’s a Disguised Gut Poison
Artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose may have zero calories, but your body isn't fooled. When hit with a "sweet" taste, your body expects calories and when this doesn't happen, it causes biochemical distortions that can result in weight gain and other health problems.
Eating With High Blood Pressure: Foods And Drinks To Avoid
A diet full of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein can help keep your heart healthy and can keep your blood pressure at a healthy level.
Why Weight Loss Should NOT Be On Your New Year's Resolutions List
Weight is one of the top things people zoom in on every January. But is focusing on a number on a scale truly the way to invest in our health and wellbeing? Or is it an unnecessary source of pressure that can do more harm than good?
5 Tips For Surviving The Holidays With An Eating Disorder
As someone with an eating disorder history, the holidays, which should be joyful and exciting, can be awkward—and even destructive—as the same problems present themselves year after year: We’re expected to spend time with family members who can be jarring.
11 Foods That Can Cause Wrinkles And Speed Up Aging — Plus Potential Swaps
Minding your diet is easier said than done. It always helps to have a little reminder of how certain foods can affect your skin health. Our list can help with that.
How, When, And Why Honey Is Used For Wound Care
People have used honey for thousands of years for wound healing. While we now have other very effective wound-healing options, honey may still be good for healing certain wounds.
Natto — An Ancient Japanese Soulfood
For over a thousand years, natto has been a staple food in Japan, long revered for its nutritive value and many health benefits. Today, natto remains a popular breakfast, snack or side dish, typically eaten with a bowl of rice.
Unlike The US, Europe Is Setting Ambitious Targets For Producing More Organic Food
President Joe Biden has called for an all-of-government response to climate change that looks for solutions and opportunities in every sector of the U.S. economy. That includes agriculture, which emits over 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent every year.
8 Bites For Your Bits: Your Vagina’s Favorite Foods
The easiest ways to promote health below the belt? Food. Here are eight eats that work in favor of your vagina, walls and all. With these eight bites for your bits, it’s easy to put your vagina (and yourself) as a priority. Better yet, try creating recipes that incorporate several of these foods!
Top Six Weight Loss Snacks That Give Your Mood A Boost
It is not impossible to get out of your toxic relationship with the wrong kinds of food. Here are a few of my favorite healthy snacks for weight loss that lift your mood without packing on the pounds.
Garlic Transcendence: Crushing Nutritional Racism
Awareness. Fire brought awareness. It allowed us to cook food, which gave our brains the nutrients needed to evolve. Without proper nutrition, our brains cannot function at their highest capacity.
Good Vibes Spring Bean Salad
This spring bean salad is easy and versatile. As you touch the food and prepare it, imagine you are sending good vibes to all those who eat it, and that they use this energy to bring healing to the world...
How To Transform Your Meals With Turmeric
Are you looking for a way to add extra flavor and health benefits to your meals without breaking the bank? If so, you’re in the right place. Read on to discover how to transform your meals with turmeric. What Is…
Early Spring Biodynamic Cooking
To really understand the essence of nutrition requires the courage to re-imagine the world and bring to our consciousness a view other than the purely material…
Vitamin K: A Little-Known But Noteworthy Nutrient
Most people know about vitamins A, B, C, D and/or E, but vitamin K slips under the nutritional radar. Yet it is essential for life because it’s required for blood to clot normally. Now scientists are now realizing there is more to know about this less appreciated nutrient…
Forget the Smoothies — Use Your Blender to Make Delicious Food!
So, you purchased a blender on a whim, and months later realize that it is sitting at the back of a kitchen cupboard collecting dust because you’ve grown incredibly tired of smoothies. Fret not; you’re not alone in this sad…
OjaExpress Reimagines Grocery Delivery With Inclusivity and Community
The national grocery delivery platform, OjaExpress, helps consumers access culturally appropriate foods not found in typical American grocery stores…
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King’s Call to End Hunger
“In the United States of America we spend almost ten billion dollars a year to store the surplus food that we have in the nation. And I say to myself as I look at these conditions, ‘I know where we can store that food free of charge…
Sprouts Are The Ultimate Superfood
Sprouting is the easiest, most inexpensive way to stay on top of your health. Sprouting vegetables takes just a few minutes a day. You don’t need soil or sunshine to make it happen. All you need is filtered water and affordable equipment, most of which you probably already own.
How To Make Your Grocery Shop More Sustainable
With a renewed focus on making our lifestyles more eco-friendly, more shoppers are now looking to ensure that sustainability is a priority when they are completing their weekly food shop…
Farming Right Can Boost Soil Lifespans, Research Shows
Farmers can save the world’s soils and feed humanity for more than 10,000 years if they embrace soil conservation practices.
Daily Astrology
March 4, 2026
There is little time to dwell on fallout from yesterday’s lunar eclipse. The Virgo Moon pushes us to wholeheartedly be in the present while thoughts are firmly fixed on the future. Networking is favored. Partners share the...
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