How to Live Longer

How to Live Longer

Nutrition, Wellness

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. Full disclosure here. We’ve learned a lot about longevity. For example, in the 1960s, 40 percent (!) of adults smoked, and it wasn’t unusual to die of a heart attack in...
Turmeric’s Health Benefits + 20something Recipes

Turmeric’s Health Benefits + 20something Recipes

Nutrition, Recipes

  Turmeric root is really having a moment, isn’t it? You probably know by now that turmeric is a culinary spice, a major ingredient in curry, and is a brightly colored relative to ginger root. Used widely in Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric gives mustard its vibrant...
10 Reasons You Need Magnesium

10 Reasons You Need Magnesium

Nutrition

I’m a little obsessed with magnesium. Experts estimate that 50 to 80 percent of Americans are deficient in this crucial mineral. The positive improvements I’ve seen in people (including myself!) after boosting magnesium levels are astounding, and the best...
My Most Favorite Healing Foods

My Most Favorite Healing Foods

Nutrition

Food is powerful information for the body. With every bite and sip you take, you’re programming your body to store or burn fat, to quell or create inflammation, to prevent disease or set the stage for systemic imbalance. This concept is called nutrigenomics, the...
How to Use Food as Medicine

How to Use Food as Medicine

Nutrition

With each bite of food you take, you are either preventing disease or creating it. This statement resonates deeply with me because I have seen the power food can have to both heal and to chip away at health and vitality. Let me tell you a story. When I was 15, I...
6 Unusual Superfoods

6 Unusual Superfoods

Nutrition

Superfoods are aptly named because they pack an extra punch to boost immune health, keep you feeling and looking young, make your skin glow, give you energy, and enhance wellness. We’ve all heard that the typical superfoods–wild salmon, kale, berries,...