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Arguably one of the most popular seasonings you’ll find in kitchens worldwide is salt. It’s added to both savory and sweet dishes when cooking and eating, but the majority of our dietary sodium intake comes from packaged and prepared foods...

If you are interested in learning how to start eating a whole-food plant-based diet, as I am, then it helps to start by asking an expert what you can and can not eat since this specific type of diet is known to be healthy, prevent disease and help people lose weight if that is the goal...

Your brain has 87 billion neurons and uses up 25 percent of your total energy and 50 percent of your body's oxygen, yet we rarely think about eating to "support" this vital organ. Though we often feel exhausted from doing nothing more than trying to focus for hours o…

If I had a penny for every time I heard, “I’ve been trying to cut back on carbs to lose weight” in my practice, I would be rich. Carbohydrates seem to be a diet scapegoat of the decade. But as I explain to my clients, don't blame carbs since not …

You know that friend who can eat anything she wants and not gain weight? Meanwhile, you eat all the right things and yet can never seem to lose weight, at least not for long? Sometimes you think: I feel like the deck is stacked against me, and it's not my fault...

Crunchy, sweet, refreshing. An apple with almond butter and a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Apple slaw with our plant-based patty for lunch or dinner. A post-dinner treat of apple and hazelnut butter? We’ll take an apple any time of day — and no surprise here — nutrition…

Sure, I’ve missed my friends and all. Concerts. Museums. Vacations. Sanity. But during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic what I’ve really missed is grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s. You can bet your bottom dollar it will be my first stop when I&Clo…

Stress is at an all-time high among Americans, and one lingering side effect of the pandemic is shaping up to be a national mental health crisis. How does that affect you? When stressed your brain chemical cortisol spikes, causing you to reach for all the wrong foods like sugary or salty snacks...

Robert Cheeke celebrated his 26th year of eating a fully plant-based diet and realized he was feeling at the peak of his health and fitness. "I'm in the best shape I've ever been in, at 41 years old," says the vegan bodybuilder. Now he is devoting his life to helping othe…

Alcohol. Aka fun juice, liquid courage, or the sauce, could also be your healthy diet's saboteur. If a dry martini (or two) with 3 olives at the end of a stressful WFH day or a glass of Pino Noir (or several) is your go-to beverage for a (virtual) get together, your routine could be t…