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Spring may not arrive until Saturday but our allergies jumped an early flight. If you're sniffling, sneezing, or blinking itchy eyes, you're one of the unlucky 8 percent of Americans with pollen allergies–when flowers start to blossom, so does your tissue use...

People are all about drinking to their health. Water, tea, immunity shots, hot water with lemon juice in the morning, and of course smoothies. For new ideas on formulations and what to create next from influencers, doctors, celebrities like Reece Witherspoon, and other health-minded smoothie lovers,…

In the past year, much attention has been brought to vitamin D in light of the pandemic with some research emerging that vitamin D might help safeguard people from severe cases of COVID-19. But beyond its potential protective role in the ongoing war against coronavirus, vitamin D is also a…

Dr. Nisha Patel, MD, MS is an internal medicine physician specialized in culinary medicine. Just a few years ago, she was a busy resident who found out she had concerning changes in her blood sugar and lipid panel during routine blood work. At that moment, she realized she needed to switch her food …

Fruit is a whole food category that is often maligned by dieters who want to avoid sugar or carbs. Yet even though some fruit is high in fructose, this naturally occurring sugar doesn't get metabolized in the body the same way that added sugar in processed food does, or tabl…

Americans are obsessed with protein, even though research tells us we don't need to be. There is no shortage of protein in the standard American diet and protein deficiency is almost unheard of in this country. Yet a new study further clarifies that rather than worry about how much protein…

We have all been trying to eat healthier this winter, but often times it can seem like a complicated order. How to get our nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that will help our bodies fight off infection, lower inflammation, feel more energetic and support a healthy immune system feels like a chemist…

Every day we set out to avoid the pitfalls of our busy lives (stress-eating or drinking, binge-watching TV shows), but seem to fall into repeat patterns that leave us energy zapped and reaching for the carby snacks and the remote. Spring is the perfect season to hit refresh on our health habits, and…

It’s been a long winter, but now that Spring is almost here, it's the perfect time to load up on immune-boosting foods, that are plentiful and will help boost your overall health, strengthen immunity and lead to natural weight loss. (Of course we also highly support sn…

Ensuring that you're getting sufficient nutrients while on a plant-based diet is a contentious subject. Many people believe that there's no way that a diet without animal products can be complete while others believe plant-based is nutrient-dense, and therefore healthiest...