Health & Nutrition

There is a popular misconception among athletes, trainers, coaches, and weekend warriors alike that a vegan diet is associated with low performance or being weak, and you have to eat meat to be strong. This wrong-headed notion has been repeated as a "common sense" reason that …

Once upon a glorious time, we didn’t think all that much about what was in our freezer. Some ice cube trays. A bag of tater tots. Maybe some frozen kale and a bag of walnuts because you remember reading somewhere that these omega-3-packed delights keep better that way...

The first matter of business once quarantine ends: Doing everything we can to express our gratitude for essential and health care workers. Can you hear us cheering our thanks from miles away? We thought so.
When life in America slowly makes its transition to normal, many of us are looking forward to …

"You can't have excuses and results at the same time."
This is the lesson we learn while listening to "Ultimate Weightloss Secrets with Chef AJ and Rich Roll on his podcast, The Rich Roll Podcast. Chef AJ is a popular vegan chef and author and now offers up a…

The most steadfast habits are built from a young age, and adopting a well-balanced, healthy diet is one of the top indicators for living a long life. One organization helping students in the US develop a more nutrient-rich diet is FoodCorps, a non-profit that works with communities to conn…

Irritable, depressed, or anxious? Well, it is Week 9 of the current "shelter-in-place" restrictions during this health crisis, and for some of us, there could be a little too much time "Stuck with U", as Ariana Grande and Beiber put it.
Or, if you are plant-based and not eating an…

This spring, as the unsettling coronavirus crisis continues to unfurl on our country, we’re all looking to load up on as many superfoods as possible to boost our immune systems and become our healthiest. Pass the chia seeds, please. But what about the fresh fruits and veggies we all …

Whenever I talk to people about switching to a plant-based diet, a concern that always comes up is fullness. “Will plant foods really fill me up?” “Don’t they have less protein than meat?” “Am I going to be hungry all the …

Not everyone wants to change the world by improving gut health. Caroline Beckman is one such crusader. She has worked at holistic health companies and most recently launched her own brand of probiotics, Nouri Life, that is changing the world, one happy gut at a time...

If bread baking and Tiger King bingeing have lost their quarantine luster, there’s a new way to spend your quarantine time. And it’s the healthiest one yet. What if your vegetables could re-grow indefinitely? No, it’s not a manufactured sci-fi vegetabl…