In addition to their traditional appearance on your front porch around Halloween, pumpkins should be part of your daily fare this time of year. Loaded with scads of health-boosting nutrients, pumpkins are fall’s “superfood,” whether fresh or canned!
Persimmon season is officially a go. If you haven’t tried one of these sweet, sumptuous fruits yet, October through December is the perfect time to take a bite.
Looking for the perfect persimmon recipe? Try Persimmon Cookies, one of our favorites.
The old adage, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is closer to the truth than you might think. These crisp fall fruits come packed with health-boosting nutrition and easily fit into your daily diet. Eat an apple a day for...
Hummus, a Middle Eastern dip believed to have roots in 13th century Egyptian cuisine, is traditionally a blend of chickpeas, tahini (a ground sesame seed sauce), garlic and lemon juice. This tasty blend makes for some powerful nutrition.
Why not celebrate another country’s holiday when it involves delicious foods and lasts 16 days?! Oktoberfest, originally a wedding celebration of a Bavarian prince back in 1810, is marked by traditional foods including sausages and copious amounts of beer. These foods are not exactly what you think of as “good for you” eats, but they actually do have some health benefits.
Probably not enough... sleep, that is. Many health experts agree that most of us operate on too few hours of sleep: children, teens, young adults, middle aged and older people alike are just not getting enough rest. We either aren’t allotting sufficient time for sleep due to many distractions (TV, video games and other screen activities, etc.), or we are experiencing disrupted sleep due to a host of other reasons, including daily stressors and even dietary issues.
Mother Nature knows how to pack a whole lot of nutrition into a tiny little package: for example, into the seeds of plants. Beans, grains, and nuts, as well as chia, sunflower, flax and other seeds, can provide a wealth of nutrition. And when they’ve sprouted, these seeds’ health benefits only increase. Check out sprouted grains’ health resume...
Yogurt, buttermilk, sauerkraut, tempeh … all of these fabulous fermented foods have something in common: bugs! These bugs (or, more accurately, bacteria) are the types that are considered healthy additions to our otherwise sterile, bacteria-free diets, and many health professionals recommend eating them to promote digestive health. Scientists also say that, as an added bonus, these foods may help keep other ailments, like obesity and immune disorders, at bay.
Do you love the taste of freshly juiced fruits and vegetables? While many tales are often told about the benefits of juicing, it is fact that certain juices may boost your health and performance, keep muscle soreness at bay and be a tasty way to get some of those needed fruit and veggie servings. Here are some juicing basics along with what juicing can do for you...
Moving to a plant-based diet – passing on meats, seafood, eggs, dairy and all that comes from animals – is fast becoming an eating trend. Many research studies support that vegetarian eating has numerous health benefits, such as lowering risk for heart disease and certain cancers.
Here are some simple ways to round out your vegetarian menu and make sure your body gets what it needs for good health.