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Hooked on Sugar
Drastically Improve Your Health by Cutting Back on Sugar
One-Step Red Lentil Dahl
This is a simple leave-it-and-go recipe for the slow cooker. Mix everything up and forget it until dinnertime! Serve over brown rice. ½ medium onion, chopped 2 rounded teaspoons garlic paste 2 rounded teaspoons grated ginger or ginger paste 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste 1–2 rounded tablespoons mild curry powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 4 […]
Cucumber Raita
This cooling condiment, similar to Greek tzatziki, is often served alongside spicier dishes to cool the palate. Be sure to use long, thin English cucumbers. 1½English cucumbers ¼ cup fresh mint or cilantro leaves, chopped juice of 1 lemon or lime ¼ teaspoon ground cumin ¼ teaspoon coriander ½ red onion, chopped (optional) ½ teaspoon […]
Health Hacks From Head to Toe
Five simple ways to improve total body wellness
The Invisible Epidemic
More than one in three Americans has prediabetes—and 90 percent of them don’t even know they have it. Here’s what you need to know about this health threat.
The Food Migraine Connection
Is What You’re Eating Giving You a Headache?
The Zoo in You
It sounds downright creepy at first. As human beings, each of us has 300–500 different species of bacteria living in a complex ecosystem within our guts. In fact, the bacteria living in our guts nearly outnumber our own cells. But while the idea might sound creepy, these “bugs” in our intestines are actually quite important […]
How to Help a Depressed Teen
It’s hard to be a teenager. It’s even harder to be a teenager with depression. In recent years, teen depression has been rising at startling rates—and it’s something that needs our immediate attention. Here’s how you can help the teenagers in your life.
8 Ways to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
To be honest, the holidays are my favorite time of year because of the food. I come from a Southern family where a holiday meal is not complete unless you have candied yams, collard greens, corn bread stuffing, macaroni and cheese, and pecan pie. Each year, the fear of losing the progress I’ve attained over […]