It’s been 40 months since I accidentally found out about the Paleo diet. That day, I committed to an ancestral way of eating and never looked back.
I’m not saying I’ve never cheated. A number of pieces of cake have...
My mother used to sprinkle paprika on all sorts of things — deviled eggs, rice, potatoes and even soups and stews.
It added color and a sweet, smoky flavor, which to this day still reminds me of my childhood. What...
It appears that one of the veggies many of us may turn our noses up at just might be the “it” veggie of the year.
Studies are showing that the humble okra is incredibly rich in nutritional properties, and may...
Glowing skin and shiny hair aren’t reserved exclusively for “the lucky ones” with good genes. And they don’t require a bottomless budget for purchasing exorbitantly priced designer beauty products.
In fact, the opposite is true.
Apricot kernel oil is an incredible...
Most people who enjoy Chinese food have heard of bean sprouts. You can even buy them in a can at the store.
But what many people don’t know is that you can actually grow a variety of raw bean sprouts...
There’s no denying it: potato chips are a delicious guilty pleasure.
Unfortunately, they are starchy, high-glycemic snacks that are high in sodium and full of hydrogenated, genetically-modified oils. Although there are healthier baked versions, they still fall high on the...
Bacteria may be the secret ingredient in your burger, turning your meal from delicious to dangerously toxic.
A Consumer Reports study uncovered the fact that a large quantity of the packaged ground beef you purchase in the supermarket contains at...
Did you know that there is a product made from sugar cane that is considered a superfood?
It’s called blackstrap molasses, and it’s essentially the antithesis of refined white sugar.
That’s because blackstrap molasses is what’s left behind when nearly all...
Tilapia has become the ubiquitous fish in America today. It’s cheap, not “fishy” tasting, boneless and skinless, and is hard to mess up by overcooking, which is a problem with many other fish varieties.
However, the tilapia we’re eating is...
Obesity has become a plague that is sweeping the United States. Approximately one third of American adults are obese, and the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents between two and 19 years of age is around 17 percent,...
