In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleWhat Is Stevia?Is Stevia FDA-Approved?What Are the Health Benefits of Stevia?Are There Any Downsides to Stevia?Can I Eat Too Much of It?Can I Use Stevia in Recipes?The Bottom Line In This ArticleView All View All In This Article What Is Stevia? Is Stevia FDA-Approved? What Are the Health Benefits of Stevia? Are There Any Downsides to Stevia? Can I Eat Too Much of It? Can I Use Stevia in Recipes?...
CloseA few months ago, a new scientific paper discussing a link between mental stress and digestive trouble crossed my desk. I was immediately intrigued-partly because at the time I was stressed (it was during the holiday season, work was busy and my husband was traveling a lot on business), but also because at one time or another everyone feels taxed. This was information I knew you, our reader, could use!And sure enough, once word got out among our staff, the whole office was buzzing: How does stress affect my gastrointestinal tract?...
ClosePhoto: Getty ImagesYou’ve likely heard the expression, on a super-warm day, that it’s hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk. However, sticking to your pan in the kitchen is probably a safer option when it comes to egg cookery.But, it could be time to add this sun-cooked tomato sauce to your list of ways to usetomatoesin thesummertime. A viral TikTok video has users divided over how safe it is to use the sun to cook....
In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleWhat Is Sushi?Sushi NutritionSushi Health BenefitsPotential Drawbacks of Eating SushiCan Sushi Be Part of a Healthy Diet?Can You Eat Sushi and Lose Weight?Can You Eat Sushi If You’re Vegan?The Bottom Line In This ArticleView All View All In This Article What Is Sushi? Sushi Nutrition Sushi Health Benefits Potential Drawbacks of Eating Sushi Can Sushi Be Part of a Healthy Diet? Can You Eat Sushi and Lose Weight?...
There’s lots of hype around tea’s benefits-especially when it comes to drinking tea and weight loss. Next to water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, and for good reason. Tea is a versatile beverage that can be served hot or cold. Tea also comes in a variety of flavors and it can help quench thirst, wake you up or help you relax. While there are many varieties sold at the store, true teas include green, oolong, black and white....
I really loved finding out my blood type when I donated blood (A-, if you’re curious). The science around blood types is pretty interesting and fairly new. There’s A, AB, B and O and all types can be positive or negative. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that we learned about different blood types due to some people dying from blood transfusions. Then in the 1960s scientists developedRhoGAM, a key drug that helps protect babies born to moms with Rh-negative blood (thank you, science)....
In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleWhat Is It?What Can You Eat?Does It Work?Pros and Cons In This ArticleView All View All In This Article What Is It? What Can You Eat? Does It Work? Pros and Cons The cabbage soup diet has been around for ages. In fact, some reports say that this diet has been around since the 1950s—well before intermittent fasting was part of our lingo. If you haven’t heard about this cruciferous-veggie-focused diet before, keep reading to learn all about it....
Close Pictured recipe:Salmon with Curried Yogurt & Cucumber Salad If you have diabetes you know that carbohydrates are important. So it may seem like an ultra low-carb diet, theketogenic diet, is the solution to managing your diabetes with food. But is keto all it’s cracked up to be? Plus, is it safe to “go keto” if you have diabetes? We take a look at the latest research around keto and diabetes and what the ketogenic diet does to your blood sugar....
Close Photo: Katie Webster Pictured Recipe:Green Salad with Edamame & Beets The raw food diet movement took hold in the mid-1970s with the publication ofSurvival into the 21st Century, a book that purported the diet could resolve physical ailments and extend lifespan. Its unlikely author: Viktoras Kulvinskas, a former computer consultant for MIT. Decades later, the diet still thrives. High-profile devotees, such as actors Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson and Chicago chef Charlie Trotter, shun animal products and heat-processed grains; they eat nuts, seeds, sprouted grains, fruits and vegetables—ones that haven’t been heated past 118°F....
In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleWhat Is a Pumpkin Spice Latte?Are Pumpkin Spice Lattes Healthy?How to Enjoy a PSL HealthfullyThe Bottom Line In This ArticleView All View All In This Article What Is a Pumpkin Spice Latte? Are Pumpkin Spice Lattes Healthy? How to Enjoy a PSL Healthfully The Bottom Line Close Photo: Courtesy of Brand Pumpkin spice is the quintessential flavor of fall. And one of the OG pumpkin spice drinks, aptly called the Pumpkin Spice Latte, has been seasonally available at Starbucks stores worldwide since 2003....
Close Pictured recipe:Strawberry-Blueberry-Banana Smoothie Lately, veganism-avoiding all animal products, including eggs, dairy and honey-is the “magic bullet” of choice among the glamorous. Gwyneth Paltrow, the celebrity health queen, is unsurprisingly vegan. So’s Venus Williams. And Beyoncé has periodically cut out animal products in preparation for concerts to give her more energy, and urged her Instagram followers to do the same. We seem to all want a simple all-powerful something that we can eat (or avoid) to find ourselves instantly slim, healthy, beautiful and wise....
ClosePhoto:Design elements: Getty Images and Courtesy of Brand. Collage: Cassie Basford.Ever sinceberberinemade headlines last year for being touted as “nature’s Ozempic,” it seems like everything that’s a claimed “weight-loss miracle” is being referred to as such. Most recently,TheNew York Timespublished a piece titled “Is Green Tea Really ‘Nature’s Ozempic’?” which has caused us to step in before we all start pushing this lingo any further.I mean, “nature’s Ozempic”… what does that even mean?...
CloseAre Carbs Really “Good” or “Bad”?It’s fair to say that carbs are a hot topic these days. Die-hardketo advocateswill tell you they feel better without them, whereas theDietary Guidelines for Americans(DGAs) recommend that you get 45 to 65% of your calories from carbs every day. And the discussion doesn’t stop there. The DGAs say that at least half of your grains (a type of carb) should bewhole grains, that you should eat five servings of fruits and vegetables (both a type of carb) per day and that you should limit added sugar (another type of carb) to 10% of your daily calories or less....
