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Your brain and your stomach are fairly far apart in terms of your body’s real estate, true. But the organs in our fascinating, complex bodies communicate in a wide variety of ways—and prove that the brain and belly really aren’t that separate at all. Pictured Recipe:Homemade Kimchi We’ve already reported on the6 foods you should be eating every day for better brain health, which mainly highlight antioxidant-rich ingredients like blueberries, walnuts and leafy greens....

Getting a great workout goes beyond the number of reps you do or the miles you log on the treadmill (though that does help too). What you put into your body before and after a race or a workout can either help or hinder your performance.Regardless of what type of exercise suits your fancy, here are some tips for the best foods to eat before, during and after a workout.5 Best Exercises for Weight LossPre-workout foodsPictured Recipe:Blueberry-Banana Overnight OatsPrior to your sweat session, be sure to fuel up the right way....

We’re all for having a stash of flavorful frozen veggies for an emergency go-with-anything side. When it comes to veggies, eating more is a good thing, so don’t stress too much about checking the nutrition numbers. But keep in mind, seasoned ones tend to have more sodium and sugar than they would if you spiced them up yourself. We found these frozen food favorites that keep things in check. Joyce Hendley...

In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleOur Top PicksReviewsHow a Food Dehydrator WorksBest Foods to DehydrateThe Bottom LineChoosing a Food DehydratorOur Food Dehydrator TestsWe Also ConsideredCommon QuestionsOur Trusted Expertise In This ArticleView All In This Article View All Our Top Picks Reviews How a Food Dehydrator Works Best Foods to Dehydrate The Bottom Line Choosing a Food Dehydrator Our Food Dehydrator Tests We Also Considered Common Questions Our Trusted Expertise Photo:EatingWell / Nick Simpson...

Photo:Courtesy of Brand Courtesy of Brand There are certain things a kitchen just needs, no matter how much you cook. One of those is a well-roundedfood storage container collection. Whether you’re storing yourdaily meal prep, takeout leftovers or the fixings fora holiday feast, you’ll need airtight options on hand. And, if you’re anything like me, the fall and winter season means a lot more cooking, baking, and dining in, so there’s really no better time to ensure I have the food storage I need....

In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleOur Top PicksReviewsThe Bottom LineChoosing a Food Storage ContainerOur TestsWe Also ConsideredCommon QuestionsOur Trusted Expertise In This ArticleView All In This Article View All Our Top Picks Reviews The Bottom Line Choosing a Food Storage Container Our Tests We Also Considered Common Questions Our Trusted Expertise Photo:Courtesy of Brand Courtesy of Brand The current landscape of food storage containers is not your mom’s Tupperware set, and with so many options to choose from, it’s hard to know what attributes to prioritize....

Close With so many factors to consider from health to environmental impact, cost, taste and more, choosing healthy foods can seem like a mission impossible. Lucky for us, theEnvironmental Working Group(EWG) has aGood Food on a Tight Budgetguide to help. This guide, which helps you buy the most budget-friendly,super-healthy eats, comes from the same group that brought us theDirty Dozen(a compendium of the fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide residuals)....

Our series,Hormones & Our Health: How What You Eat May Affect How They Work, explores the vast role hormones play in the body and the diet and lifestyle factors that help them function as they should. According to what we’re seeing in the health and wellness world, you’d think that hormone imbalances are an epidemic of their own these days. It’s true that people are being diagnosed with hormone-related conditions—where the body does in fact produce too much or too little of certain hormones, such as diabetes,polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) and endometriosis—at an increasing rate (largely due to advances in diagnosing) andfertility rates continue to decline....

Inflammation is inevitable. It’s the body’s natural way of defending against foreign invaders and helping us heal from injury, which is good—it’s when it goes into overdrive and turns into chronic inflammation that things can get hairy. “Chronic inflammation can interrupt and damage body cells. When body cells don’t function properly due to a repeated stressor, they are unable to protect against disease or can initiate changes in the body which can contribute to the development of a disease,” explainsAndrea Conner, M....

When it comes to the female cycle, most women think most about what happens around “that time of the month” and all of the symptoms that may come along with it. Unless you’re trying to conceive (or using the fertility awareness method as an approach to avoid conception), you may not have ever thought about the other parts of your cycle and what your cycle says about your health. But here’s the thing, ladies: your cycle (and any symptoms that come along with it) may actually tell you a lot more than you think....

Close Pictured Recipe:Turkey, Pasta & Vegetable Soup How it works Pick ingredients from each of the categories, then follow these steps: Sauté the vegetables, add the flavorings, sear the meat, add the broth and simmer, cook the noodles and combine. Read More:Your Formula for the Perfect Diabetes-Friendly Sheet-Pan Dinner To make ahead Cook and freeze the soupwithoutthe noodles. Defrost and reheat on the stovetop over medium heat while you cook the noodles separately, then combine to serve....

ClosePhoto: Photographer: Will Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman, Food Stylist: Jennifer WendorfSheet-pan success is all about three things: uniformity, staggered timing and layering. Cutting foods into evenly sized pieces means even cooking. To make things easy we’ve divided our veg into slow- and fast-cooking groups. Hard vegetables like potatoes, beets and carrots need more time in the oven, so they go in first. Softer vegetables, such as leafy greens, tomatoes and onions, cook more quickly, so they get stirred in later, and the protein goes on top....

How to Meal Prep Grab-&-Go Muffin-Tin Eggs for Easy Breakfasts Our Favorite Sheet-Pan Egg Combinations Cauliflower + Onion + Cheddar + Smoky Tempeh + Cilantro Red Onion + Spinach + Goat Cheese + Smoked Salmon + Capers Mushrooms + Broccoli + Gruyère + Ham + Chives Roasted Red Peppers + Kale + Feta + Bacon + Za’atar Cherry Tomatoes + Mozzarella + Chicken Sausage + Pesto Sheet-Pan Egg Sandwiches for a Crowd...