Coconut Oil: Awesome or Awful?“Coconut oil is pure poison,” according to Harvard Professor Karin Michels, who recorded a YouTube video that went viral. I…
Multivitamins Do Not Protect Your HeartA recent report, published in an American Heart Association journal, concluded that multivitamins and mineral supplements do not protect against…
The Coffee and Cancer Confusion: 5 Things You Need to KnowEarlier this year, a California judge ruled that coffee sellers would need to post warnings that coffee contains a substance…
Sugar’s Not-So-Sweet SideWhen I was in high school, I had an eccentric science teacher who, during a lecture on cellular metabolism, wrote…
5 Ways to Improve the Nutrition of Your FoodMother Nature provides us with beautiful fuel – the raw materials, essentially, that keep us alive. Farmers and growers are…
A Nutritional Guide to Oils: Part 2In A Nutritional Guide to Oils: Part 1, we discussed the challenges of choosing the best oils to cook with.…
A Nutritional Guide to Oils: Part 1Have you ever found yourself at the grocery store feeling completely overwhelmed by all the different types of oils available?…
The Scoop on Sugar Part 2: Hidden Sources & AlternativesCommon types of added sugar like high fructose corn syrup, honey, and cane sugar are easy to identify. But food…
The Scoop on Sugar Part 1: Sugar’s Role In the BodyHow can we enjoy holiday festivities, and also engage with sugar in a way that isn’t destructive to our health?…