The Powerful Purple Grape
What does autumn smell like? For people like me who live near Concord grape vineyards,…More
Food & Nutrition
‘Tis the Season for Comfort Foods
I love the tastes of fall. The season delivers the bounty of the fall harvest,…More
A Few Favorite Foods for Easy Summer Meals
“There’s nothing to eat in the house,” laments a good friend who struggles to keep…More
Tilting the Scales on the Sugar vs. Fat Debate
After half a century of studying sugar and fat and their effects on heart disease,…More
Mamma’s Manna – A Mother’s Legacy to her Family
Many traditional cultures celebrate holidays with daylong feasts of lovingly prepared foods, and my Italian…More
Food For Thought
Food makes memories. How about that homemade meal of braised pork chops with brandy glaze,…More
To Fu or Not to Fu: What is the Question?
Soybeans contain healthy plant compounds called phytoestrogens. They are a good, non-cholesterol protein…
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Choosing a Nutrition Bar
Whole foods, such as a bag of nuts and raisins or an apple, make a great, healthy snack when you are…
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Quelling Inflammation With Diet
The types of fats we eat produce either pro or antiinflammatory messengers. Much of the inflammatory…
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Lifestyle Changes can Bring you Close to the Fountain of Youth
The fountain of youth proves continually elusive, despite a growing desire in America to look and feel…
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