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The Bob Caputo Living Well Cookbook: Reinventing the Joy of Cooking
There are cookbooks aplenty by authors of great fame and others of relative anonymity. But there is no cookbook as accessible – there is no cookbook with as great an emphasis on health and wellness, as strong a commitment to delicious food and nutritious meals – as The Bob Caputo Living Well Cookbook. I write these words because […]
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It’s Not the Color of the Bread or the Numbers on the Label
We’ve all been told since we were capable of eating solid food that whole wheat bread is healthier than white bread, and through examination of its nutritional content (fiber and protein content, vitamin and mineral composition, glycemic index, etc.), that belief can hardly be contested. But a recent study examined the effects of consuming different […]
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Frenched, Fried, and Dried: How Processing Has Destroyed the Affable Spud
Potatoes are the leading vegetable crop in the United States, contributing over 15% of farm sales receipts according to the USDA. Even with recent legislation, sliced and fried or combined with cream and mashed, potatoes account for nearly 40% of vegetables served in school lunches nationwide. Nearly a decade ago, when I first became involved […]
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Not All “Carbs” Are Created Equal
Grains are one of the most controversial topics of discussion in the worlds of nutrition, health, and fitness. Carbs, gluten; grains have developed quite the bad reputation, in my opinion, primarily due to scientifically-unfounded nutrition guidelines that encouraged decades of Americans to make highly processed, energy dense, and sugar-laden grain products the foundation of their […]
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Storing It All Safely with Stor-All Solutions
If we care about health and wellness, and no doubt we should (and do), one way to show that concern is by not wasting food. For we are a great many things – some of them great, indeed – but we are also a nation that discards too much food, that finishes too few meals […]
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You Are as Old as What You Eat?
You are what you eat. Literally. What you put in your mouth is broken down and used to provide energy and repair and grow bone, lean muscle, connective tissue, and that adipose that we are constantly trying to get rid of. A recently published study aimed at furthering our understanding of aging takes this axiom […]
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Does Legal Medical Cannabis Reduce Overdose Rates?
Opioid pain relievers, while offering some benefits to patients with cancer and other diseases, also come with severe health consequences, including overdose. The rise in opioid prescriptions has caused concern and it’s made the C.D.C. take action urging doctors to limit use of these drugs. Simultaneously, legal medical marijuana recommendations have offered alternative treatment for […]
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“Beeting” the Competition
Bears, beets, Battlestar Gallactica…there is more to beets than staining your hands and being the namesake of Schrute Farms: they’ve become one of the latest areas of exercise performance research. Those bright red root vegetables are one of nature’s best sources of sodium nitrate, which is the focus of much of the recent beet fanaticism […]
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4 Ways to keep the inside of your microwave clean and fresh
Believe it or not, microwave ovens have been around since the 1950s, although it took them at least another 30 years or so to become the staple kitchen appliance we all know and love. Microwaves are now used routinely for heating up ready meals, warming drinks, defrosting frozen food and even cooking from scratch. Of […]
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E-Cigarettes and E-Liquids: Insights and Information on What You’re Inhaling
Let’s face it: quitting traditional cigarettes is good for your health. Even just a few cigarettes a week can have an impact on your overall health and lead to respiratory problems and diseases. But it can be hard to quit. The good news is that with the invention and growing popularity of e-cigarettes, you have […]