Category: Nutrition
Is Organic Produce Worth the Cost?
With the rising price of food, many parents wonder if organic produce is worth the added expense. Conflicting information about why organic produce is — or isn’t — a healthier choice is confusing for consumers. Here are three common reasons for buying organic produce along with arguments for and against each. Health: Many feel that [...]
How Can I Talk With My Teen About Weight Issues?
Are you concerned about your teen’s weight? Are you hitting a brick wall when trying to discuss weight, fitness and health issues with your son or daughter? You’re not alone. Many parents report that this is a particularly tough, and often emotional, subject for parents and teens to discuss. So we’ve asked the experts for [...]
2013: The Year of Living Healthy
The image of 40-, 50- and even 60-year-olds is changing. People are living longer thanks to strides in medicine and technology, which is putting more emphasis on quality of life. That’s where choices you make about fitness and diet can really make a difference. With the New Year upon us, now is a good time [...]
Your 24-Hour Holiday Energy Plan
Fantasy: You stock up on gift cards for the holidays, let the dust bunnies gather and forget all about cooking, cleaning, decorating, shopping and wrapping. Reality: You’ve got more to do than ever, with hundreds of cards to address and send, cookies to bake, the kids and tons of relatives, friends and teachers to shop [...]
Baby Food For Thought
You’ve consulted books, logged onto Websites and asked your friends — but you’ve still got niggling questions about feeding your baby safely that no one seems to know the answers to — until now. To help you sort through the confusion, we rounded up top pediatricians and baby safety experts to answer some of your [...]
Everybody Eats: Resolutions
The start of a new year is a time for reflection, and often enough we think of ways to improve the coming year. Right now I’m think about ways to be more frugal and improve my overall health (the picture doesn’t show it, but this chef likes to eat). With that in mind, these affordable, [...]
Food for Thought: Plant Based Diets to Curb Cancer?
Nutrition tips from The Portland Clinic Dietitians. Preventive medicine for cancer? Quite possibly. Scientists estimate that about a third of all cancers could be prevented by being physically active, maintaining a healthy weight, and following a healthy, plant-based diet. Colorful plant foods contain cancer-fighting substances called phytochemicals, which strengthen immune function and protect your body’s [...]
The Mighty Pumpkin: Beyond Pumpkin Pie
Halloween is here and it’s time to get out your favorite carving knife and head out to the pumpkin patch to pick up a spooky gourd to hang on your front stoop. With all the hayrides and petting zoos and old-timey snacks, it’s easy to forget about how many tasty and nutrition-dense recipes we can [...]
The Thinking Mom’s Guide to Eating
Whether you’re trying to help your kids with their homework, divvy up the dinner tab at your moms’ night out, or multitask several major projects at work, your brain works better when you feed it well. In fact, scientists in the pioneering field of nutritional neuroscience are finding that specific nutrients may be able to [...]
Like Water for Chocolate
I have been drinking Diet Coke since, well, forever. Years and years I’ve bowed to the Queen of Coca-Cola. My carmel-carbon guzzling ways probably started in the 1970s with TAB, which morphed into Diet Rite, then, eventually, all soda rivers spilled out into the ocean of Diet Coke I’m sure I’ve consumed since then. And [...]
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