Inside your local supermarket, in company cafes or college cafeterias, in abandoned urban buildings, on side yards of businesses and schools, vertical farms are popping up. Vertical farming, established in the US in 2012 uses large panels, like vertical window blinds to grow microgreens, fruits, and vegetables indoors without soil or sunlight. This can be … Read More
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One in every three Americans needs more sleep. Too little sleep has been linked to poorer eating habits, increased risk for chronic diseases, a shortened lifespan, and decreased mental health. The purpose of sleep is not only to rest the body but research suggests sleep may help remove toxins from the brain that build up … Read More
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Ask a dietitian and they will tell you food is your best medicine. Yet, few doctors and patients ever discuss this topic. They should according to a statement written by a group of nutrition and heart disease experts. Diet directly effects disease and death rates yet it is not prioritized as a modifiable risk factor … Read More
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In the spring of 2020, the European Society of Cardiology presented findings of a long term study of children that showed early habits contributed to a higher risk for heart disease. This was one of the first studies to link risk factors in childhood with the risk for heart disease later in life. Over 4,700 … Read More
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Recent research has shown that sugar has a back channel to your brain. The average American eats more than 100 pounds of sugar each year and excesses have been linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes and overweight. Why do we love sugar so much? Sugar not only triggers taste buds on the … Read More
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When researchers talk about a cup of coffee, they mean an 8-ounce cup. With enormous mugs at home and the average take-out cups equaling 10 ounces or more, coffee calories can quickly add up. An 8-ounce cup of black coffee has 2 calories. One-ounce of coffee with cream and sugar has 10 calories, so a … Read More
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Milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, and soy represent 90% of all food allergies in the US and must be clearly labeled on food packaging. Although sesame is not currently listed as a food allergen, enough people in the US react to sesame to have created a movement to make it required … Read More
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In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition researchers found that eating one cup of blueberries each day could reduce the risk of heart disease by 15%. Often people with heart disease also have metabolic syndrome, a condition that affects a third of adults with high blood pressure, excess belly fat, and … Read More
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There are those that can guzzle a double shot of espresso and fall asleep within the hour. For others, a single cup of regular coffee might keep them awake for half the night. Depending on your body chemistry, usual coffee habits, or even your genes, you may be a fast metabolizer of caffeine or a … Read More
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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Seapoint Farms Mighty LIL’ Lentils are a crunchy plant-based snack that comes in 5-ounce recloseable packages. Lentils are small legumes (beans) with Canada and India the top producers in the world. … Read More
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