We hear a great deal about the benefits of both mindfulness and meditation. Sometimes, we even hear them used interchangeably, which may make us wonder if there is a difference at all. The truth is there is a great difference, but ...
In the last 100 years, the modern American diet has changed more than it had in the 10,000 years before that. This change came about during the Industrial Revolution when we began producing foods (or food-like products) in large quantities, in short ...
Since 2007, the demand for Quinoa in the U.S. has been skyrocketing. Boutique and main street restaurants alike are finding creative ways to get it on the menu, and NASA even sends it to space with the astronauts.
We’ve all heard the well-known sayings like, “Look on the bright side” and “Keep your chin up.” They are often shared for encouragement during challenging times and then forgotten in the pace of daily life. But research shows us that the optimistic ...
For decades, Americans have been working off some misinformation that led us to avoid eating food with fat at all costs. This misinformation began spreading after World War II when researchers began publishing studies that linked foods with saturated fats to heart ...
You may have heard it said that stress is always an inside job. Even when pressure is coming at us from outside circumstances, it is our response to those pressures that generates felt stress. If we are not able to respond in ...