In a new study calculating the true cost of healthy foods compared with packaged and processed goods, whole, fresh foods emerged as the best way to keep grocery costs down. By "true cost," I'm not talking about including long-term expenses associated with eating poorly. Nope: On a pure serving...
Plenty of celebrities (like*Russell Brand) have credited the amazing Ellen DeGeneres for their switch to veganism. But Ellen isn't always the one in the kitchen whipping up incredible--she and wife Portia de Rossi get plenty of culinary help from Chef Roberto Martin, whose new book, Vegan...
In today's ridiculous health news, one advocacy group has started a petition to stop President Obama from ever eating unhealthy food in public again. Like this is going to solve anything when it comes to our obesity crisis. More »Post from: Blisstree
Childhood obesity is a problem in our country. One in three American children are overweight or obese. That’s a staggering statistic and its enough to make any mother concerned. So along with focusing on home-cooked meals and family dinner time, I’ve also been on a campaign to teach my daughter...
Need some fresh inspiration for fresh spring produce? These six recently published or upcoming cookbooks offer diverse takes on cooking with spring's bounty—vegan, Southern, budget-friendly—but share a similar seasonal, simple and DIY approach to healthy eating. More »Post from: Blisstree
Aside from being synonymous with impeccable (and possibly impossible) housekeeping and Good Things, Martha Stewart has, of late, been applauded for the fact that, at 70, she looks amazingly healthy and radient. What's her secret? Is it all the food in her many cookbooks...or does she have some...
It is often thought that starting a family will lead parents to healthier eating habits, as they try to set a good example for their children. Few studies, however, have evaluated how the addition of children into the home may affect parents' eating habits. Changes in family finances, the...
Actor and singer Brandy Norwood (better known simply as*Brandy) was just a teenager when she became the star of the late-90s UPN hit, Moesha. The show not only helped promote Brandy's groundbreaking R&B *career, it also put her in front of the American public, week after week, for all to...
It's hard to feel sorry for anyone who eats this--the double bypass burger, while also drinking alcohol and smoking, and then collapses and nearly dies. That's exactly what happened to a woman at the aptly-named Heart Attack Grill which prides itself on serving grossly unhealthy food to well...
"Come and get it!" A phrase historically proclaiming that the communal meal is ready, is heard all too infrequently among contemporary American households, especially as children get older. Indeed, over 40% of the typical American food budget is spent on eating out, with family meals often being...
Contrary to popular perception, a large proportion of obese Americans can and do lose weight, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. What's more, they say, the old tried and true methods of eating less fat and exercising are some of the most effective paths to weight loss...
Men who regularly consume foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, apples, certain vegetables, tea and red wine, may significantly reduce their risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the journal Neurology this week that saw no such effect among women...
We already know how damaging Hollywood and the media are for our body image and our society's unhealthy obsession with being thin. But now, according to a new study, Facebook is also fueling that "skinny is better" idealism, so much so that it's considered a culprit for severe eating disorders...
It’s not surprising that emotional eating has little to do with your actual hunger; it is directly related to emotional triggers. Our emotions can have a powerful influence on our actions, especially eating. In fact, a study in Psychosomatic Medicine confirmed that people tend to consume food in...
Rick Perry and two other U.S. governors are going to publicly eat some "pink slime" just to prove to all of us that consuming this so-called meat which is made from cattle scraps that are then treated with ammonium hydroxide (to kill bacteria) is simply not bad for us. Yeah, right... More »Post...
The entire animal kingdom does it, but most humans become squeamish and pull their faces at the very notion. But now, scientists are suggesting that mothers—and perhaps even fathers—would benefit from eating parts of the placenta following child birth. Yum. More »
If you were thinking about pulling out the grill to cook-out some hamburgers now that spring is here, you might want to rethink that. Almost 17,000 pounds of beef patties have been recalled due to concerns that the meat is contaminated with a potentially deadly strain of E.coli. Pink slime...
Mad Men finally coming back to AMC on Sunday, and with it the craze for Mid-Century*everything—especially advertising. By now you've likely seen galleries of crazy smoking ads, and collections of sexist ads that boggle the mind. But have you checked out the kind of food ads that would have...
He is a male, 5 month old Staffordshire Terrier. Since yesterday he appeared depressed, but today we noticed he wasn't eating his food, we feed him his treats (that he puked later).. He is vomiting white foam and his food. He has all his vaccines and are planning to take him the vet tomorrow if...