Peaches – a sweet, juicy fruit whose warm orange and pink skin is reminiscent of a summertime sunset. This fuzzy fruit is native to China, and it is part of the stone fruit family because it has one large seed,… read more
Health
Getting the Most From Your Vitamins
Vitamins are meant to support health, not complicate it. But if you’ve ever stared at a supplement label wondering whether to take it with breakfast, dinner or not at all, you’re not alone. The truth is that when and how you take… read more
Why Do Your Bruises Change Color?
Bruises are quite the pain — literally and physically. They often show up when we can hardly remember how we got them and leave eye-catching blemishes, leading to family and friends saying, “How in the world did you get that?” … read more
Can Chicken Soup Help Fight Off a Cold?
Your nose is stuffy, your eyes are watering, your throat is scratchy, and all you want to do is stay in bed. You have a box of tissues on your nightstand, a full bottle of aspirin in the medicine cabinet… read more
Show Your Liver Some Love with Liver-Supporting Foods
Think of the liver as the body’s toxin processing plant. Most toxins, like pesticides, household cleaning agents, dry-cleaning chemicals and hormone disruptors in beauty products, are fat-soluble. In order to be eliminated from the body, fat-soluble toxins must be converted… read more
Forget Everything You Know About Your Metabolism
“My metabolism just isn’t what it used to be.” Remember when you could run a mile in seven minutes on your high school track team or play ball with your buddies every day and never get tired? As we get… read more
Battling Kidney Stones
Many of us have known someone who has had or at least heard the horror stories of having kidney stones. They can cause pain that has been compared to childbirth. According to Keck Medicine of USC, more than 1 in… read more
Rebuilding Your Social Network This Year
After years of remote work, digital overload and fractured routines, many adults are quietly realizing something is missing. It is not productivity or ambition. It’s connection. As the new year gets on its way, health experts are reframing social wellness… read more
Lime: The Fountain of Vitality
The lime is here. Small but mighty, limes are bright green citrus fruits used in recipes and add zest to water. Under the lime’s thick coat, however, a fountain of vitamin C, antioxidants and vital nutrients hide. These mighty gems… read more
The Rise of Slow Mornings
For years, productivity culture framed mornings as a race. Wake up early, check your phone, answer emails, squeeze in a workout and get ahead. But as burnout, anxiety and sleep disruption continue to climb, a quieter countertrend is taking hold.… read more
