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| How to Eat for Less Money
Let’s face it times are tough. Unemployment is high; stock values are low. You are worth less than you were last year.
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The Skinny on Fats
Not all fat is created equal—avoid the bad kind and eat more of the good kind in order to achieve optimal health benefits.
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Digest This
How the body digests artificial sweeteners.
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Sweet Lies
As more artificial sweeteners flood the market, their effects on the body is questionable at best. Does the FDA really tell you everything you need to know about these substances?
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Skinny Bitches
"A no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!"
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Veggie Power:
A Former Meat Eater Discusses His
Journey to the Green Side
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| Lens on: Juice
Why are people so fanatical about juicing? Perhaps you should give it a try—you might just find that it addicting. Here's one man's take on the joy of juicing.
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| What Makes Tea Healthy?
Many will claim the antioxidant benefits of tea. But has tea been proven to fight cancer and other diseases?
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| Blueberries: Natural Protection Against Brain Aging
Blueberries are loaded with powerful antioxidant compounds that protect brain cells against damaging inflammation and oxidative stress, and can arrest and even reverse age-related decline in cognitive and motor functions.
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| Fried Orange Tomatoes?
Does the color of your tomato affect your level of health? Studies show the cis-lycopene isomer in orange tomatoes to be best in antioxidant absorption.
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| Pizza Mind
Junk food addicts and Ninja Turtles across the world rejoiced in late March, as food chemists from the University of Maryland have finally found a way for them to stop feeling guilty about their favorite food—pizza.
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| Bartender—there’s a cod in my Bass!
Aren't all beers vegan? The surprising answer is no. You might be surprised what a few of the British brews have swimming around in your beer.
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| Organic Beer Reviews
Happy St. Patrick's Month—the most wonderful month of the year. With parades in New York City, Hoboken, Pearl River, Seaside, and Belmar, you can't help but knock back a few brews. If you're tying one on, you may as well do it organically.
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| Best Drinks of 2006
Drink, drank, drunk. From water to maté, these are the fluids that kept us going in 2006.
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| Chewing the Fat on Trans Fat
For the past few years, we've heard a lot about trans fats. New York has even gone so far as banning the use of trans fats in restaurants. But what are trans fats? Read along to find out.
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| The Skinny on Trans Fats
On December 5th, New York became the first city in America to ban trans fats in restaurants. But have they gone too far, too fast? After the initial public hearing, you just might be surprised who’s leading the charge for change.
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| Piecing Together Nutrition
Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D., the acclaimed author of Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, discusses America’s addiction to food, and how healthy eating habits can help break the cycle of disease.
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| New Twist on Bottled Water
Forward-thinking beverage companies like Hint and O Beverages are bringing designer water to a store near you.
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| Protein Without the Guilt
Mad at cow? Running around like a chicken without a head trying to replace the protein in your diet? Check out these alternative protein sources void of the guilt and the saturated fat.
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| Moving Beyond Dieting
Change the Way You Eat for Good. Our dietician helps you jump the mental hurdles, boost your metabolism, and drop that excess weight.
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| Tea to Top Cancer?
You’ve heard the health claims associated with drinking tea, but can tea really save us? Get the antioxidant answers from Memorial-Sloan Kettering.
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| Kick the Hangover!
Of course, moderation is great, but only in moderation. Sometimes you can’t help drinking a little too much, but you can plan accordingly and dodge that nasty hangover with a few of our easy to follow guidelines and cures.
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| To Your Health!
Research shows significant health benefits to moderate alcohol consumption. Coronary disease, stroke, and even the common cold may be warded off by drinking a glass or two of wine with dinner. Bottoms up!
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| Some Peace of Mind with Your Wine?
A sampling of Organic, Biodynamic, Sulfite Free wines from some local wine experts at Organic Vintages and Counter Restaurant and Wine Bar.
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| Not Your Typical Meathead
Kenneth Williams, America’s first vegan bodybuilder talks about lifestyle, diet, and the path that opened his eyes.
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| Do You Know What’s in Your Seafood Salad?
Oceana, an advocacy group working to reduce pollution and overfishing of the world’s oceans, recently launched a campaign calling on supermarkets to warn shoppers of mercury contamination in their seafood.
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| Food Pyramid Gone Missing in Government Confusion
The USDA announced a new “personalized” food pyramid, which emphasizes exercise and gradual change over specific dietary recommendations for the general population. If you’re confused, talk to the computer at MyPyramid.gov.
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| Are the Food Giants Turning the Corner?
With every passing week, another major fast food or packaged food company announces healthy changes to their offerings. Forget product liability, food companies will tell you, healthy foods are selling like hot cakes [no trans fats].
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Care for a Side of Fish with Those Toxins?
Seafood-lovers, who have already modified their diets after an onslaught of mercury-advisories, have been given one more reason to rethink their love affair with fruits of the sea.
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| Super Size Me
Morgan Spurlock's film “Super Size Me”, which has won him numerous awards at film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festivals Best Documentary Director Award, is a real treat.
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