OUR FAVORITE WAY TO START THE DAY By Tana Amen Smoothies are one of my favorite ways to optimize nutrition and treat myself and my family to a tasty, refreshing raw meal loaded with water-rich phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals and fiber.   Benefits of Brain-Boosting Smoothies: Delicious, simple, quick… nutrition on the run! Water-rich, loaded with ...

by Mark Hyman, MD It’s time to change the way you think about fat. For 30 years well-meaning diet gurus have preached that eating fat makes you fat. I’m here to tell you that fat, in and of itself, is not what is making you fat. Instead, it’s eating too much of the wrong kinds of ...

Boost the Flavor of the Season’s Best rodalenews.com Fruit is nature’s candy—sweet, dripping with juice, and amazing enough on its own. But if you’re looking to jazz up your summer fruit and make something more creative than a fruit salad, it doesn’t take much more than a sprinkling of salt, a drizzle of balsamic, or ...

by Mark Hyman, MD According to a recent article in the New York Times, “Food Corporations Turn to Chefs in a Quest for Healthy Flavor,” Big Food companies like PepsiCo, Kellogg’s, and even fast food giants like Taco Bell, are changing their ways in response to the increasing public demand for healthier food options. To improve their ...

by Mark Hyman, MD It may seem as though we live in a land of plenty. Everywhere you look there are vending machines, restaurants and stores offering an endless assortment of quick and cheap snacks and meals. And yet, the reality is everyday most Americans live in a constant state of emergency. Either they skip breakfast ...

By Matthew Kadey for Shape.com If you already pan-roast your chicken in canola oil and adorn your salad greens with Italian olive oil, way to go. But just like your workout routine, when it comes to culinary oils, you should shoot for variety. By using an assortment of oils in your kitchen, you’ll be exposed ...

By Sally Cameron Watermelon juice mixed with lime and sparkling water make for a refreshing way to beat summer heat. Float a few lime slices in it for garnish. Click here for the recipe.

By Sally Cameron Watermelon and goat cheese make a refreshing and tangy summer appetizer. No cooking required! You will need a small melon baller tool to make this pretty. Don’t have one? Just pipe the goat cheese on top. It’s really the terrific combination of simple flavors and fresh ingredients that you are after. Click ...

Healthy Living Workshop August 25th – Ready-Set-Go 3

By Sally Cameron My earlier memories of 4th of July are filled with the goofy parade down main street (which my parents coerced me into going to), grilling at mom and dad’s, and spending lazy summer time with family and friends. The closer it got to dark, the more I excited I got to hunt ...