Are we sacrificing nutrition for convenience when we buy prewashed salad greens?
They’ve become wildly popular in recent years. It’s so easy to open the bag and have greens ready to be tossed into a salad. No more washing. No more drying with paper towels or using “salad spinners.”
They’ve turned healthy food into convenience food.
… Read MoreSeniors have different goals than young people when it comes to exercise.
Instead of packing on muscle to look buff, they are more likely to want a workout that helps them live independently and continue to do the things they love.
A new study shows that one exercise may be better than all others in reaching this objective.
… Read MoreA new study has found a simple and natural way to end insomnia. It can add almost 1 ½ hours to your sleep time—without the health risks of sleeping pills.
Professor Jack Losso is a researcher with the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. He led the study.
… Read MoreThe ineffectiveness of the flu shot has long baffled researchers.
In the lab it works great.
In real life? Not so much.
… Read MoreEating mushrooms suppresses your appetite, making it easier for you to lose weight.
That’s the takeaway of a new University of Minnesota study that found mushrooms combat hunger even better than meat.
… Read MoreYou might be surprised to know the world’s biggest killer.
It’s not heart disease… Or cancer… Or malaria.
It’s not even war.
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