Food / Nutrition

While research studies and analyses continue to send mixed signals about the health effects of coffee, the general sense that coffee is an essential, pleasurable, and protective beverage continues. With more than 2 billion cups of coffee served worldwide each day, the demand and desire for coffee remain strong. A…

Well, US News rankings may be under fire among college applicants, but for those concerned about healthy aging, there’s still much to be said about its health ratings of diets. Once again for the 6th year in a row, the publication has rated the Mediterranean Diet as the best diet…

With months to go before the weather turns nicer, many of us are content to hunker down with a good book, a warm drink, and a cozy blanket on winter nights. If that’s how you feel, the website The Conversation recently offered a post suggesting 5 classic books that are…

The debate goes on. As we’ve previously posted, while there is no doubt that vitamin D plays an important role in calcium absorption and thus bone strength, along with boosting immune health, there is an ongoing debate about other health benefits. But new research continues to come out touting the…

With the holidays approaching, the days becoming shorter, and the weather more conducive to indoor activities, food can take on outsize importance. Thus it’s a good time to review and reinforce the notion that as you age, you are what you eat. What you eat and drink, the quantities you…

If you’re a tea drinker, you’re in good company. Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world, bested only by water, and it’s been estimated that for every cup of coffee poured, three cups of tea are consumed. Black tea is the most popular tea in the US…