Food / Nutrition

As if you needed further evidence: more research was just published out of England that further substantiates what we already know: Improving the quality of your diet, with vegetables, fruits and whole grains, can have a beneficial effect on your strength and physical well being, even if you start on…

If you’re sipping your cup of green tea and reflecting on some past memories, you’re probably also helping yourself in the fight against Alzheimer’s. New research has recently discovered the specific chemical element of green tea that disrupts the formation of the plaques in the brain thought to be associated…

Right now in New York, there is quite a lot of hoopla going on for New York Fashion Week. And one of the most in-demand models currently walking the runway is Maye Musk, who, at 69, has a modeling career that’s the envy of models just a quarter of her…

For many people, growing older can be accompanied by the slow deterioration of your ability to swallow. Whether from disease, dementia or some sudden trauma, losing the ability to swallow foods and liquids can threaten your health and even your life. More than 6 million seniors are thought to suffer…

We’re always trying to include healthy additions to our diet, and if they can help control hunger and food cravings? All the better. Turns out walnuts may fall into this category. New research published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism sheds light on why eating walnuts may not only be healthy but…

If you can satisfy your chocolate craving and improve your cognitive functioning, wouldn’t you like to know that? Well, according to Harvard physician Robert Shmerling, there is some, but not conclusive, evidence that this may be so. Dark chocolate and cocoa contain flavanols, plant-based substances that act as anti-inflammatories and…