The Plant that Packs a Punch: Ginger By Riya Sood Let us play a game of jeopardy in the category of superherbs. Can you guess this powerful, nutritional herb, that is proven to give a tough competition to over-the-counter medicines to reduce pain and improve digestion. If you guessed, “What is ginger?”, then you are correct. […]
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Shrooms: The Little Umbrellas to Good Health By Riya Sood Having a rainbow of colors on your food plate is common health advice, but take a moment to embrace the humble white mushrooms. Those white bell-shaped fungi peeking out of your salad or pizza are indeed nutrient dense powerhouses that provide a variety of health
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It’s a Date! How Adding This Delectable Fruit to Your Diet Can Offer Amazing Health By Jennifer Dabbert Delicious, sweet, and full of nutrients, dates are a delicious fruit deriving from the date palm. This tropical-looking plant appears to look like a normal palm tree, but it can produce almost 300 pounds of this healthful
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Broccoli: The Beauty in This Flowering Green Vegetable By Riya Sood and Sarah Truong The possibilities are endless with this well-loved vegetable. Considered to be America’s favorite vegetable, broccoli is definitely a staple that you should be adding to your next meal. With its versatility and ability to complement almost any dish, these cruciferous trees
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It’s O-Fish-al! Salmon is a Must Have Superfood By Jennifer Dabbert Seafood is a staple for many coastal communities and cultures around the world. Salmon is coveted for its rich, buttery flavor, and is loved by seafood lovers and culinary enthusiasts alike. One of my favorite places as a culinary aficionado and ecologist is Ketchikan,
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Just Tick Tock By Riya Sood Our bodies are built like a clock to keep moving. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. The evidence of that is hidden in the way we are structured with approximately 360 joints and 700 skeletal muscles. With every inch of our body, ready to move, skip, and run, why are we holding it back
More Than Just a Pet: Chia Seeds By Sarah Truong and Riya Sood Ch-ch-chia! Chia pets! I was first introduced to chia seeds through the popular Chia Pet commercial. Back then, chia seeds were not yet known for their health benefits but rather for their potential as cute house plants. Despite not being known for
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The Queen Of Vegetables: The Glorious Beetroot By Arpana Gupta, Riya Sood and Sarah Truong Chemotherapy treatments were always difficult, riddled with fatigue and after-effects of nausea. I remember my mother making me beet juice every morning, and I have to say I always felt better afterwards (at least as much as one can when going
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The Coolest and Healthiest Legume: Lentils By Riya Sood and Kloey Reyes The humble lentils are small, but mighty when it comes to promoting brain health and overall wellness. Did you know that they have been one of the earliest domesticated crops and have sustained our ancestors for 13,000 years. They are un-arguably nutritious, filling, flavorful, and
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Meet the Memory Boosting Carrot Rainbow By Jennifer Dabbert and Riya Sood Carrots are a popular root vegetable known for their crisp, refreshing taste and their diversity of culinary uses. The domestication of carrots began in Central Asia and expanded into Europe, where they were selectively bred into the popular vegetable we know today. Carrots come in
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