Can an Avocado a Day Keep the Doctor Away? By Riya Sood When it comes to our discussion on brain health, we just cannot forget the almighty avocado. Packed with tons of vitamins and essential minerals, they contain just the nutrients that our brain needs to thrive. Additionally, avocados are a delicious source of omega-3 […]
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The Korean Fermented Superfood: Kimchi By Riya Sood and Jennifer Dabbert A red-hued, tangy mix of vegetables and seafood sauces, the famous Korean traditional food, Kimchi, hits so many taste buds on our palette: spicy, sour, salty, and umami. Once you take one bite, you will soon find yourself looking forward to more and more
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The Health Benefits of Sauerkraut By Riya SoodArpana “Annie” Gupta, PhD While it has been around since the past 2000 years, fermented cabbage is not a dish that makes us cheer and shout. One of the top foods in the fermented world, sauerkraut is made from fermented cabbage and salt that gives it its sour
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Pickles: Probiotic Powerhouses By Riya SoodArpana “Annie” Gupta, PhD During my childhood trips to India, some of my fondest memories were of sticking my fingers in my grandmothers’ earthen pots to pull out different flavors of pickles. These spicy, tangy and salty morsels of fermented vegetables and fruit were something I still vividly remember and
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The Growing Trend of Probiotics By Riya SoodSoumya Ravichandran The Growing Trend of Probiotics: What are they and what do they do in your body? I mean now the health fanatics are even adding them to sodas!!! Anyone heard of Oilipop? Growing up in an Indian household, Sunday brunches were always filled with “idlis” and “dosas”,
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The Versatility of Liquid Gold: Olive Oil By Arpana “Annie” Gupta, PhD Soumya Ravichandran Riya Sood Did you know an olive tree can live up to 600 years? In fact, olive trees were so revered in ancient Greece that anyone who tried to cut them was immediately sentenced to death! While the health benefits of
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Is Garlic the Secret to a Healthy Brain and a Happy Gut? By Arpana “Annie” Gupta, PhD Soumya Ravichandran Riya Sood Garlic conjures up smells of delicious meals wafting up from the kitchen. Probably one of the most widely used herbs to enhance meals, garlic is used in most savory dishes by most cultures. On
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The King of Berries: Blueberries By Arpana “Annie” Gupta, PhD Alex Foyt Ziheng Qu The most nutritionally dense out of all the berries. Blueberries are so popular as a healthy and nutritious source that they have often been termed a “superfood”. What is a superfood one may ask? Personally, for me the term conjures up
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