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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 […]

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”,

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

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

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

Going Nutty Over Nuts By Arpana “Annie” Gupta, PhDRiya Sood Nuts are a no-brainer. As I open the book of my childhood memories, I recall my truly nutty lifestyle. Right from my mother giving me a handful of nuts every morning to enjoying her treasured Indian desserts kheer and halwa garnished with diced almonds and