Like most relationships, my love affair with Whole Foods started off great. I loved the narrative: three hippies get together in the mid-1980’s to start a store that’s an alternative to “Big Food” — a store devoted to selling foods that actually make a difference to your health. Beautiful, organic...
To coincide with the new, 10th anniversary, updated and revised edition of "The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth," I’ve decided to use this column to give you a preview of some of the foods that are new to the updated edition. The new edition has also been updated to include...
To coincide with the new, 10th anniversary, updated and revised edition of "The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth," I’ve decided to use these next two columns to give you a preview of some of the foods that are new to the updated edition. The new edition has also been updated...
In Part One, we talked about why fiber is even more important than anyone previously thought. We reviewed how it’s linked to weight loss, diabetes, even Alzheimer’s, and how it’s critical for the health of the microbiome, the collection of microbes that lives in your gut and influences everything from...
When I was a kid, my grandmother was always trying to get me to eat a lot foods you had to chew a lot. “Gives you roughage,” she’d say wisely. “Keeps you regular.” Well, that was then, this is now. Our prune-eating grandmothers were onto something, but they had just...
It might be too early to hand out a “supplement of the year” award for 2017, but it’s not too early to nominate one: collagen. You may have noticed that collagen products are showing up everywhere. There are collagen protein powders, collagen supplements, and an endless selection of collagen skin...
If nutrients were on the cover of US Weekly, vitamin D would be a superstar. Let me explain. We’ve known about the role of vitamin D in bone strength for some time. But new research is showing the importance of vitamin D in preventing cancer. Sex hormones are made from...
Ever noticed how whenever a “bug” is going around your office, some people get sick right away and some don’t even notice? Or it knocks some folks out for 2 weeks while others are good as new in 24 hours? The strength of our immune system is related to many...
There are two basic ways to talk about omega-3s. The first is dry and scientific and tells you the structure and name of different fatty acids, and is boring as hell. The second way is to cut out all the science stuff and talk about what’s relevant to you. Which...
Iodine is absolutely vital for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. And the proper functioning of the thyroid gland is essential for a healthy metabolism. When there’s not enough iodine in the diet, it frequently causes a swelling of the thyroid gland known as goiter. Around the turn of...
