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Carrie Gabriel, MS, RDN, shares a variety of diet and lifestyle hacks that promote healthy eating and nutrition habits. If you’d like to form better eating habits, now’s as good a time as any to start making progress. Contrary to popular belief, this goal doesn’t require drastic diets or unsafe cleanses. In fact, a few […]

Nutritional psychiatrist Uma Naidoo, MD, shares what she eats on a typical day to naturally boost mental health. Have you ever wondered how to eat to improve your mood and mental health? I’m Uma Naidoo, MD, a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, chef, and Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Food Diary […]

Is pumpkin good for you? Absolutely! Learn about the health benefits of pumpkin so you can feel good indulging as temperatures cool down. Pumpkins are easily one of the most popular fall foods. From pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin pies to pumpkin-flavored everything, what’s not to love? If you’ve been pumped about pumpkin this year, […]

Gaby Vaca-Flores, RDN, CLE, shares the best foods for healthy sperm to boost male fertility and support men’s overall health. There are a variety of factors that influence fertility in general, many of which are out of your control, but diet is actually something that could make a difference, particularly when it comes to male […]

Sure, you’ve heard of food for thought. But Chelsey Amer, MS, RDN, CDN, goes beyond the popular idiom by sharing a list of the best foods for brain health. When it comes to brain health, we’ll take any advantage we can get, right? After all, your brain is arguably the important organ in your body! […]

Gaby Vaca-Flores, RDN, CLE, explains the benefits of vitamin D and reveals if it exists in vegan form. Plus: She walks us through how to choose the best vegan vitamin D supplement. Vitamin D has so many benefits: from improving mood to supporting your immune system to balancing hormones. But this vitamin can be tricky […]

Incorporating hyaluronic acid foods into your diet can give you a glowing complexion. Jessica Bippen, MS, RD, shares what foods contain hyaluronic acid naturally and additional plant-based foods that can boost your body’s production of the famously hydrating molecule. Hyaluronic acid gets a lot of attention in the beauty industry—and for good reason. When applied […]

Gaby Vaca-Flores, RDN, CLE, investigates what causes menstrual cramps and how common they are. Plus: how to experience natural relief with a list of what to eat for cramps. Cramps are an unwelcome monthly experience for many of us. An estimated 80 percent of women experience dysmenorrhea, a fancy name for period cramps. Of those […]

Jessica Bippen, MS, RD, explains the importance of vitamins to support optimal health. Plus: understanding different types of supplements and the top reasons for taking them. Think you don’t need vitamins? You may need to reconsider. Keep reading to find out why supplements can help ensure you’re getting all the vitamins and minerals your body […]

Carrie Gabriel, MS, RDN, outlines the best healthy foods for energy, equally divided amongst proteins, carbs, and fats. If we’re talking energy boosters, sure, a good night’s sleep plays an important role. But more often, the type and quantity of the food we eat significantly impact our energy levels. What foods give you energy? It […]

It’s time you got to know Fo-Ti. Fo-Ti, aka He Shou Wu, is a revered plant in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) gaining popularity in the West for its diverse herbal benefits. Many of its pros include long and luscious locks, but it also can lead to hormonal and libido boosts in some cases, too. Keep […]

Gaby Vaca-Flores, RDN, CLE, explains what you should know about blood sugar imbalance, associated symptoms, and how blood sugar affects food cravings. Plus: how to reduce food cravings once and for all. Contrary to popular belief, food cravings have less to do with willpower than blood sugar levels. To reduce food cravings, we recommend working […]