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Kiwi Fruit Fun Facts: Can It Help You Sleep?

By Erin Mittelstaedt on November 20, 2024

One moment I’m sitting at my kitchen table with my laptop, fingers hovering over the keys, itching to type up this week’s Chief Banana email. The next, my head snaps up, and I realize that my neck is …

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Your Body on Fruit: Why Is Fresh Fruit Healthy?

By Lex Flamm on November 19, 2024

When Stephen Menyhart was in college studying culinary nutrition, one of his professors, Janet Rouslin, told him something that stuck in his brain for years afterward. “She said, ‘Nutrition is the …

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Fruit Is Brain Food! Health Benefits for Memory and More

By Lex Flamm on November 16, 2024

Erin Nella has a unique job at UC Davis Health. When a patient lands in the hospital with a brain injury, she tells them which foods they should eat to heal quickly—and fruit is always on the …

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3 Reasons Wellness Benefits Make Return to Office Easier

By Lex Flamm on October 29, 2024

The buzz about return to office (RTO) is fading, but there are still plenty of companies quietly planning to bring their employees back to work in person. In September 2024, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy …

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Why You Should Walk to Work

By Mark Saltveit on May 24, 2016

Bicycle commuting is slowly becoming a mainstream (and healthier) alternative to the grind of the daily drive. In Portland, OR, a full 7 percent of commuters now cycle to work, and bike lane …

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Ode to a Beloved Berry

By Miriam Wolf on April 15, 2016

Is there a word that brings as much hope to the heart as “springtime”? Grass, leaves, and flowers burst forth after their winter slumber, and the world smells fresh and new. And there are …

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Easy Heart-Healthy Lunches

By Miriam Wolf on January 25, 2016

When it comes to what’s healthy to eat these days, there is undoubtedly conflicting information. Dietary factions bicker like a cranky old married couple. But whether you’re paleo or plant-based or …

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A White Radish with Spirit

By FruitGuys Staff on November 29, 2011

Author Michael Pollan says, “Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.” It sounds like a Zen koan, doesn’t it? By “food,” Mr. Pollan means eating non-processed, natural fare. He says, “If your …

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Praising the Pear

By Rebecca Taggart on October 13, 2011

Apples have gotten such a good rap (“an apple a day keeps the doctor away”) that the closely-related pear, equally nutritious, should have its own aphorism: “A pear a day keeps sickness at bay.” But …

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Eat the Peel: Apples’ Anti-Cancer Agents Are in the Skin

By Rebecca North on November 1, 2010

Everyone knows the old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” but research over the last two decades has begun to reveal why that is true: strongly antioxidant polyphenols that reside in the …

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Got Fiber? Dietary Fiber Helps Weight Loss, Lowers Cholesterol

By Rebecca Taggart on September 24, 2010

Looking for a miracle food that helps you lose weight, feel full, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and keeps you regular? Fiber is the answer. Most of us know very little about fiber, beyond …

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