Nutrition

5 Fruits That Boost Your Immune System

By Jack Owens on

As the weather turns cooler, just about everyone worries about catching their first cold of the season. A cold might not be life-threatening, but it can still make for a miserable week or two. Many of …

Why Seasonal Fruit is Good for Employees

By Jack Owens on

Summer is a great time to eat fruit—berries, stone fruit, and melons are all at their peak, all the reasons in the world to eat more fruit, and certainly no reasons to eat less of it. Eating seasonal …

Power Up with Citrus

By Rebecca Taggart on

Once upon a time, back in the Victorian era, citrus fruits were rare and expensive, a delicacy to be enjoyed only on special occasions. Earlier still, for sailors suffering from scurvy on long …

Why You Should Eat Like an Italian

By Maggie McLain on

Do you enjoy homemade tomato sauces, olive oil, berries, and salads fresh from the garden? If so, you might already be eating the Mediterranean way.Unlike many other diets, the Mediterranean …

When Teenagers Go Vegan

By Miriam Wolf on

“Mom, let’s go vegan.” These are words that can strike fear into any parent’s heart. I first heard them last fall from my 13-year-old daughter Sage. I blame the magazine VegNews, a publication that …

How Sweet You Are

By Rebecca Taggart on

Recently I overheard someone at the gym recommending green apples over red ones because they supposedly contain less sugar. This seemed a strange idea, since the sugar in fruit isn’t like added sugar …