By Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDE, CPT, CHWC At first glance, cacao and cocoa almost seem like the same word, but technically they describe two different products. All chocolate comes from the cacao plant, an evergreen tree that grows to 15 to 25’ feet tall and which is found...
When it comes to tomatoes, the age old question is how it’s classified: FRUIT or VEGETABLE? Well, both! Botanically speaking, tomatoes are considered a fruit because they contain seeds (1). the Bible and science proves that all fruits begin from a single seed,...
By Cheryle Jones Syracuse, MS, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University Pantry or Garden? It can be tough to source all the herbs and spices that you’re used to being able to get from the grocery store, especially with unexpected shortages or earnest but...
Stress and Our Lifestyle If the constant pressures of relationships, social media, finances, work, school and health are stressing you out, then you need a challenge to manage your stress. Or how about the dreaded social media that always keeps us logged on—even...
Years ago, while teaching a class of third-year medical students about the dangers of FAD diets, I was quite surprised to hear many students talking about this trend. Rather unsettling was the fact that [1] “on average, students in medical schools across the country...
These days it’s not hard to find articles discussing how nutrition affects disease. Even Time magazine [1] reports that healthcare practitioners are “becoming frustrated by the slow progress of drug treatments in reducing food-related diseases”. According to the...
