Dehydration occurs when your body is losing more fluid than it’s taking in. This loss of fluid means your body doesn’t have enough water and other fluids to carry out normal functions. In order to replace those fluids, you need to drink plenty of water every day. In...
Ah, yes, the New Year. It’s right around the corner, and you can’t wait to dance, kiss and sing into 2020. But it wouldn’t be the coming of New Year’s Day without making a list of New Year’s resolutions. Most people’s New Year’s resolutions are the same: Work out...
(The list, not the movie.) In early March, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its annual Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists. Using data from US Department of Agriculture tests, the EWG ranks conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables based on how many...
Want to eat less at lunch? Choose oatmeal for breakfast. Recent study: Volunteers who ate a bowl of hot instant oatmeal with skim milk reported feeling fuller longer and ate significantly less at lunch than on the days that they ate a breakfast of cold oat-based...
Adults who ate spicy foods almost every day had a 14% reduced risk for death from any cause compared with those who ate these foods less than once a week, according to a recent seven-year study of nearly 500,000 people. Most reported eating fresh and/or dried chili...
Lemon and ginger is a classic combo when served hot with tea and honey. Strange as it might sound, it’s even more effective at fighting infections if you toss the lemon peel into the juicer along with its tart flesh; the essential oils and antioxidant-containing...
