Nutrition

Love Your Heart: Reduce Salt Intake

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
Chances are you consume too much sodium, which can cause high blood pressure. Putting away the saltshaker is never a bad idea, but the vast majority of the sodium we consume comes from packaged foods and restaurant meals. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked food manufacturers and … Read More

Best to Get Your Vitamins from Your Food

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
Millions of Americans take daily multivitamins and/or single vitamins in the belief that these supplements might help stave off chronic diseases. But while some older adults might benefit from supplementing some vitamins, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that evidence is insufficient for determining the benefits and … Read More

Research Roundup – February 2022

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
• Mushrooms May Lower Depression Risk. Mushrooms may lower the risk of depression, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. Data from more than 24,000 adults between 2005 and 2016 was used to analyze mushroom intake and depression. Compared to people who ate the least mushrooms, those in … Read More

EN on Foods – February 2022

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
The Folklore. One might imagine the coconut’s rough exterior encasing a surprising pristine white flesh symbolic of this fruit’s centuries old past of travels that reveal the beautiful history of global exploration. Native to India and Southeast Asia, the coconut has crossed the globe independently by water (it can float), … Read More

Choosing a Multivitamin:
Does the Form Matter?

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
When you’re spending good money on a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement to help protect or improve your health, you want to make sure it’s delivering the nutrients it promises—or that you think it’s promising. Dietary supplements come in many formulations, but does it matter which you choose? Here’s what you need to … Read More

Is a Flexitarian Diet Right for You?

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
There’s an ongoing dietary movement shifting focus away from animal products towards plant foods, this is no secret. And, there are many reasons people might limit or avoid meat, including religious beliefs, concern for the ethical treatment of animals, health concerns, and concerns about the well-being of the planet. While … Read More

Hot Drinks

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
A cup of coffee used to be just that, a cup of coffee. Maybe a drop or two of cream or a sprinkle of sugar was added in. These days a coffee drink is much closer to a gourmet milkshake than it is to its original form. Many are created … Read More

Wild for Game Meats

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
More and more of us are getting our game on these days as the popularity and availability of game meats like venison, elk, bison, duck, pheasant, and quail grows. Known today as “field to table” eating, game meat is hardly new, having sustained humans for thousands of years. A healthy, … Read More

Are You Eating Enough Protein?

Jan 20, 2022 · · Heart Health
Protein does a lot more than make your muscles. Regarded as one of the building blocks of life, protein is involved in the formation of everything. Though true protein deficiency is very rare in America, some people run the risk of falling short of getting enough to help their bodies … Read More

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