Cough It Up: The Immune-Boosting Attributes of Chocolate


Updated 01/18/11 11:07 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Use Chocolate to Cure a Cough

The OnSugar blog Fertility Kitchen shares why chocolate does more than just taste good — it helps with pesky coughs too! Chocolate is an unconventional immune booster for reasons beyond the obvious: that it enhances our mood, thus our attitude, thus our health. Chocolate also contains polyphenols. These lovely little molecules have antioxidant properties and immunoregulatory effects. What's Read more

Make Your Eating Habits More Sustainable


Updated 04/22/12 10:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Eat Sustainably

Earth Day is today, and it always serves as a good reminder to rethink our eating habits and cooking practices. There are so many small changes that we all can make in our everyday lives that, over time, significantly impact the world that we live in. While we may not be able to implement all of these changes all of the time, it is important to consider how our actions affect the bigger picture. Read more

Cracking the Symbolism of Easter Eggs


Updated 03/30/12 2:40 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

History and Symbolism of Easter Eggs

Whether you enjoy them hard-boiled, poached, fried, or deviled, eggs are a kitchen staple and delicious in any form. While breakfast has made the egg a culinary celebrity, it's Easter that has transformed the egg into a cultural icon. Springtime brings us eggs colorfully dyed or reincarnated in chocolate, but the Easter egg actually boasts a rich history, dating back thousands of years to Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Ground-Up Bugs Are the Secret Ingredient In Starbucks Frappuccinos


Updated 03/29/12 9:06 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Starbucks Frappuccinos Contain Bugs

Why Starbucks is putting bugs in your Frappuccino — The Jane Dough Even without formal training, more trainers taking on role of dietitian — HuffPost Healthy Living Working out at Brick CrossFit, the same gym Bob Harper goes to — Fit Bottomed Girls A lesson in Spring cleaning the kitchen for optimal health — Self Jacob's Ladder and more: the new crop of cutting-edge cardio machines — Read more