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High-Antioxidant Foods to Try
Tomatoes Antioxidants, chemicals that help "clean up" cell-damaging molecules in your body called free radicals, come in many forms....
Rachel Reiff Ellis

Hospitalizations and Deaths From Contaminated Food Doubled in 2024 — Here’s Everything You Need to Know
From cucumbers to deli meat and even eggs, last year was packed with food recalls — and 2025 is starting to look like more of the same,...
Lauren Manaker MS, RDN, LD, CLEC

Why 2025 May Be the Worst Allergy Season on Record—and What You Can Do About It
If you're sneezing and wheezing right now, you're likely one of the 80 million people in the U.S. who suffers from hay fever (aka,...
Lisa Milbrand

Your Best Defense Against Microplastics Might Already Be in Your Produce Drawer
If it seems like a weekly occurrence that a new microplastic-filled product is potentially harming your health, you’re right. Between tea...
Andi Breitowich

17 Myths Nutritionists Wish People Would Stop Believing
Common Nutrition Myths, Debunked In the elevator, online and even at parties, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) get asked...
Toby Amidor, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.

Can Food Act as Medicine? All You Need to Know
Dietary choices significantly affect health, influencing disease risk and providing medicinal benefits. Food is not a substitute for...
Jillian Kubala, MS, RD

Signs of Chronic Inflammation You May Not Expect
Balance Problems Chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs) cause your body to overreact and, in some cases, attack itself. In multiple...
Paul Frysh

19 Foods That Fight Inflammation
Inflammation can wreak havoc throughout the body, affecting everything from your skin to heart health. Keep inflammation at bay by taking...
Dana Angelo White, M.S., R.D., A.T.C.

Sweating Out a Cold: Does It Work?
Sweating out a cold, with methods like inhaling steam or exercising, might help to alleviate symptoms of nasal congestion , a cough , and...
Kelly Burch

The Allegedly 'Dangerous' Reason Girl Scout Cookies Are Being Sued
America's favorite cookies may be under fire, as a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Girl Scouts for potentially including...
Katie Moore

Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading
Scientists believe they have discovered how the cheap painkiller aspirin can stop cancers spreading. In animal experiments they showed...
James Gallagher

Chronic inflammation: What it is, why it’s bad, and how you can reduce it
Inflammation is a natural part of the body’s immune response. Acute inflammation is the redness, warmth and swelling around tissues and...
mcpress.mayoclinic.org

What your fingernails can reveal about your health
There's no shortage of folk wisdom about how to glean the state of your overall health from your nails, such as the pervasive idea that...
Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Research shows the unseen danger of air fresheners and cleaning products
When you walk through a pine forest, the crisp, fresh scent is one of the first things you notice. But bringing that pine scent or other...
Purdue University

13 Essential Vitamins Your Body Needs to Stay Healthy
How well do you know these essential vitamins? The 13 essential vitamins your body needs are vitamins A, C, D, E, K and the B vitamins:...
Reader's Digest Canada

Do Sunglasses Prevent Cataracts?
Sunglasses can slow the development of cataracts by protecting your eyes and the tender skin around your eyes from UV rays. Try to pick...
Simina Findlay

10 Foods You Didn't Know Could Be Causing Inflammation
Inflammation is your immune system’s response to an irritant, injury, or infection. Short-term inflammation is a normal and necessary...
Jillian Kubala, RD

Ways Your Smartphone Can Wreck Your Health
Germs Your cellphone probably goes with you everywhere. Ever check it while you were -- errr -- in the bathroom? And when’s the last time...
Poonam Sachdev

8 Food Safety Rules You’re Breaking (Without Knowing It)
Keep Your Kitchen Safe Skipping simple food safety rules could have bigger consequences than you may think. Foodborne illness may result...
Toby Amidor, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.

10 Food Safety Red Flags at Restaurants
Restaurant Red Flags When you walk into a restaurant you expect to eat delicious — and safe — food. However, this isn’t always the case....
Toby Amidor, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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