Why You Should Be Eating Ancient Grains + a Farrotto Recipe

By Ellen Kanner for Spirituality & Health Kamut, farro, spelt, quinoa, millet, barley, amaranth — this isn’t a magical incantation. Or maybe it is. The words are names for ancient grains, whole grains that have been around for centuries. For centuries, whole was how we ate grain, too. Then we discovered milling. Milling, or grinding, [...]

Swap This for That: Change Your Breakfast with these Healthy Substitutes

By Nadia Rodman, RD, director of nutrition for Curves International, Inc. A healthy breakfast literally breaks your fast from a night of sleeping. Your metabolism is at its lowest when you’re sleeping, so a good breakfast will jump start your metabolism and put a spring in your step. The key, however, is to break the fast [...]

Change My Breakfast: 3 Deliciously Healthy Porridge Recipes

By Executive Chef Benjamin Baker, Jean’s Kitchen at Travaasa Austin Nothing says “good morning” like a warm bowl of porridge for breakfast. Whether slowly cooked and creamy or blended with fresh fruit in a smoothie, oats provide your body with many benefits. From lowering your cholesterol, boosting your immune system, lowering your risk of high [...]

Portion Control: Tips to Manage Weight & Eat Better

By Amy Sung The misconception of “bigger is better” is leading us down a road to obesity and diabetes, and while part of this problem is the content of the food itself, portion sizes contribute to the issue just as much. We’ve all seen the articles that match portion sizes of veggies, meat and more [...]

Brain Food: 5 Foods for Memory + What to Avoid

By Amy Sung Food plays a crucial role in the health of our bodies – and our minds – and new research is constantly emerging, shedding new light on foods that are great for us… and foods that are bad. We asked Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, author of the New York Times best-selling book S.A.S.S! [...]