Roasted Delicata Orzo Salad with Arugula

This gorgeous roasted delicata orzo salad with arugula is a perfect fall salad: sweet roasted delicata squash paired with comforting orzo and peppery arugula, all tossed in a creamy maple tahini dressing. It’s an easy plant-based dinner on its own, or lovely side dish for a special meal.  Of all […]

MyFitnessPal: Should I delete it?

My FitnessPal is an app that allows you to track calories and macronutrients based on manual uploads or scanning product barcodes. It advises setting calorie goals for the day, with your “allowance” being adjusted based on exercise levels. It’s marketed as a way to improve fitness, and assist in weight […]

The Heart of Our Health

Lifestyle choices can make a profound impact on optimal health. Many of us don’t realize the simple yet powerful steps we can take to prevent, improve and even reverse some of the most worrisome conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome. With CVD being among the leading causes […]

The Health Risks of Sleep Deprivation

We can all agree that getting a good night’s sleep is one of the best ways to ensure we get the most from our waking moments. Unfortunately, for many people, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. If you’re one of the lucky ones, who has never suffered from sleep […]

The Year Without Germs Changed Kids

In the spring of 2021, Brett Finlay, a microbiologist at the University of British Columbia, offered the world a bold and worrying prediction. “My guess is that five years from now we are going to see a bolus of kids with asthma and obesity,” he told Wired. Those children, he […]