Diet & Nutrition

Unhealthy eating habits can affect anyone, especially busy families often “running on empty.” Get tips and practical advice on nutrition and weight management to help you improve your efforts with ease.

Build the perfect end-of-summer salad

It can't get more scrumptious or simple: Fresh, clean greens. Hard-boiled eggs. Sweet corn. Diced tomatoes and your choice of veggies.

Bring your food to life

Fermentation promotes the growth of good-for-you bacteria that helps shape a healthy digestive system.

How to avoid ‘inflamm-aging’

Take the inflammation and aging process off the fast track by making smarter choices about lifestyle, diet and mental health.

Meals on the run

A dietitian offers up a scrumptious list of fast and healthy foods—and you can make all of them at home.

The cost of aging: Slower fat burn

As the years pass, it becomes more difficult for your body to remove fat from cells.

Coffee—a gallstone buster?

Study suggests prolific coffee drinkers may face a lower risk of gallstone disease.

Ready to detox? Skip the gimmicks

Kick your body into detox mode, naturally, with these tips.

Ready for fall? Keep an upstanding diet

As the weather cools and you find yourself indoors, don't be so quick to tuck into those chips and other troublesome snacks.

Simplify the sizzle

Slow cookers, oil misters and other handy gadgets can make life in the kitchen much easier, tastier and healthier.

Red wine—a microbiome fertilizer?

The occasional glass of your favorite vintage could help diversify the good bacteria in your gut.

Patient Story

‘In charge of your own health’

Amid mounting health concerns, 65-year-old Mozella Taylor turned to prayer for answers—and she soon found guidance in her quest for better health.

Artificially sweet? A genuine problem

A host of artificial sweeteners are linked to higher risk of heart troubles, stroke and dementia, researchers say.