Superfoods

Joyce Hollman

5 super nutritious fruits to enjoy before summer ends

Few things are as wonderful as summer fruit. Here are our picks for the top five most delectable, versatile and super nutritious summer fruits to get before they’re gone so you can benefit from their cancer-fighting, heart-protective and super healthy attributes…

Joyce Hollman

5 healthy benefits of the ultimate green food

Do you remember learning about photosynthesis, the process by which plants absorb light from the sun and turn it into nourishment and energy? The pigment that makes plants green is at the heart of that process. It can also protect you from the ravages of disease…

Joyce Hollman

5 Ways pomegranates heal your body

There’s a good reason the pomegranate has been revered for so long: It holds more healing power than any other fruit out there. Here are five reasons you should be eating more of them, starting with your blood pressure…

Joyce Hollman

5 Japanese secrets for a long, disease-free life

In Japan, living to 80 is no big deal. But there’s an island off the country’s coast where islanders live even longer. And, they’re three times more likely to reach 100 than their North American counterparts, with much less risk of cardio disease, breast or prostate cancer or dementia…

Jenny Smiechowski

AFIB and heart failure protection you can snack on

When it comes to heart disease, diet makes a big difference. But there’s one food that stands out from the pack if you want to keep your heart healthy. This food may even be able to help prevent two serious diseases at once…

Joyce Hollman

The nutty secret Italians use to look and feel great

Many Italian towns have reputations as blue zones… places where inhabitants live unusually long and healthy lives. Most often their health and longevity is attributed to a healthy Mediterranean diet. But the citizens of a town on the Italian Riviera hold tight to another healthy secret…