Tomatillo Benefits: No, It’s Not a Green Tomato
Tomatillos look like green tomatoes that showed up in papery jackets and refused to explain themselves. That resemblance has caused plenty of confusion, but a tomatillo is not an unripe…
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Birth Control, Synthetic Hormones, and the Questions I Wish I Had Asked Sooner
The more I learn about the human microbiome, the more I realize I don’t know. I was listening to a podcast the other day, and they were talking about birth…
Oranges: Bright, Sweet, and Good for More Than Vitamin C
Oranges are one of those fruits that feel almost too familiar. Most of us know they are juicy, sweet, and full of vitamin C. They are also one of the…
Health Benefits of Beans: More Than Protein and a Punchline
I had never been much of a bean fan. It was not necessarily the flavor that bothered me. I could not get past the texture inside—the dry, slightly chalky center…
The Truth About My Relationship With Food
When people hear that I lost 140 pounds and have kept it off for more than a decade, they often assume I finally found a diet that worked. I didn’t.…
Sweet Potatoes: The Mighty Tuber I Learned To Love
Sweet potatoes deserve a better reputation than the Thanksgiving casserole that gets buried under butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows until the vegetable is basically a hostage. I am not talking…
If You Haven’t Defined Health for Yourself, Someone Else Probably Has
Has anyone ever asked you what health means to you? It sounds like such a simple question. Almost too simple. Like one of those questions you answer too quickly because…
What My Yard Work Really Taught Me About Muscle Strength
I’ve written before about functional fitness, why we need muscle, and why longevity increasingly looks less like chasing skinny and more like maintaining strength. I still believe all of those…
How To Get More From The Healthy Foods You Eat
You’ve done all the things. You’ve cleaned up your food, kicked a lot of processed junk to the curb, stopped eating out and started cooking more at home, and learned…
A Simple Life-Changing Experiment That Helped Me Break Old Patterns
At some point in my life, I started a little experiment. It was not glamorous. It did not require a planner, a tracking app, a certification, a guru, or a…