Four Ways Family Dinners Make Kids Healthier
Here’s food for thought: The more often you dine together as a family, the healthier and happier your children will be. Clear evidence of how powerful the simple act of sitting down to a family dinner can be comes from a Canadian study of more than 26,000 adolescents, ages 11 to 15, published in Journal […]
Good Health Is Contagious
You’ve probably heard of disease “hotspots” (places where certain diseases are more common), but did you know that scientists have also discovered “cold spots” where chronic disorders like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease are rare? What’s particularly surprising is that these exceptionally healthy people often have genetic or environmental factors that should increase–not lower–their risk […]
Flax: A Superseed With Bountiful Health Benefits
Used for both food and medicine since 3000 BC, flax has been called one of the most powerful plant foods on the planet. In the 8th Century, King Charlemagne was such a passionate believer in its benefits that he passed laws requiring citizens to eat it, to protect their health. Now, scientists have confirmed that […]
