Think Healthier: because you need to!

Submitted for your approval: the sweet potato. Known as Ipomoea batatas, it is part of the Convolvulaceae botanical family. The Ipomoea comes from the Greek name for bindweed. Although white potatoes are the most-consumed vegetable in America, the sweet potato lags behind and is often confused with the common yam, which is actually a different…

Angela Milton had had chicken pox twice. The virus first appeared when she a baby, and then again as an adult. She thought she had paid the ultimate price of chicken pox. Until In her early 30s, her left arm started to hurt tremendously. Soon after, red splotches appeared on the same arm. “Could this…

It’s an argument that dates back thousands of years, one that rages to this day among people all over the world. We’re talking about vegetarians vs. meat eaters, and the argument is usually over which team will reign supreme, to borrow a line from the Iron Chef television show. Each side fires at the other,…

“Alzheimer’s disease isn’t a natural part of aging,” notes Neal Barnard, M.D., president of the nonprofit Physicians Committee and an adjunct professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. “By staying active and moving plant-based foods to the center of our plates, we have a fair shot at rewriting our genetic code…

The average American drinks 2.1 cups of coffee a day, according to a 2015 survey by Zagat. This means that more than 400 million cups of coffee are consumed every day, by 150 million Americans – more than half of the population of the United States over the age of 18. For many of those…

Carrots are a sight for sore eyes… literally. This cruciferous offering is chock full of the anti-oxidant beta-carotene, which packs a nutritional punch. When it comes to the health of your peepers, beta-carotene is precursor for vitamin a, which is responsible for good eye health and vision. And beta-carotene isn’t the only nutrient that you…

Coffee is the most commonly consumed psychoactive drug in the world. It is a natural central nervous center stimulant. It also hits up the heart, muscles and blood pressure centers although some think the effects of caffeine wear off after long-term use and may not have much of an effect on these centers. Americans spent…

Talk to any health enthusiast about your weak stomach struggles and it won’t be long before the topic of probiotics comes up. And with good reason. From irritable bowel syndrome to eczema, sufferers can behold the power of probiotics. If you’re unfamiliar with this gastro miracle worker, it’s time to brush up on this healthy…

What’s one of the first things most people think about when celebrating a milestone event? Go out to dinner and have a nice big, juicy steak with all the fixings, or have a special cookout typically featuring steaks on the grill. Unfortunately, most Americans eat meals that are heavy on saturated fats and salt and…

“Knowledge is power,” says Dr. Natalia Rost, associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and associate director of the Acute Stroke Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. “If you know that a particular risk factor is sabotaging your health and predisposing you to a higher risk of stroke, you can take steps to alleviate the…