Probiotics are proving to be just what the doctor ordered to help with a number of common ailments that often keep us from feeling 100 percent healthy.

Serotonin is a brain chemical that makes people happy. And now you can eat specific foods in order to get the most out of your brain

If you have yet to hear about probiotics, chances are you soon will. Probiotics are live microorganisms (in most cases, bacteria) that are similar to beneficial…

Both oranges and pomegranates are packed with polyphenol antioxidants which guard the body against free radicals and molecules that destroy healthy cells.

The nice thing about making your own juice is that you can add in fruits and vegetables that you might be missing from your diet. Juicing goes well beyond…

Learning the basic skills of balancing the amount eaten (energy in) and the physical activity (energy out) expended is the key to maintaining a healthy…

The young chefs of Tilden Career Academy showed Chicago’s culinary community just how tasty and healthy they believe school food can be - and the lunch…

What you put into your body is vital to health and wellbeing. Here‘s how to build a healthy body with foods that are both good for you and good to eat.

Despite those carnivorous cravings that hit when we detect the unmistakable aroma of juicy steaks cooking on the grill, we’ve all likely heard the arguments…

Some creative use of ingredients can make your dishes delicious, extra special, and lower in calories. Here are some tricks of the trade that chefs around…

Here are a few recipes you can use with the basic Thanksgiving leftovers: bread, vegetables, and turkey. They’re great any time of the year but especially…

You know it’s important to eat a healthy diet and get enough vitamins and minerals. But why are they important? Getting enough vitamins and minerals…

When combined with exercise, a healthy diet can help you lose weight, lower your cholesterol level and improve the way your body functions.

“Food as medicine, medicine as food” is a wise proverb that hails back to Hippocrates and is as relevant today as it was in 5 A.D. But how, exactly,…

When most people think of trail mix, mental images of small sacks filled with dried fruit, a variety of nuts and maybe a piece or two of chocolate (that…