Chicken Soup will cure your cold; veggies make you strong and bold. Grandma's chicken soup. A healing comfort for centuries across Europe and America, one that retains a strong presence in the collective memories of folks who grew up in the 20th century and before. But do these remedies mean anything to younger generations anymore?… Continue reading Chicken Soup… Myth or Fact?
Category: Food & Fitness
How Much Does Weather Affect Appetite?
We feel hungrier when it is cold than when it is warm and we gravitate toward high-calorie foods in colder weather and low-calorie foods in hot weather. These are common beliefs, but they leave out one important factor: emotions. We humans are emotional eaters. This is not to say that other animals do not also… Continue reading How Much Does Weather Affect Appetite?
Mood Affects Food. No. Wait. Food Affects Mood.
Recently, on our Facebook page, we posted a few suggestions of foods that may help reduce tax-time stress. Let's talk about food and stress for a moment. The Mayo Clinic makes the following suggestion in a May 2009 article about the connection between food and stress: "Meditation and positive imagery are tools to reduce stress.… Continue reading Mood Affects Food. No. Wait. Food Affects Mood.
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