Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.

Bowl of granola, banana slices and coconut flakes

Is Eating a Banana a Day Healthy?

Bananas are an quick, convenient snack, but some people point to their sugar content as a reason to avoid them. Here's what you need to know about the ubiquitous yellow fruit.

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Is It Healthy to Eat Avocados Every Day?

Sure, avocados are high in fat β€” but the good kind of fat! As long as you watch your portion sizes, you can enjoy all the benefits of avocados, whether on toast or plain.

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Natural organic extraction and green herbal leaves, Flower aroma essence solution in laboratory.

Are There Foods High in Hyaluronic Acid?

Also known as hyaluronan or sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid is a compound naturally found in the body. It's a major part of tissue health and helps fill the space between the tissues and skin.

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Healing Flowers and Herbs

These Stress-Fighting Adaptogens Are the New Superfoods

Feeling [stressed](https://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1011067-15-stressreducing-techniques/)? The better question would be who isn’t feeling stressed these days? But if stress turns you into a hot mess, you may want to ask your doctor about adaptogens.

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Lingzhi mushroom

Benefits & Side Effects of Reishi Mushrooms

The reishi mushroom, also known as Ganoderma lucidum or lingzhi, is used in traditional Asian medicine to treat a wide variety of health conditions from cancer to hypertension.

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