Laurel on Health Food

A University of Washington at Seattle study found that the price of some fruits and vegetables has increased 20% in the past two years. If you’re looking to save a little money, try switching to some cheaper, frozen produce. Fruits and veggies in the freezer section are frozen within hours of being picked at [...]

The National Resources Defense Council has a great tool that allows you to select your state and time of year to find out what fresh foods are currently available. NRDC’s site says that the majority of produce grown in the U.S. is shipped for approximately 1,500 miles before it’s sold. Foods are often picked before [...]

Have you ever wondered if eating certain foods could actually boost your sex drive? Claims that foods like chocolate and avocados are potent aphrodisiacs date back to ancient Greek and Aztec civilizations. Throughout history aphrodisiacs have been sought out to increase sexual performance, sex drive, and fertility. But in the modern, scientific world is there [...]

MSNBC reports that some flavonoid-rich foods may help prevent ovarian cancer. It is so important for us to practice cancer prevention because some of the cancers, such as ovarian, are very hard to detect at an early stage and survival rates are low. A Nurse’s Health Study published last year in the International Journal [...]

Breastfeeding Counselor Angela White, J.D. wrote a wonderful article about the myths of breastfeeding and what foods nursing mothers should and should not eat. If you or someone you know is pregnant or planning for motherhood in the near future, I think this article is definitely worth a read. One of the most important things [...]