Whole-Foods Archives - Experience Life

- Nutrition -

How to Eat More Turmeric

By Christine Schrum

Here are some easy ways to get more turmeric in your diet.

- Nutrition -

The Health Benefits of Eating Coconuts

By Cary Neff

For decades coconuts have gotten an unfair health rap based on their high fat content. The truth is, they’re good for the body — and easy on the taste buds. Here are quick-and-easy recipes to incorporate more coconuts into your diet.

- Nutrition -

How to Buy and Store Turmeric

By Christine Schrum

Why it pays to buy fair-trade, organic turmeric powder — plus, how best to store this anti-inflammatory spice.

- Nutrition -

The Health Benefits of Turmeric

By Christine Schrum

Turmeric is a potent, anti-inflammatory spice with a wide range of promising therapeutic properties.

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- Mindfulness -

Fearless Health

By Jill Metzler Patton

Worrying excessively about our well-being can do us more harm than good. Here’s how to keep your health concerns in perspective.

- Weight Loss -

Weight-Loss Rules to Rethink

By Experience Life Staff

Forget what you’ve been told. Forget what you think you know. Start breaking the rules, and you might just start making some headway.

In Eating on the Wild Side, Jo Robinson shows how to get more from today’s produce.

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A Field Guide to Nutritious Food: A Q&A With Jo Robinson

By Jill Metzler Patton

Eating on the Wild Side author Jo Robinson unearths the nutritional secrets of wild fruits and vegetables — and explains how to get more from today’s produce.

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- Honestly, Dara -

Guilty Pleasures

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why you don’t have to deny yourself during the holidays. Just make sure that comfort food is really worth any subsequent discomfort.

- Nutrition -

5 Simple Sheet-Pan Meals

By Kaelyn Riley

These recipes are ideal for quick dinners or simple make-ahead meals that require minimal cleanup.

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- Nutrition -

The Truth About Refined Grains

By Catherine Guthrie

When ground into flours, most grains act like sugar in the body, triggering weight gain, inflammation and blood-sugar imbalances. Here’s why whole kernels are a better option than processed grains.

- Nutrition -

5 No-Cook Summer Meals

By Kaelyn Riley

Step away from the stove! These simple recipes will help you make the most of the season’s prime produce while keeping your cool.

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- Nutrition -

Umami: The Secret Flavor

By Kristin Ohlson

Sweet, salty, sour and bitter. These are the four familiar tastes we’ve come to know best. And then there’s the fifth flavor — umami.

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Behind the Scenes With Michelle Tam (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Go behind the scenes with Nom Nom Paleo cookbook author Michelle Tam to learn more about her paleo philosophy and cooking tips.

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- Nutrition -

How to Stock a Basic Food Pantry

By Robin Asbell

Keep these key ingredients on hand and you’ll always be minutes away from simple, wholesome meals.

- Nutrition -

Live to Eat: Michelle Tam

By Heidi Wachter

Nom Nom Paleo author Michelle Tam serves up some of her favorite tips for cooking easy, nutritious, tasty meals — regardless of your dietary preferences.