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Beets — seems like you either love ‘em or hate ‘em. I was in the hate camp as a kid and young adult.

I remember one banquet that I attended my freshman year of college. On the plate was, I thought, a cinnamon candied apple. I set it aside and [...]

I’ve read several articles lately regarding telomeres. If you aren’t familiar with telomeres, they are structures that protect the ends of our chromosomes and allow them to be replicated properly during cell division. Elizabeth Blackburn, co-discoverer of telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres, compared them to the tips of shoelaces that [...]

I recently read an article concerning olive oil. In our home we use olive oil almost exclusively because of its high monounsaturated fat levels and purported anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The article was published on line by an company that sells olive oil, so they have an agenda in this, but what they report was [...]