5 foods to include in your daily meals

Every day there seems to be a new trendy superfood that is supposed to change our lives for the better, but which one actually lasts? Most superfoods, like fish, often have higher levels of magnesium than what we should be eating, which…Read More »

Heaty and Cooling Foods

When a westerner hears the term “heaty” he/she would probably ask what it is. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this is a common concept associated with balancing ‘yin’ and ‘yang’. Most people, especially Chinese people in Asian countries like China, Hong Kong,…Read More »

When and how was walking invented?

When and how was walking invented? – Rayssa, 11, Newark, New Jersey. This is an important question as many anthropologists view two-leggedness – that is, walking on two legs – as one of the defining characteristics of “hominins” or modern humans and…Read More »

How To Understand Nutrition Labels

Having a hard time understanding all the difficult terms on nutrition labels? Fear not, for you are not alone. Saturated fat, trans fat, partially hydrogenated oils, carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium hexametaphosphate, maltodextrin… it’s all just too much to take in. We want to…Read More »