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Navigating Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating: A Gentle Guide to Understanding and Seeking Help

Explore the delicate topics of eating disorders and disordered eating with compassion and understanding. Learn about available resources, self-awareness, and the importance of seeking professional help when needed. While we’ll be examining this topic as respectfully...
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Thriving in College: Nourishing Your Body and Mind Without Diet Culture

Learn how to nourish your body, honor your health, and build sustainable habits—without the fear of the "Freshman Fifteen". Read more for a weight-inclusive approach to student wellness. Starting college is an exciting time filled with new experiences, independence,...
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The Science of Weight: Understanding Body Composition, Factors, and Management Beyond the Scale

Learn about the how, why, and when our bodies may change shape and size throughout our life cycle. In today's health-conscious society, weight is a topic that often dominates conversations, media headlines, and even academic discussions, but what exactly does it mean...
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Folic Acid: Nurturing Health from Conception and Beyond

Dive into the science, benefits, and practical tips for incorporating folic acid into your daily life. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate (vitamin B-9), essential for the cell regeneration occurring daily. During pregnancy, the body is supplying nutrients for...
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Aw, honey, honey!

Welcome, class, to today's Fresh Pick: HONEYHoney is a thick, sweet liquid made by bees from flower nectar. When a honey bee takes nectar from a flower, it stores it in a "honey sack." When this honey sack is full, it returns to the hive, deposits the drop of nectar...

Idaho? You da ho!

Welcome, class, to today's Fresh Pick: IDAHO POTATOThe Idaho potato is considered by many to be the best variety of America's most popular potato for baking, also known as the Russet Burbank or, more commonly, the russet. Though some russets grown elsewhere are...

Seconds

I couldn't get enough of the great deals during Restaurant Week ($35 three-course dinners at some of the city's best restaurants), so I reserved a table at Django where Marc joined me after work for a second night of eating out.Inspired by the legendary French gypsy...

Bite of the apple.

It's Restaurant Week this week (last week, too, actually), so I enjoyed a fantastic dinner—probably one of the best I've eaten in months—this evening with L at Marcus Samuelsson's Asian-fusion restaurant Riingo. While L chose items off the main menu, I went with...

Jam on it.

Welcome, class, to today's Fresh Pick: JAM Properly, the term jam refers to a product made with whole fruit, cut into pieces or crushed. The fruit is heated with water and sugar to activate the pectin in the fruit. The mixture is then put into containers. Berries and...