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People always say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Americans love breakfast food, like eggs, bacon and home fries or pancakes topped with butter and whip cream. On the other hand, some people feel like they are too busy to eat breakfast. Starting your day with the fuel that works best in your body can set the tone for your whole day.

I have just been to a raw food super foods gathering to celebrate the launch of Kate Wood's new book Raw Magic. It was such a fantastic group of people, and there were all sorts of delicious raw treats being passed around. Not only did I meet some amazing people, but I am even more inspired to consume as many super foods as possible. I was flicking through the book, and one thing (of many) that stood out was a line that said "If you want to lose weight, stop counting calories and start counting nutrients or super foods."

According to the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), Americans who work in offices spend about 52 hours a week at their desks or in their cubicles. What's more, the ASHS points out that a host of recent studies on job satisfaction have...

Dairy products from cows treated with Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST) could sharply increase the risk of cancer and other diseases, especially in children. The chemicals are already banned in most industrialized nations, and it was approved in the U.S. on the backs of fired whistleblowers, manipulated research, and a corporate takeover at the FDA. This film (split into two parts above) includes footage prepared for a Fox TV segment that was canceled after a letter from Monsanto's attorney threatened "dire consequences."

Truth is that all of our beliefs about depression have been tainted, quite intentionally, by the more than $20 billion spent each year by pharmaceutical companies to promote their drugs (an amount greater than the gross domestic product of all but 70...

The study employed an ethnographic methodology and found that the morning tea break ritual provided time, space and an environment where nurses can ventilate their feelings and gain each other’s support. Thus, the morning tea break ritual has positive contribution to nurses’ work and both nurses and patients are the beneficiaries of this ritual act.

Amalgam fillings in our teeth are toxic and harmful to our health, America’s health regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has finally admitted after claiming for years that they were safe. This unprecedented about-turn marked the sudden...

The Boston Globe's website has a great infographic that covers just about all the basics of energy-restoring naps—when to take them, how long to doze for, how to set up a good nap environment, and much more. It's a little low-resolution for printing, so anybody who can find a scan of the original feature would be a hero to those of us with a need for some mind-clearing shut-eye now and again. Update: Michael S. shrewdly points us to illustrator Javier Zarracina's Globe portfolio page, where nap.jpg can be opened for a slightly clearer view.

Medical researchers are growing increasingly excited about a wonder drug that may significantly reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many other diseases -- sunshine.A recent study found that men who are deficient in vitamin D, which your body produces in response to sunlight, have more than double the normal risk of suffering a heart attack.

Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1880, people slept an average of 10 hours a night. These days, Americans sleep an average of 6.9 hours on weeknights and 7.5 hours a night on weekends. Experts recommend seven to eight hours of sleep each night, but the amount needed for an individual can vary.

A new study by sleep scientists shows a 20-minute nap combats sleepiness more than a cup of coffee. Time to get that sleep pod installed at the office! For more tips for counting sheep, check out our top 10 ways to sleep smarter and better.

Drinking water disinfected by chlorine while pregnant may increase the risk of having children with heart problems, cleft palate or major brain defects, according to a study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health.

Food blog Lunch in a Box has a brilliant, simple tip for freezing meat in small portions easily and without wasting too much plastic wrap.

Food irradiation exposes food to the equivalent of 30 million chest X-rays. Irradiation creates new chemicals in foods called radiolytic products. Some of these products are known cancer-causing substances (like benzene in irradiated beef). Others are...

The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in four years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sick. The 2007-2008 season started slowly, peaked in mid-February, and now seems to be declinin...

Washing fruits and vegetables does reduce the risk of food poisoning. However, washing alone may not be enough.Studies show that some disease-causing microbes can evade even chemical sanitizers. These bacteria can make their way inside the leaves of lettuce, spinach and other vegetables and fruit, where surface treatments cannot reach them. Microbes can also organize themselves into tightly knit packs called biofilms to protect themselves from harm.Biofilms can harbor multiple versions of infectious, disease-causing bacteria, such as Salmonella and E. coli.Researchers suggested that irradiation, a food treatment that exposes food to a source of electron beams, could effectively kill internalized pathogens that are beyond the reach of conventional chemical sanitizers.Irradiation disrupts the genetic material of living cellhttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/05/06/top-10-crimes-against-your-body.aspxs, inactivating parasites and destroying pathogens and insects in food.

An innocent error can easily lead to a disappointing dish — here, how to prevent overcrowded pans, recipe missteps, and more

Regular use of household cleaning sprays and air fresheners may increase the risk of adult-onset asthma, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Winnie the Pooh had his “huny pot”. I stick my spoon, instead of my head, into the raw honey jar; my greed for this nutritious superfood is akin to Winnie’s. Honeybees gather nectar for their honey stomachs and pollen for the baskets they carry on...

Microwaves are a feature in nearly every American home. Yet their dangers are well documented. You can do your own home experiment to understand the hazards of microwaving. Plant seeds in two pots. Water one pot with microwaved water and the other...