Your Guide To Healthy Living

Back to Basics: The Benefits of Water

It is always a good time to review the importance of drinking enough water. Keeping hydrated is crucial for health and well-being, but...

Recovering from Sugar Overload

I recently visited some friends and ended up varying my usual eating habits. That is to say, I went off into the (sugar-laden) deep-end!...

5 New Year’s Good Luck Foods From Around The World

Happy 2023! We all have our New Year traditions. For many people, that means making New Year's resolutions. But there's another tradition...

Optimal Health Kitchen: Mushroom Pearl Barley Risotto with Roasted Carrots

Here's a hearty, healthy, winter season dish! Pearl barley makes a great change from rice in risottos, and you won’t need to continuously...

Foods To Feed Your Lungs

Taking care of your lungs has become more important than ever. A diet high in inflammatory foods, cigarette smoke and environmental...

Health Benefits of Pumpkin

Pumpkin spice dominates our autumn season, but there’s much more than lattes to this fruit – and yes, pumpkins are a fruit! Here are lots...

Optimal Health Kitchen: Apple Cider Chicken

Apple Cider Chicken - the perfect dish to start the Fall season. Juicy chicken cooked with fresh apple cider, caramelized apples, and...

Foods Your Bladder Will Love

If you have a sensitive bladder, the key is to know which foods are more likely to irritate your bladder and which ones are more likely...

Optimal Health Kitchen: Tiger Salad

The Perfect Year of the Tiger Side Dish! Tiger salad is a light and refreshing Chinese recipe from the northern regions of China. The...

Cholesterol's Good Side

Cholesterol itself isn’t bad. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and digestive fluids. Cholesterol also helps...

Optimal Health Kitchen: Spring Vegetable Stew

In grocery store produce sections and farmers’ markets around the Bay Area, signs of spring are all around. It’s time to make good use of...