10 Canned Foods That Are Surprisingly Good for You
Ten canned foods with real nutrition data behind them, from lycopene absorption to the rinse that removes 41% of the sodium.
Homemade Natural Cleaners for Every Room in Your Home
There’s an old Eddie Murphy joke about when he was very young he wanted to go to McDonald’s to get their hamburger (which was…
New Research: The Two Reasons Your Vitamin D Supplement May Not Be Working
You can’t walk through a supplement aisle without knocking over a Vitamin D-related section. Vitamin D is everywhere. And for good reason, because it’s…
Study: 5 More Minutes of Sleep, 2 Minutes of Walking: Little Changes Can Have a Big Impact on Your Health
Sometimes making a change in your life that can have a big impact feels a bit daunting. When most people think about “being healthier”…
The Four Foods the Blue Zones Author Says to Always Keep in Your House
Beans, nuts, sweet potatoes and fruit you actually like — the four foods Dan Buettner says belong in every kitchen, and the honest state of the Blue Zones research behind them.
How Popular Is Your Local McDonald’s? Look Yours Up — We Measured All 12,987
America logs 6.83 billion McDonald’s visits a year — about 20 per person. We ranked all 12,987 locations by foot traffic, and our lookup tool tells you exactly where yours falls, from Orlando’s giant #1 to the quiet ones.
The Loneliest ZIP Code in Every State
One card per state: the ZIP code with the highest share of lonely adults, the loneliest ordinary neighborhood where a campus or base takes the top spot, and the least lonely ZIP in the same state. CDC PLACES plus verified foot-traffic data.
The 20 Busiest Whole Foods in America Aren’t Where You’d Guess
We ranked all 450 U.S. Whole Foods by foot traffic. The busiest isn’t the Austin flagship or a Manhattan temple — it’s a suburban store, and every entry in the top 20 runs on parking lots, not population density.
The 20 Healthiest Vegetables, Ranked by Nutrient Density (And No, Kale Isn’t #1)
A 2014 CDC-published study scored 47 vegetables by nutrient density:17 nutrients per 100 calories. The results upended everything. Kale didn’t crack the top 10.
Mavromatika: The Ancient Greek Bean Stew That the World’s Longest-Living Women Eat Every Day
Mavromatika is the Greek black-eyed pea stew eaten almost daily on the Blue Zone island of Ikaria. Here’s how to make it at home — and why it matters.
The 20 Highest-Calorie Fast Food Chains in America, Ranked
More than 80 million Americans eat fast food on any given day. Most of those meals are eaten quickly, without a second thought about…
The Neighborhoods Where People Live the Longest in Every State
Where you live shapes how long you live. Not your gym habit. Not your multivitamin. The neighborhood you call home. It determines your air…