8 Best Vitamins and Supplements for Women in Their 70s
byA pharmacist on the eight supplements worth considering in your 70s, what they interact with, and which ones to review rather than add.
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Five Simple Habits That Flatten Blood Sugar Spikes (No CGM Needed)
byFive science-backed habits that flatten blood sugar spikes after meals, from eating order to a 10-minute walk, without a CGM, prescription or purchase.
This Is What Fasting Really Does to Your Body
byWhat happens in your body hour by hour when you stop eating, from glycogen and ketones to autophagy and growth hormone, and who should not fast.
How Much Do You Really Know About Sugar? Take the Quiz
byEighteen questions on sugar: which everyday food has more, what it does to your sleep and your heart, and whether honey counts. Every answer comes from a nutrition label or a published study.
The 8 Worst Meals for High Blood Pressure
byMore than 70% of the sodium Americans eat comes from packaged and prepared food. A nurse walks through eight everyday meals that blow past a day’s sodium limit, the swap for each, and the non-food things that raise blood pressure too.
10 Dietitian-Approved Tips to Help You Stick to a Plant-Based Diet
byPlant-based diets are having a moment. Ten dietitian-approved tips to make the switch stick, with the numbers behind each one.
The Best and Worst Soups for 9 Common Gut Problems
byGarlic and onion are in nearly every gut-healing soup, and both are high-FODMAP. We matched 12 soups against 9 gut complaints, and two of them land on both sides.
9 Foods That Lower Your LDL Cholesterol — and 6 That Won’t
byNine foods with real trials behind them, ranked by how far they actually move LDL — and six that don’t, including one that moves it the wrong way.
The Healthiest and Unhealthiest Thanksgiving Sides, Category by Category
byMashed potatoes or au gratin? Green bean casserole or the marshmallow sweet potato one? Eleven Thanksgiving side categories compared at the same 100-gram weight, so the serving spoon doesn’t decide it.
The Health Benefits of Copper
byCopper is an essential mineral, and most healthy adults get all they need from a balanced diet. A pharmacist breaks down how much you need, which foods deliver it, who is at risk of deficiency, and what the evidence says about copper bottles and bracelets.
The Healthiest and Unhealthiest Halloween Candy, Category by Category
byKit Kat or Hershey’s? Reese’s Cups or Pieces? Eight Halloween candy categories, every pair compared at the same 30-gram weight so the wrapper size doesn’t decide it.
What I Eat in a Day: A Registered Dietitian Shares Her Food Diary
byA Registered Dietitian shares her real food diary — breakfast through cocktail — plus the 10 daily nutrition categories that make consistent healthy eating achievable.