What Is Iron?
April 29, 2022
Highlights Iron is an essential mineral for transporting oxygen in our bodies and is also vital for growth and development, hormone synthesis, and muscle metabolism. Meat, seafood, poultry, iron-fortified breakfast…
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Give Your Baked Goods a Boost with Coffee Flour
May 24, 2017
From banana flour to quinoa flour, it can be hard to keep up with all these new, trendy flours. Sorting out the potential cooking, baking and health benefits they all…
Vitamin C and Iron: A Perfect Match
November 28, 2016
When you think of vitamins and minerals, what is the first one that comes to mind? I know for me personally, it’s vitamin C. As an immunologist, it’s the micronutrient…
Seeking the Iron Throne? Follow These Tips To Help You Conquer All of Westeros
May 11, 2016
Sunday nights are the only part of the week that matters for me during the next three months when HBO’s “Game of Thrones” airs. The time in between each new…
Is There a Benefit to Going “Veggan”?
February 25, 2016
How would you describe your diet? Vegetarian? Flexitarian? Do you strictly live off potatoes? Ron Swanson was a major supporter of eating an abundant amount of breakfast foods. You could…
Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby: Prenatal Nutrition 101
October 23, 2015
There may never be another time in your life where you receive a doctor’s order to consume 300 more calories per day! Your baby-to-be needs those extra calories. While pregnant,…
How Red Meat Can ‘Beef Up’ Your Nutrition
October 22, 2015
It’s time to put the red light on the misperceptions on red meat. Red meat has tons of nutrition benefits and can be part of a healthful and balanced diet.…
More than ‘Meats’ the Eye: Beefing Up on the Facts on Red Meat [INFOGRAPHIC]
October 16, 2015
From protein to healthful fats to vitamins and minerals (like iron and vitamin B!), red meat comes with a lot of nutrition benefits. Check out the latest infographic to see…
Trend or Tool? The Real Deal on Pea Protein
April 6, 2015
Remember those mushy little peas you threw across the room as a child? Well, it might be time to take another bite and power up with peas. Lately, pea protein…