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From tips for cooking through chemotherapy to busting healthy food myths to easy, pantry-friendly meal ideas — our team of experts covers it here.

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Rosemary

“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance,” says Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Centuries later, the herb’s historical link with memory support — along with various other health benefits — turns out...

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Split Peas

A steaming bowl of split-pea soup may be best known for providing warmth and comfort on a chilly afternoon, but this little pea also packs tons of nutrients. One...

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Black-Eyed Peas

Hearty, tasty black-eyed peas are not to be confused with the pop-music group of the same name -- or with actual peas. These “peas” actually belong to the...

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Dried Fruit

Sweet, nutritious, and shelf-stable, dried fruit is an easy and convenient way of getting in your daily servings of fruit. Fruits provide some of the most potent protection...

Healthy Habits

Keeping the Doctor Away: Apples 101

Apples are one of the most popular and diverse fruits in the world. At one point in time, there were over 15,000 different breeds of apples growing in...

Global Ingredients

Sicilian Food, Sicilian Soul

For chef Fabrizia Lanza, healthy eating is a simple matter: If you listen to your body, it will tell you what it needs. Lanza grew up in Sicily, where...

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The Nestle Effect

Award-wining nutritionist Marion Nestle pinpoints three simple rules for healthy eating, both for the prevention of cancer and during treatment: eat a variety of foods, eat a minimal...

Healthy Habits

Cooking for Cancer Patients

A time when good nutrition is extremely important, there are a lot of important factors to keep in mind when bringing meals to a loved one with cancer....

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Ask Esther: Calcium & Vitamin D Intake

I am in need of guidance on some good sources of calcium and vitamin d for my dear friend who has just started her first of 16 weeks...

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Ask Esther: Are some foods bad for people with cancer?

I've heard that eating animal protein, soy, and some non-organic foods aren't good for people with cancer. Is that true? This is a question that many people in the...

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What’s the best diet to reduce my risk for cancer?

What is the best diet to follow if I want to reduce my risk for cancer? More and more, I’m seeing research that addresses not only food but also...

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Coping, Cooking, and Kids

Fast Family Feasts Every parent knows that a hungry kid is only a short caloric distance from monster-hood. The only solution is to make food appear on the table...