Healthy Eating

Colic is one of the most stressful challenges for new parents. A healthy baby who cries for more than three hours a day, three days a week, for three weeks straight is often diagnosed with colic. The crying usually starts in the second or third week of life and often improves by three to four … Read more

When you eat, the flavors and components of that food do pass into your breast milk, but the timing depends on what you ate and how your body processes it. Most foods peak in breast milk within 1 to 4 hours after you eat them, and levels drop quickly after that. Caffeine peaks at about … Read more

You eat a garlic-heavy meal, and hours later you catch a whiff of it on your own skin. It is not your imagination. The compounds that give garlic, onions, and spices their smell can travel through your bloodstream and escape through your pores. Your body does not just digest food. It processes it, and some … Read more

Protein synthesis is the process your body uses to build new muscle protein. It is the direct biological opposite of protein breakdown, and the balance between these two processes determines whether your muscles grow, shrink, or stay the same. The two primary triggers for muscle protein synthesis are resistance exercise and dietary protein intake. When … Read more

“Natural fat burner” sounds like a simple idea: take a supplement, lose fat. The reality is more complicated. A natural fat burner is any substance—usually a plant extract, nutrient, or compound—that is claimed to increase metabolism, reduce appetite, or block fat absorption. Some of these claims hold up under scientific scrutiny. Most do not. What … Read more

Prickly pear cactus fruit, also called tuna, is a sweet and colorful addition to your diet if you know how to prepare it safely. The fruit grows on the pads of the nopal cactus and is covered in tiny, hair-like spines called glochids that must be removed before eating. Handle the fruit with care, remove … Read more

Weight loss comes down to a simple equation: eating fewer calories than your body burns. But the foods you choose matter far beyond the calorie count. The right foods keep you full longer, stabilize your blood sugar, and make it easier to stick with your plan. The wrong foods leave you hungry, tired, and reaching … Read more

Uncured ham is safe to eat, but the name is misleading. It is not actually free of curing agents. “Uncured” ham is cured using natural sources of nitrates, like celery juice or sea salt, instead of synthetic sodium nitrite. Both types of ham are cured meats and both are safe when handled, stored, and cooked … Read more

You put on deodorant and within hours your underarms are damp again. It is frustrating, but it is also completely normal. Deodorant is not designed to stop sweating — it is designed to stop odor. Antiperspirant is the product that reduces sweat, and even then, it has limits. Your armpits contain a high density of … Read more

The three numbers that matter most for daily eating are protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Most healthy adults do well aiming for 10–35% of daily calories from protein, 45–65% from carbohydrates, and 20–35% from fat. These ranges come from the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs) established by the National Academy of Medicine. Within those ranges, your … Read more