What Is Your Life Plan?
We all have at least a vague idea of how our lives should look like. Most goals we set for ourselves are short- or mid-term. A long-range game plan or grand design is much harder to follow. But that...
View ArticleWith “Healthy” Food, You Don’t Always Get What You Pay For
“You get what you pay for” is an old truism that many of us take for granted. At times that may be a justifiable assumption, but not always. When health-conscious consumers spend significantly more for...
View ArticleYounger Consumers Are More Health-Conscious Than Previous Generations,...
When it comes to health matters, people seem to become more proactive than they used to be. While professional healthcare is generally still practiced in response to disease, an increasing interest in...
View ArticleWhy Some People Never Seem to Get Sick
Winter weather makes most of us apprehensive about getting a cold or the flu, and often enough those fears are justified. No matter how religiously we wash our hands, keep our distance from others who...
View ArticleHealth-Conscious or Self-Obsessed? In Terms of Diet and Lifestyle,...
Millennials are said to be particularly discerning in their choices, from where and how they like to work to what they shop for and what they eat. But this insistence on always having one’s needs met...
View ArticlePrice and Convenience Remain Top Priorities in Most Consumers’ Food Choices
Food is not cheap. High quality food can be prohibitively expensive. Even people who want to improve their diet may be prevented from doing so because of the costs involved. There are ways to stretch a...
View ArticleThink Yourself Healthy
There is nothing magic about eating right, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, or managing stress. We all know that those are crucial elements of a health-promoting lifestyle. So why are so...
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Food
“Let food be your medicine” is a well-known quotation by Hippocrates, a physician and philosopher who lived in ancient Greece and is commonly considered the forefather of modern medical practice. But...
View ArticleWhat Gives “Health Food” a Bad Name?
The perception that healthier foods like fruits and vegetables are less palatable than, let's say, comfort food, is widespread. Research has long shown how fat, salt and sugar trigger pleasure...
View ArticleMalnutrition Affects Not Only the Poor
When we hear of malnutrition or undernutrition, famine and food insecurities – most prevalent in the developing world and perhaps among the poorest in more advanced societies – come to mind. Less...
View Article