The Holiday Season rolls around every year and with it comes sweets of every kind. One of the most popular and easily accessible? Grocery store chocolate. It’s delicious! We all eat it, we all love it – it’s a part of our holiday celebrations! But is it worse...
One commonly overlooked aspect of immune function resides in a very unglamorous part of our bodies: our guts. Our gut bacteria modulates our immune function and does a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to defending us against parasites, bacteria, and yes, even...
It seems like a cliche phrase, but breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. It also tends to be the most skipped meal of the day. According to several studies, approximately a quarter of the U.S. population skips breakfast each day. A statistic that...
Eating with small children is hard. I mean, really, really hard. They whine. They complain. They drop food, spill food, dump food. They ask for 17 different things, usually just as you sit down, so you feel like you’re running a relay, not eating a meal. And now...
Walking down SW Holden street in South Seattle next to the Highland Park Improvement Club, a colorful fridge with bold lettering ‘COMIDA PARA TODOS,’ interpreting FOOD FOR ALL can be spotted nestled in a shed. This shelter was built by local volunteers using recycled...
In this age of scary messages about candy, chilling thoughts about sugar, and terrifying “facts” about childhood obesity, parents are more and more concerned about Halloween candy. Parents have employed tactics like allowing kids to participate in trick or treating...
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