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Definitely seek medical advice on this one. I get hives and sometimes my airways constrict after exercising outdoors in winter. My doctor recommended Zyrtec and Singulair beforehand which help me quite a bit. I also add caffeine which is a mild bronchodilator and helps me breathe a little easier. When it's really cold out…

Sometimes people exclude many so-called delicious foods because to them, those foods are not delicious. It actually doesn't suck. I grew up eating simple, wholesome, home-cooked meals with lots of fresh produce and that is the kind of food that I crave. When I say, "I don't eat _____[insert name of your favorite…

My go-to green smoothie is: greens (usually spinach or kale), frozen mango and/or pineapple, soy milk, and a splash of coconut cream or a bit of ripe avocado. Sometimes I throw in a couple dates for extra sweetness. To make it more filling I add rolled oats and/or adzuki beans.

My x-country coach taught me to breathe in with nose AND mouth for maximum oxygen.

@whitpauly have you considered flax? Flaxseed contains immensely more lignans than any other food source. Scientific evidence on flaxseed's effects on perimenopause is mixed and may not work for everyone, as hormonal situations can be wildly different. However it has helped me noticeably, and my doctor supports my using…

Lynn is right about there not being "weight gain" and "weight loss" foods. I love soy milk too. I think the taste is great, and it's good in nutritional terms too (which cannot be said about all vegan milks). The soy milk I usually drink is unsweetened, but with fat. I also sometimes buy fresh soy milk from Asian markets,…

@NovusDies good to know! So hard to tell online sometimes. @kimny72 You're right. It is a flavor profile thing. I love that you can taste differences depending on the varieties and where they were grown. I must have a fairly high tolerance for bitter flavors @Kalex1975 actually I really like Hershey's cocoa powder,…

Heavens no! That's not what I meant at all. Hershey's makes candy, they're good at what they do. It is what it is, no judgement. A 100% chocolate bar is most definitely not candy, as any kid who's ever taken a bite of baking chocolate can attest. A little like comparing a frappuccino to black coffee or coffee with a splash…

@HereToLose50 if you like Thai curry, avocado cubes are an amazing addition. Not so ripe as to be mushy, they need to hold their shape. Stir in at the end to warm but not cook them.

Here's the difference nutritionally: Cocoa powder has had the cocoa butter removed. As a result, the fat that remains is negligible. 100% pure chocolate has both cocoa butter & solids. It has substantially more fat than cocoa powder. You want a bar made for eating, not baking. Montezuma's Absolute Black is a 100% chocolate…

I love making veggie burritos - lots of seasoned roasted veggies, beans, avocado, sometimes scrambled eggs or a fried egg with a perfectly jammy yolk. Then grill the finished burrito in a pan to make the tortilla nice and crispy. Easy to make, quick if you've already prepped the ingredients, nourishing and delish!

I did a meal in a cup smoothie this morning. Super convenient, delicious, and filling: frozen mango, & pineapple, a couple dates, spinach, rolled oats, ground flax seed, adzuki beans, and soy milk. *Adzuki beans are the small red beans often found in Asian desserts. I've also used them in overnight oats.

@vritansh I would love some new vegetarian Indian recipes! Any and all. Ones I can make include: okra, eggplant, aloo gobi, daal, and a vegan curry sauce that I put all kinds of veggies and tofu into. I'm especially interested in pumpkin!

Usually I do overnight oats for breakfast, but today I decided to switch it up and make a breakfast smoothie: Mango, pineapple, a couple dates, baby spinach, rolled oats, ground flax seed, adzuki beans, and soy milk. Now I wish I'd taken the time to weigh everything. Here's my estimate of DASH servings: 3 fruit, 2…

I often get 60+ grams of fiber a day. Did you know that coffee contains around 1.5 grams soluble fiber per cup?

Calorie and/or nutrient deficit (from any source: calorie restriction/dieting, fasting, extreme exercise, malnutrition, starvation) is more likely to negatively affect women's hormones than men's. More calories and nutrients, not less, are necessary to sustain a successful pregnancy. A women's body can definitely stop…

Some of you pointed out that there are many more people with access to good food who choose to eat junk than people without access, and you are absolutely right. However I would still start with food justice for all before targeting fast-food eating, sedentary office workers. One interesting approach is employer-driven…

Reality Check: I live within walking distance of 3 well-stocked grocery stores and 1 weekly (year-round) farmers' market. I have a car and access to countless other supermarkets from discount to luxury, and more farmers' markets/local produce stands within a 15-minute drive. Competition is high and I have my pick of…

Runner here. I grew up eating mostly traditional whole wheat bread (the hearty kind that's made from only a handful of ingredients and tends to go bad in a couple days) and real sourdough bread (made with cultures only, no yeast). These are the kinds of breads that I still gravitate to today. Much of the whole wheat bread…

I aim for something every day: Alternate walking one morning, jogging the next, 30-40 minutes on weekdays, longer on weekends. If the weather's bad I'll do the treadmill at the gym instead and often throw in a little time on the elliptical or rowing machine while I'm there. Once in awhile I sub a morning spin class for a…

I recently finished a course in public health policy, and many of you are right on track: our communities are not designed for walkability, if there are parks they're often not safe, lack of education and access to fresh, healthful foods, etc. One thing I'd like to see a lot more of is mobile produce trucks to bring…

As far as less-healthful foods go, I try to only eat them if I really like them. I don't waste calories on so-so junk food. For example, I don't particularly care for donuts, so when somebody brings donuts I don't eat them just because they are there.

Mango and banana are high sugar fruits when fully ripe. Personally I don't worry about natural sugar from fruit, although I do avoid fruit juice. I'd rather have the whole fruit, fiber and all.

I like to cook up a huge mix of veggies. One pan (love my huge cast iron pan) starting with the longest cooking, potatoes, and adding more in order of longest to shortest cooking time: cauliflower, carrots, onion, eggplant, zucchini, tomato, etc. and end with canned beans. It can be seasoned in many different ways. I use…

Hi, congrats on your graduation! I'm 50 and part-time grad school/full-time job, so am actively trying to avoid grad school bod. Just finished finals on Tuesday :) and classes start up again next Wednesday so I'm restarting my fitness routine. I figure it should last at least up until midterms or so.

The bolded section is partly true. Today's calorie counts did originate by literally burning foods to ash and measuring the heat that was released. However, that data is combined with an enormous amount of further research which does account for how a body breaks down, assimilates, uses, and excretes that food. While not…

@kimny72 famous, lol B) Yeah, pretty close to DASH, higher monounsaturated fat version except with a lot less meat and dairy.

You can sub a vegetarian patty in any of the quarter pound sandwiches, although I haven't tried it since I'm fussy about the kinds of fake meats and bread that I eat.

To be honest, I don't always wash my produce, especially if it's not visibly dirty and I know where it's from. (Most likely it has already had some kind of washing. Even the oranges on my own tree are sometimes coated in dirt when I pick them). That water might be dirty but it's probably not. There aren't any animal farms…

I eat a lot of produce and here's my take: Fresher conventional is better than not-so-fresh organic. Between conventional Brussels sprouts at $1-2/lb and organic at $8-10, I'll take conventional. However a local natural foods store with high sales of organic kale actually has a lower price due than normal grocery store…