Amelia Gapin was interviewed for the upcoming cover story of Women’s Running magazine and she is the first transgender woman to do so. But Amelia is so much more than that. The 33-year-old has many titles; in her own words, Amelia is “an engineer, a wife, a nerd, a feminist, and a thousand other things…
A study has delivered the news we’ve been waiting our whole lives to hear: a high-fat diet doesn’t cause weight gain – just as long as those fats are the kind you find in the Mediterranean diet, and especially in olive oil. This isn’t the first study to claim that the Mediterranean diet is the…
At 15 I was diagnosed with endometriosis. One laparoscopy, many consultations and 8 years down the line, pain was back (more mild this time!) and my skin was THE WORST. I’ve tried everything: products, antibiotics, more products, more antibiotics) and all that did was left my body in a bit of a mess. Finally found…
A vitamin a day might improve your health, but if you’re taking Nature Made products, they might send you to the doctor. Pharmavite, the manufacturer of Nature Made, announced a massive recall of several products yesterday for potential salmonella and staph contamination. Out of “an abundance of caution,” Pharmavite issued a recall for four adult…
Mediterranean diets have long been lauded for their balanced nutrients and even weight-loss benefits. A new study suggests another encouraging attribute of the diet: preventing breast cancer from returning. After three years of research, a group of doctors in Italy discovered that women with breast cancer who ate a Mediterranean diet did not see their…
If you frequently munch on energy bars, you should check you pantry to make sure you discard these popular snacks. The FDA recently announced a voluntary recall of Clif Bar Nuts & Seeds Energy Bars due to possible listeria contamination. The recall, which affects three popular flavors, comes as a result of SunOpta’s announcement of…
Lighting plays a key role in setting the atmosphere in a restaurant, but exactly how much does it correlate to how healthy we eat when dining out? A lot more than you think, according a survey published in the Journal of Marketing Research. Researchers assessed 160 customers at four chain restaurants and determined that patrons…
The benefits of exercise surpass shedding pounds and chiseling your body. Maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle can also improve your general health and decrease your risk of multiple life-threatening diseases – including breast cancer. According to researchers in a recent study published by JAMA Oncology, women who carry genes linked to breast cancer can…
A study published in the European Journal of Cancer has provided further proof that cauliflower is the impressively versatile vegetable that should’ve never been so criminally underestimated. Conducted in 2015, the study found a considerable and surprising link between the consumption of fruit and white vegetables, namely cauliflower, and a lower risk of stomach cancer.…
It seems like no one can get enough of red wine, scientists included; every day there seems to be another study touting the amazing benefits of the plum-colored beverage. Lucky for us, the proof is in the long-stemmed glass (just one, since drinking more may be detrimental to your health). Here are five reasons unwinding…
