Food and Nutrition

Move over, milk: Turns out dried plums (a.k.a. prunes) are a great way to prevent—and even reverse—osteoporosis, according to a recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition.

You've probably heard that souping is the new juicing. But in cold weather, a warm bowl of soup feels more like comfort food than a "cleanse." And that's exactly the point.

Along with your New Year’s resolution to attempt Side Crane Pose in 2016, research suggests you should get more daring with food.

Citrus fruit is now in season and one of nature’s best sources of vitamin C, a key nutrient for supporting your immune 
system. Get inspired to 
juice up your meals and your 
body’s winter defenses.

Find your balance again post-holiday season by brewing and sipping tasty, healing tonics. These elixirs, made using the 
know-how of ancient alchemy, bolster mind, body, and spirit.

Best eaten for breakfast or as a pre-yoga snack, this dish will fill you up and satisfy your sweet cravings without spiking blood sugar levels.

This heat-building sequence with deep squats and advanced variations will turn up your internal temperature and help burn off anything leftover in your system.

Most of us overdo it on Thanksgiving. Luckily, there's always the day AFTER Thanksgiving to detox and recover. Try these three gently cleansing meals.

Thanksgiving day can be difficult for vegetarians. Try these 10 recipes to make sure your holiday table welcomes all of your guests.

If you’re someone who loves to drink, cook or bake with coconut milk, this easy and affordable recipe is for you.

Out with preservative-packed convenience store meat sticks, in with portable, all-natural, artisanal, and gluten-free high-protein snacks.

Change the way you see food with foraging by embracing the plants and animals around you.

A cousin to the fig, it’s much loved in the tropics and is now appearing in American vegetarian dishes as a delicious meat substitute.

Need an energizing snack? Ask yourself these 5 questions to determine your ideal pre- and post-practice mini-meals.

Celebrating National Kale Day? Here are three more healthy greens you should try.

Many wineries are touting wine and yoga as a perfect pairing. See why you should try this trend out.

Try one of these smoothies before your practice to enhance your endurance, ease any digestive woes, or rev your energy levels when you need a pick-me-up.

Sea buckthorn berries are gaining popularity in both the States in both cosmetics and foods. Why the hype?

Try this hearty stew from Brandon Frohne, 
executive chef of Mason’s restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, will warm your belly and your soul.

Chef and yogi Candice Kumai shares “clean” treats that make the most of fall’s bounty.

Enjoy a healthy snack from your local bees this fall with one of these four flavored honey pairings.

Learn vegans and vegetarians can reap similar nutritional benefits for bones, teeth, tissues, and organs as fans of bone broth enjoy.

Sub in these natural sugars to add unique flavor and trace nutrients to your next baked treat.

Baking sans gluten can be tricky because the protein makes dough pliable, giving rise to baked goods’ familiar texture. Use this guide to help smooth the transition to gluten-free treats.

The Natural Gourmet Institute's easy smoothie makes a refreshing breakfast or the perfect post-yoga shake to relieve sore muscles and restore energy.

Here, some creative culinary inspiration for three nutrition-packed varieties, plus tips for buying and storing them.

Are health warnings scaring you off certain foods? Get the real facts on three dietary controversies currently making headlines.

This green—better known as a garden weed—has a nutrition profile capable of competing with the best superfoods.

What once was old is new again … again. These Colonial-era drinks are trending as a light and refreshing sweet-tart solution to summer’s heat.

Our friends at the Natural Gourmet Institute say crickets are creeping into food products like protein bars and cookies. Would you scoop one up for a sustainable snack?

Looking for something new to sip this summer? Just released, TY KU Cucumber Sake hits all the right light and refreshing notes.

Meet pitaya, the tropical super fruit bursting into the hearts and breakfast bowls of health-conscious foodies around the world.

Try this easy vegan kale-basil pesto to aid digestion and boost protection from environmental toxins.

Jenn Louis, executive chef and owner of Lincoln Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, shares her tips for taking your egg dishes up a notch.

Grab your journal and get to work on these final three tasks—exercises that’ll help you see that there are no limits to all you can accomplish.

There are simple steps you can take this week and return to if you ever sense yourself slipping, to ensure you stay the course—for good.

It’s time to look at the thought patterns and beliefs about yourself that may have caused you to reach for the wrong foods or overeat in the past—and might threaten to derail you now.

For the next seven days, focus on tactics that’ll help you hone the mindful-eating practice you started during Week 1.

This week is all about celebrating how far you’ve come—without reverting to old habits.

There’s a good chance you’re getting bored with your same-old green smoothie for breakfast, kale salad for lunch, lean meat-and-veggies dinners, and chia-seed pudding for dessert. Now’s the time to mix up your repertoire.

There’s always going to be something that threatens to throw you off your healthy-eating game. But how you react to—and plan for—those obstacles will be what helps you stay the course.

This week is all about noticing triggers for unhealthy eating patterns—and figuring out how to reward yourself in new ways.

Writing down what you eat can help you lose weight, and the process will also clue you in to what foods your body digests well—or not.

Science shows us that the first step to creating a new, lasting habit is to ask yourself this crucial question: What behavior do I want to create?

Like yoga, healthful eating habits are formed by intention and practice. Follow this research-backed plan to develop your most balanced, sustainable relationship with food yet.

Should we give up gluten, whole grains, all carbs-—forever? The pros weigh in on this growing diet trend.

Swap in these grain-free recipes from our friends at Vegetarian Times and Clean Eating to reduce your intake of refined grains like pasta, crackers, and white bread.

Juice fasts and extreme elimination diets are trending again, despite potential health risks. We asked yoga students, teachers, and medical professionals if cleansing in any way, shape, or form can be 
beneficial.

According to Ayurvedic theory, it is better to drink warmer water after strenuous exercise. Drinking cold water on a hot day can disturb your digestion.

Make summer dinner parties easier by taking advantage of sake's wow factor—both in your meals and alongside them. Try these sake-infused recipes with pairings.