Tara Parker-Pope is the creator and writer of “Well,” a daily health blog and weekly column for The New York Times. Well features and stories focus primarily on the small everyday decisions we make about food, family and fun that ultimately influence our long-term health and happiness.
When people hear the words “You have cancer,” life is suddenly divided into distinct parts. There was their life before cancer, and then there is life after cancer. The[...]
The commonly cited statistic is that the average American will consume more than 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day alone. That’s according to the Calorie Control Coun[...]
Summer berries and melons can be so tempting that we sometimes buy more than we can use. The solution, writes Martha Rose Shulman, is to turn your summer fruits into sorbets[...]
The average person makes more than 200 decisions about food every day, and most of the time isn’t even aware of it. We may take a stand each morning when it comes to o[...]
From Bill Clinton to Ellen DeGeneres, celebrities are singing the benefits of a vegan diet. Books that advocate plant-based eating are best sellers. But is eliminating meat [...]
Aioli is a pungent garlic mayonnaise, a Provençal condiment that can add Continental flair to your summer cooking. In this week’s Recipes for Health, Martha Ros[...]
About 28 million Americans have sleep apnea, which causes repeated awakenings and pauses in breathing during the night, sometimes resulting in loud snoring and gasps for air. Now a[...]
What’s the first step toward cooking and eating better this year? Perhaps you should start by learning how to boil water. While that may not sound like much of a cooki[...]