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Image by gpadams It’s amazing how much a place can be associated with its food. I’ve discovered that food is a great way for me to keep my connection going with the Mediterranean every time I return from there. One of my favorite things about being in the Mediterranean is that I’m always incredibly chilled…

I’ve never understood the use of “busted” and “debunked” when referring to the process of proving a previously held belief (myth) to be false.  In my youth, “busted” meant being caught by some authority figure in an act of wrongdoing, such as placing 47 “for sale” signs in the yard of a “friend” in the…

What better way to add some spice to an otherwise boring Wednesday in July than with some lasagna? This most famous of Italian dishes and Garfield’s (the cat, not the president) favorite meal is also the perfect family meal…I mean, who doesn’t love lasagna? And best of all, it can be personalized by simply adding,…

“Yeah Right” you’re probably telling yourself after reading the title, when it was more than likely chocolate that popped into your mind, but you can enjoy chocolate and have your greens too. “Greens” are loaded with powerful health benefits and even better, they’re inexpensive year round. Brilliantly colored greens are bursting with vitamins and minerals,…

Written by DaVita Social Worker Arlene Antonoff, LCSW, BCD The holiday season is here, along with the anticipation of seeing family and friends, exchanging gifts and sharing traditional foods. Movies and television programs will be showing holiday specials. Stores, shops and offices will be playing festive music. The expectation is that this should be a…

If there’s a hate/love relationship we all as human beings share, it’s our relationship with sugar. Think about it. Sugar is sweet; it tastes good and makes other things taste good. It gives dessert its taste and ultimately appears in so much of our food that we don’t know what we’d do without it. On…