Eating Well in Challenging Times Inflation continues to test our limits. With rising gas prices and grocery bills straining household budgets, the conversation around healthy food accessibility for all has never been more urgent. It is about food equity. That is the principle that everyone, regardless of their zip
The Great Divide: Lifestyle Medicine as the Bridge to Health Equity Right now, a striking paradox exists. We have all heard about it. Many of us have experienced it. It is called the health equity gap. It separates the haves from the have nots. The seniors from the
The Power of Fermentation: A Guide to Gut-Friendly Living I was recently given the opportunity to try kombucha by someone very important to me, and whom you may know, Meryl Fury (Pres/CEO of PBNM and author of the Food For Thought blog articles). Honestly, I’d heard of kombucha
The Spices of Life: Nature’s Anti-Inflammatory Toolkit In our journey toward natural wellness, we often look for the “next big thing,” yet some of the most powerful tools for health are already sitting in our kitchen cabinets. Chronic inflammation is often a silent passenger in many modern health
Proposing a new definition of “Food” If you are familiar with PBNM’s work, you may have guessed that we spend most of our time focused on food. Whether we are scrutinizing the good, the bad, or the ugly of it, it is joyfully challenging yet rewarding work. The
This Lifestyle is Costing Us Billions Every time we sit down to eat, we are making a choice that ripples far beyond our own dinner plates. We often think of “dieting” as a personal quest for a smaller waistline, but the data suggests something much more profound: our
Un-beet-able: Why You Should Fall in Love with This Root Awakening Let’s be honest: for a long time, beets had a bit of a “dirt-flavored” reputation. Until recently, I didn’t care much for them and wouldn’t have been able to tell you when I last ate one. However,
By Olivia Rother, Institutional Support Specialist at Balanced, & Whitney Swoboda, Institutional Support Coordinator at Balanced What is Fiber, and Why Is It so Important for Our Health? Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate found exclusively in plants, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds.
The Castor Oil Comeback Lately, I’ve found myself drawn into the fascinating world of natural home remedies. While I’m still a newcomer to using many of these treatments myself, I find immense value in uncovering their history, understanding the science behind how they work, and sharing those findings
