Managing Perimenopause
From hormone therapy to lifestyle changes, experts share 7 tips for managing perimenopause symptoms Hot flashes, brain fog, mood shifts, and irregular menstrual cycles — these symptoms likely sound familiar to many women in the throes of perimenopause. Anna B. Shannahan, MD, a family medicine and integrative medicine specialist with Northwestern Medicine, describes this life […]
Nutrition at a Glance
Eating for a Healthy Microbiome Fact checked by Jim Lacy For Ariella Wilson, a dietitian nutritionist in Chicago, the gut microbiome is an inner universe, “right inside your digestive system,” she says. Instead of stars and planets, it contains trillions of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that help digest food, fight illness, and regulate mood. Our […]
Powerfully Local
Fact checked by Ros Lederman Above photo courtesy of FARMZERO Not all produce is created equal. You can taste the difference between an anemic strawberry shipped thousands of miles from Chile or Mexico and the burst of almost candy-like sweetness from a plump, ruby-red farmers market strawberry picked just hours ago. The fleeting seasonal sweetness […]