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In the modern American kitchen, there are a number of foods and drinks that you are almost certain to find – milk, eggs, bread and cereal all come to mind as essential kitchen staples. Another item that you can probably ...

Ever wonder what factors determine your mood? The answer largely involves serotonin, a chemical you probably have never heard of. Despite its relative obscurity, serotonin is an essential ingredient for a happy personality. The mind reacts poorly when its supply ...

It’s hard to think of an item more synonymous with snack foods than potato chips. Since their creation in the mid-19th century (yes, potato chips were first created all the way back in 1853), these crunchy potato slices have enjoyed ...

The aging process can be very unforgiving in its impact on the human body. Hair starts to thin and fall out, our memories begin to fade and injuries and illnesses appear with more frequency. As if these problems weren’t troubling ...

It’s a dreaded phenomenon that affects office drones all across the developed world – the inevitable afternoon energy crash. In the hours immediately proceeding lunchtime, countless people began to experience increasingly worse feelings of sluggishness and lethargy at work. This ...

Growing up, one of the things your mother probably warned you against was eating too much sugar. Such admonishments likely came up during trips to the grocery store; this author remembers making regular pleas to buy certain cereals and snacks, ...

There are fewer foods that enjoy more popularity among US consumers than chicken. Whether it’s chicken breasts, chicken wings, chicken legs or chicken nuggets, Americans can’t seem to get enough of Gallus gallus domesticus (the Latin name for your everyday ...

If you’re like millions of other American workers, your free time comes at a premium. Between regular work shifts, commuting and overtime, many of us are thoroughly exhausted by the time we finally get home. This often means that our ...

You don’t have to be a health nut to know healthy foods when you see them. If asked to name some nutritious foods of the top of their head, your typical shopper could list quite a few items, such as ...

When it comes to rewarding personal hobbies, it’s hard to top gardening. Working in a garden gets you off of the couch and into the sunlight, and the fruits of your labor are far more nutritious than most fare sold ...