Low-Fat Milk: It Does a Blood Pressure Good

By Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D.

Switching from whole or two-percent milk to skim or one-percent will save you as many as 70 calories. And calorie cutting isn’t the only benefit you may get from choosing the slimmer sip: A recent study...

Cranberries: Think Outside the Can

By Beth Sumrell Ehrensberger, R.D., M.P.H.

What standard holiday side dish is so nutrient-packed and heart-healthy that it deserves more of a starring role in your meal? The answer: cranberries, which make their appearance October...

Stay-Fit Thanksgiving Tips

By Michael Scholtz, M.A, fitness expert

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means we'll all face some unique challenges and opportunities when it comes to keeping up our heart-healthy exercise routine. Maybe you'll be...

Serve Up Healthy Sides for Thanksgiving

By Sidra Forman, Chef

Thanksgiving is practically synonymous with food—and lots of it. Aside from the turkey, there’s candied sweet potatoes, cranberry relish, stuffing (or dressing), green bean casserole and other dishes that...

Stress and Junk Food: A Bad Combination

By Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D., Nutritionist

Up there with high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other major risk factors for heart disease, is stress. Studies have shown that anxiety, depression and other negative emotional...