Emotional eating is when you use food to cope with negative emotions like stress, fear, boredom, sadness or loneliness. You may often feel like food just understands you and that it brings you happiness. Choosing to eat becomes an emotional reaction instead of eating to satisfy hunger or for energy...

If you’re new to adding healthy eating, start with baby steps. Add fruits and vegetables that you like or can tolerate, and don’t be discouraged if you don’t enjoy them at first. The more you try something new, the more your body will adapt…

In previous blogs, we introduced the ancient Kemet civilization, a place where renowned Greek physicians, philosophers, and scientists studied. Today, we dive deeper into Kemets contributions to medicine, long before the time of Hippocrates and Pythagoras. Paying homage to ancient traditional medicine acknowledges the foundations of how we perceive health today...

The Indian Ocean trade route was one of the most influential routes that was at its height between 1200-1400. Trade was exclusive to the Afro-Asian area that connected the Middle East, East Asia, India and Africa, fostering the exchange of goods, culture and knowledge. However, during the 1500’s, Europeans interrupted...

The “discovery” of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492 was accidental. His original mission was to find a westward route to the Indian Ocean Trade, which was exclusive to Afro-Asian territories. When Columbus landed in the Americas, he mistakenly though he had reach India, thus calling the indigenous people “Indians"...

To reveal history is to crack open a plant pot and to see the length and health of its root. Often, the Western narrative credits Hippocrates as the “father of (all) medicine”... marking a shift away from attributing illness to magic or the gods. However, ancient civilizations had developed medical systems with organized belief systems and practices, long before Hippocrates’ birth in...

Chronic diseases have rapidly become the leading cause of death globally, and their rise is intertwined with the globalization of processed and fast foods. This shift began in the early 20th century, with the opening of the first fast food chain in the U.S., A&W...

Since 2001, Latinos have been the largest minority group in the US, largely due to births in the United States. Over 60% of latinos in the U.S. are second or third generation, and of that figure, 33% are first generation. This is important because the longer Latinos are in the U.S., their dietary habits unconsciously adapt more to...

The Black community in the U.S. faces significant challenges when it comes to chronic diseases, particularly heart health. Hypertension is one of the biggest health issues, affecting 59% of Black Americans, the highest rate among all ethnic groups. For Black women, the rate of gestational hypertension is nearly double the national average…

Culturally, health-conscious practices like portion control, fresh and fermented foods and balanced portions of meals are integral to the traditional Asian diet. However, increased consumption of processed foods in the U.S., coupled with language barriers and hesitation towards Western healthcare, has led to higher rates of chronic diseases within this population...

As mentioned earlier this month, chronic diseases are now the leading cause of death globally, accounting for 74% of all deaths annually. In the U.S., chronic diseases are directly tied to lifestyle choices, including...

Whether your life has disease or not is in your control! Your genetics inform how susceptible you are to certain conditions, and your environment can create obstacles, but you make choices everyday that either brings health or feeds into chronic diseases...