Ingredients 8 ounces frozen green peas, thawed 3/4 cup unsalted chicken stock, divided 1 tablespoon ricotta cheese 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint 7/8 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 2 garlic cloves 4 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets 3/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons thinly sliced shallots 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/4 cup […]
Ingredients 2 teaspoons whole-grain mustard 1 teaspoon honey 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets Cooking spray Preparation Preheat broiler. Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well with a fork. Rub mustard mixture evenly over each fillet. Place fillets, […]
Ingredients 1 (18-inch) cedar plank 1 poblano chile, seeded and halved 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and halved 1 small red onion, cut into (1/2-inch-thick) slices Cooking spray 2 cups chopped seeded heirloom tomato 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided 1 diced peeled avocado 1 […]
Ingredients 1/4 cup bourbon 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup chopped green onions 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 garlic cloves, chopped 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick) Cooking spray Preparation Combine first 8 ingredients in a […]
The degree to which women’s cognitive abilities are influenced by their cycling hormones has long been questioned by scientists and lay people alike. Recent research does not fully answer this question, but it does give a fascinating new insight. The way in which women approach a problem seems to be heavily dependent on the phase […]
Women experience a monthly bleeding cycle in which the lining of the uterus is shed and released through the vagina. This is referred to as menstruation or a period. Most often, the first menstrual period is experienced by young girls ranging in age from 8 to 15 and may begin as irregular cycles of bleeding. […]
The authors also found that the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) increased for mothers in a dose-response relationship with how many and how severe the preterm births were. “Our research shows for the first time that smoking and preterm birth interact to create a greater CVD risk than either risk factor on its own,” says […]
The statement, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, gives an overview of what is currently understood regarding sleep problems and cardiovascular-related risk factors. It also asks if improving sleep would decrease these risk factors and, therefore, the risk of heart disease. Risk factors that are associated with both sleep irregularities and heart disease […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 20 percent of adolescents age 12-19 years are obese in the United States. Obese teenagers are more likely to have prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels indicate a high risk for the development of diabetes. Adolescents who are obese are also at a […]
A professor of cell biology and a team at Harvard Medical School discovered the hormone dubbed “irisin” in 2012. They isolated the natural hormone from muscle cells that trigger some of the health-promoting properties of exercise, which, they say, could be developed into novel treatments for diabetes, obesity, and cancer. In the previous study, the […]