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January 28, 2016
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8 Easy Steps to Add African Heritage to Your Diet, Plus a Recipe

African American ancestors brought a huge array of food traditions to the Caribbean, South America, and the southern states of the U.S. Many of these...
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January 26, 2016
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ON COMMON GROUND | Wanted: A Transparent Process Beyond Politics 

Point 3 of Oldways’ Common Ground Consensus on Healthy Eating states: The Scientists of Oldways Common Ground lend strong, collective support to the...
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January 21, 2016
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Nine Ways to Love Your Heart During Heart Health Month

The heart has become an iconic symbol the world over, representing the core of our being, our passion, and the love we feel for others. So it’s...
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January 14, 2016
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Little Bean, Big Nutrition: Celebrating the International Year of Pulses

Pulses? They have nothing to do with beating hearts, other than providing a multitude of benefits to overall health. Pulses are the foods you probably...
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January 12, 2016
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ON COMMON GROUND: Confused by the Dietary Guidelines? Don't Worry, There's a Cart for That

Almost four decades ago, the US Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs came up with the first national dietary guidelines. The 1977 “...
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January 07, 2016
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2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Make Progress, Still Room for Improvement

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are finally here, and that means Oldways is ready comment on the points we agree with, and to provide the...
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January 05, 2016
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ON COMMON GROUND | Good for Health, Good for the Planet...and Just Plain Good

Have you caught Michael Pollan’s new documentary, In Defense of Food , on PBS? If not, check it out immediately — in fact you can watch it at the...
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December 31, 2015
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The Last Bite of 2015: A Year of Heritage Pyramids, Healthy Recipes, and Common Ground

This has been a big year for Oldways, especially because 2015 marked our 25th Anniversary, certainly a worthy cause for celebration. In reflecting...
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December 29, 2015
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New Year's Resolutions from the Oldways Team

With 2016 looming on the horizon, New Year’s Resolutions are on many people’s minds. Below, we share what we plan to do differently in the new year...
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December 22, 2015
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Celebrating Holiday Traditions Around the World

Christmas is truly an old ways time of the year. Holiday traditions vary from country to country, region to region, and family to family, and some of...
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December 18, 2015
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Reading Past the Headlines: Plant-Based Diets ARE Sustainable

Sustainable diets have been a topic of fervent interest like never before. Now, a recent study published in the Environment Systems and Decisions...
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December 17, 2015
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Omnibus Spending Bill: Politics Over Good Health

This week Congress unveiled a 2000+ page omnibus budget bill that in some areas puts politics over science and health, affecting all of us who care...
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