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December 03, 2014

Mediterranean Diet Associated with Longer Telomeres and Healthy Aging

Red wines aren’t the only things that can age gracefully. New research in the British Medical Journal suggests that the Mediterranean Diet is...
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December 01, 2014

From Cameroon to Jamaica to the US: An African Heritage Culinary Journey

Pascaline Aoudou, is a nurse’s aid, a student of Health Administration, and a health trainer for moms-to-be. Originally from Cameroon, Africa,...
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December 01, 2014

Dimitrios Trichopoulos, 1938-2014

I just learned the very sad news that Dimitrios Trichopoulos died this morning in Athens, surrounded by family and friends, and most importantly,...
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November 24, 2014

Smoky Flavors for Plant Eaters

It’s easy to think that when you embrace a vegetarian or vegan diet you have to give up the delicious taste of smoked foods. Not so! Just think past...
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November 19, 2014

Peanuts - A Global Culinary Superstar

Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of attending an event at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in California’s Napa Valley. It...
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November 17, 2014

Whole Grains Conference Highlights

L to R: Kelly Toups, Mallory Cushman, Cynthia Harriman, Rachel Greenstein, Sara Baer-Sinnott and Harley Songin Oldways and the Whole Grains Council...
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November 03, 2014

Oldways Attends FNCE in Atlanta!

It is always a special event, heading to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) annual Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo , to meet...
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October 28, 2014

Harmonizing Tradition with Ingenuity in Cheesemaking

Honoring long lineages of traditional production, European cheesemakers tend to follow recipes that have been handed down as patrimony since time...
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October 08, 2014

Q&A: A Conversation With A True Nutrition Hero

Named “Nutrition Hero of 2014” by Food and Nutrition Magazine , Tambra Raye Stevenson is fully living up to her name, helping to save lives and...
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September 24, 2014

The Truth Miscommunicated – Bring Back Common Sense

It’s not nutrition that’s confusing; rather, it’s nutrition communications that have reached new heights of confusion. In recent months and years, it...
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September 17, 2014

Culinary Conundrum Series: Kitchen Wisdom From the Experts

Sometimes a culinary conundrum isn’t exactly what it seems….at least at the Oldways Table blog. Today our Conundrum Series is taking a turn (for the...
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September 15, 2014

Raise Your Blood Pressure IQ!

Hypertension – or high blood pressure – affects 30% of adults in America and is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease. But, there’s good news for...
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