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July 05, 2011

Can Diet Cure Diabetes?

An estimated 347 million people worldwide now have diabetes. That’s the number that researchers from Imperial College London and the Harvard School...
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June 21, 2011

Guest Post: The Nutrition Twins Welcome Summer

From time to time we invite friends to join us at the Oldways Table to share their knowledge, insights and recipes with our readers. This week we are...
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June 16, 2011

Release Your Inner 'Herb'ivore!

Every now and then, a recipe comes along that changes my life. But before I get to that, here’s a question for you: When you buy parsley, basil,...
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June 13, 2011

Striking 'Coal'!

With summer just around the corner (although those of us in Boston today might argue it’s arrived with a vengeance at a toasty 93 degrees) grilling...
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June 08, 2011

Stop the Gremlins, I mean Ghrelins!

Our mission at Oldways, which we share through the Whole Grains Council and the Mediterranean Foods Alliance , is changing the way people eat. So a...
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May 31, 2011

Hummus: the secret ingredient is…!

I do enjoy store bought hummus in a pinch but I have been making my own for some time and prefer homemade hummus whenever possible. Homemade hummus...
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May 27, 2011

Lessons From Legumes

Recently I had asked everyone here at Oldways to share their memories of Dun as we paid tribute to his passing. Having not met him, I set out to cook...
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May 25, 2011

A Culinary Chat with Author John Mariani

In time for National Mediterranean Diet Month , we caught up with John Mariani , author of the newly released, How Italian Food Conquered the World...
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May 23, 2011

Recipes for Healthy Kids

Competitions like American Idol and the The Biggest Loser draw in millions of people every week. But to my taste, another reality show competition...
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May 20, 2011

“Hail to Kale and Potatoes!"

I spent this past weekend on Manomet Bay. I decided that if the chill wouldn’t permit a dive into the ocean, then I’d delve into The Oldways Table...
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May 18, 2011

Guess who else loves the Mediterranean Diet?

I am sure it is not just because it’s National Mediterranean Diet Month that our favorite diet is getting so much attention in publications from the...
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May 13, 2011

A grape by any other name is… pure science!

My grape purchases tend to depend on price. But the other day as I was eating my $1.99 a pound seedless red grapes I began to wonder, are all grapes...
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