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Spicy Foods Offer Much More Than Heat

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 16, 2017. Spices are a wonderful addition to foods and beverages because they can add just the right flair. Nutmeg, for instance, lends quiet warmth and complexity in desserts like apple crisp and in vegetable dishes like the savory Indian dish, saag paneer,… Read More »

Could Eating More Fermented Foods Help Improve Mental Health?

Fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi are powerful allies to your mental health, courtesy of the neuroactive microbes and molecules they contain.1 Microbes and their metabolites, created during fermentation modulate the microbiota-gut-brain axis, which involves neural, immune, endocrine and metabolic pathways.2 Writing in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, researchers with University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland… Read More »