Healthy Living

Is Your Garden Toxic? Here's How To Find Out!

Why you should test your garden's soil right now

Jul 25, 2012 9:01 am

Urban gardening is everywhere nowadays. People are using every and any patch of arable land to plant fresh herbs and vegetables. It all sounds so wholesome, doesn’t it? But if you live in a city, chances are the soil in your yard has seen its share of sh*t over the years. And eating foods grown in it might not be as healthy as it sounds.

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Light And Easy Pasta Dishes For Your Weeknight

Easy pasta dishes for homemade weeknight dinners

Jun 19, 2012 4:31 pm

As we look forward to game four of the NBA Finals tonight (nice trash talk, Serge) we're planning our meals around some of our favorite easy-to-whip-up pasta dishes. There's just something about an enormous plate of spaghetti that brings a smile no matter how dreadful your day (or game) was.

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A Fat-Off To Break A Restaurant's Bad Habits

NYC kitchen staffs lose weight, get New Yorker love

Jun 19, 2012 12:02 pm

The crews behind Gabe Stulman's popular restaurants in NYC's West Village decided to fight back against the fat. Their moving story earned them a coveted New Yorker profile in April. What's happened in the months since? Have they put the pounds back on or kept them off? Read on...

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Meet The Fit Chef Who Used To Weigh 300 Pounds

For NYC's Jason Tilmann, it's gym, market, kitchen

Jun 15, 2012 2:31 pm

Before Jason Tilmann was the remarkably fit executive chef at NYC's Triomphe at the Iroquois Hotel, he was a 300-pound Floridian who'd never met a lasagna he didn't like. How'd he slim down and keep it off, even though he spends his days surrounded by food in a kitchen?

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Is Salt Unhealthy?

Writer Gary Taubes says we have it all wrong

Jun 5, 2012 2:01 pm

See if you agree with Gary Taubes' argument that salt has been misjudged. Plus a list of the top 10 saltiest foods in the American diet, after the jump.

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Can great design encourage healthy eating?

Try smoking a carrot stick

Jun 1, 2012 3:31 pm

Artist Daizi Zheng is trying encouraging people to eat healthy by packaging healthy snacks into stereotypically unhealthy packages.

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Crazy Statistics About Our Eating Habits

Did you know New Yorkers drink 7x more coffee?

May 30, 2012 4:16 pm

Find out which day of the week is unhealthiest, which city eats the most bagels and more after the jump.

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Shrimp and Black Bean Salad Recipe

A refreshing salad with protein and pickled onions

May 1, 2012 5:01 pm

Photo: Ellen Silverman

Though I'm generally an advocate for cooking with dried beans and legumes — which are easy to cook but require extra time for soaking and boiling — I've found that good-quality canned beans work well here.