On the Eating Alive Program, we tell people to choose whole grains over refined products and to avoid/limit the whites—white rice, white sugar, and white flour (and all products made from them). Brown rice is the whole grain that has...

By Dr. Matsen Sleep is brought on by the conversion of the neurotransmitter serotonin into melatonin, primarily due to decreased daylight. The increase of melatonin not only brings about sleep, but also activates your body’s nightshift crews (such as growth...

Cruciferous vegetables include cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, broccoli rabe, brussels sprouts, bok choy, collard greens, mustard greens, kale, kohlrabi, turnip, rutabaga, watercress and radishes. Most cruciferous vegetables are excellent sources of vitamin C and good sources of vitamin A, folate and...