by Women's Health | Mar 6, 2018 | Food & Nutrition
Considered the largest outbreak of listeriosis that the world has seen so far, this news is definitely stirring up a mild panic. And the culprit? Polony… in the kitchen… with a knife. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi made the scary announcement on Sunday...
by Women's Health | Mar 5, 2018 | Food & Nutrition
With the recent outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa, your fave lunchbox fillers are a definite no go. Listeriosis is food poisoning caused by the Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) bacterium. The bacteria can be found in processed meats, such as polony,...
by Women's Health | Feb 28, 2018 | Food & Nutrition
Don’t panic. Responsible vegans, people who are healthy eaters with a varied diet, and people who live in a part of the world where there isn’t much fish available but who eat nuts and seeds are probably doing just fine—you can get the brain-boosting...
by Women's Health | Feb 27, 2018 | Food & Nutrition
I’m an egg addict. Despite the fact that “become a stellar cook” makes it onto my list of New Year’s resolutions year after year, life (and a dinky New York City kitchen) has a way of trumping my best intentions. Enter the egg. Whether in an omelet, on avocado toast,...
by Women's Health | Feb 21, 2018 | Food & Nutrition
If you’ve been giving soy milk the side-eye at the grocery store ever since hearing it might be linked to breast cancer, we don’t blame you. But some of that rep is undeserved—and majorly confusing. Here are the receipts: First, a few studies in the early...
