Food & Wine

Don't believe the myths about eggs...

In 1999, I was sitting in a breakfast dive studying for medical school when I took a break and read the recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Imagine going to the doctor and getting a prescription for olive oil.

It happened in a recent randomized trial from the University of Navarra in Spain. More than 4,000 women who had a high risk of cardiovascular disease participated in a study that included three treatment plans. One group followed a Mediterranean diet with extra olive oil, one followed a Mediterranean diet with extra nuts, and one followed a low-fat diet.

It's a food that only humans enjoy...

Most animals avoid it. And the ones that do eat it – like birds – are immune to its effects.

Eat too much of it and you could experience acid reflux, seizures, heart attacks, and even death. But its health benefits are incredible.

I'm talking about hot peppers.

The chemical responsible for a pepper's hotness, capsaicin, is an irritant. All other animals avoid the unpleasant burning sensations caused by hot peppers. But humans enjoy the pain – cultures everywhere have spicy dishes.

That's because capsaicin directly interacts with a receptor on our tongues called the vanilloid receptor, or TRV 1. TRV 1 helps us regulate our body temperature. When capsaicin triggers it, your brain thinks your tongue is actually on fire.

The heat of a pepper is measured in Scoville units. The more Scoville units, the hotter the pepper.

A popular supplement may be destroying your liver...

More and more reports are popping up in the media about individuals taking products with green-tea extract (like some diet pills) and suffering liver damage or complete liver failure.

Several times a year, I stock up on my favorite berries.

I eat berries year-round in yogurt, oatmeal, and by themselves. Not only are they tasty, they have significant health benefits...

"I just cooked one of the best meals of my life... and you get all the credit, Doc..."

Recently, I asked one of our researchers here at Retirement Millionaire Daily to try out a new pre-packaged cooking service called Blue Apron. About a year ago, one of my coworkers recommended I try it out and since then, I've encouraged others to try it as well.

Crafting the perfect barrel is an art form.

Winemakers around the world debate the virtues of the different types of oak used to make the barrels in which they age their wine. They'll argue that everything from the particular region of forest where the trees grew to the exact subspecies of oak used will subtly change the flavors.

You've probably seen a sign like this in your local Irish pub... Guinness is good for you.

I'll never forget my first Grignolino...

In Italian, the name loosely means "the little strawberry."

I'm worried today's topic will scare you...

It scares most people... and as a result, they never try to understand it.