By Heidi Moretti, MS, RD, CLT · Originally published March 11, 2019 · Updated October 24, 2026 with new research Key takeaways Gratitude for food is more than a Thanksgiving tradition. In a randomized trial of 1,017 teens, writing gratitude letters led to healthier eating habits within a month. Pausing to give thanks before a
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By Heidi Moretti, MS, RD, CLT · Updated October 2026 Collagen is supposed to be one of the gentlest supplements out there. It’s marketed for gut healing, skin, and joints, and I’ve written about why I like it in 12 reasons to use collagen for gut health. So it’s confusing when a scoop in your
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By Heidi Moretti, MS, RD, CLT · Registered dietitian, 25+ years in functional nutrition · Updated October 21, 2026 with new 2024–2026 research Here is a confession that has nothing to do with food at first. I stayed nearly 20 years in a job where I loved the people but was not fully using my
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Turmeric has made the leap from spice rack to research lab. There are now more than 8,000 research citations on turmeric in the National Library of Medicine, and dozens of meta-analyses on curcumin, its best-known compound. But here’s what most turmeric articles leave out: the evidence is much stronger for some benefits than others, the
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✔ Updated October 2026 with the latest clinical research · Reviewed by Heidi Moretti, MS, RD, CLT Black seed oil has been called “the remedy for everything but death” for about 1,400 years. Today it’s trending again, this time as a natural helper for weight loss. So does it actually work? I dug into every
By Heidi Moretti, MS, RD, CLT · Updated October 2026 · 14-minute read A healthy substitute for sugar in baking used to sound like a contradiction. Today it’s a real choice, and a few of these swaps actually feed your gut, steady your blood sugar, or bring minerals to the table that white sugar never
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