As the winter blues hit, the hope for bright colors and sunny skies urges gardeners to plan for the upcoming growing season.

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We all know that we should eat our vegetables. Lots of vegetables, in a rainbow of colors. The current U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend 2 1/2 cups of vegetables per day, and 1 1/2 cups of fruit.

Not all inflammation is necessarily the enemy. When people talk about lowering inflammation in the body, they’re referring to the harmful type of inflammation, low-grade chronic inflammation, explains ...