Hailed as a superfood, coconut oil is said to have so many health benefits that it’s recommended for everything from boosting your metabolism to baking to shaving your legs. It didn’t take me very long to commit to coconut oil. I used to have a variety of cooking oils in my pantry, but the more I researched the ingredients I used to make my meals, the more I realized that many oils had no room in my kitchen. I have to be honest, having grown up in the former Soviet Union, I’m

Why I cannot get enough if this golden spice I use turmeric in everything: soups, scrambles, smoothies, curries, veggie stir-fries, salads and even tea. Since I discovered turmeric a few years ago, it was love at first sight. Of course it helped to know that this ancient Ayurvedic spice is on the Dr. Andrew Weil’s and Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s (no, he is not related to me) list of super foods. There have been so many studies done on turmeric; I don’t know why doctors don’t just pre