Learn how healthy food can help you manage your health, treat common ailments, and even prevent diseases.
You probably know that your health and wellness are directly related to the foods you eat. But did you know that some painful symptoms, chronic conditions, and even life-threatening diseases can be managed, treated, and even cured by changing your diet? Find out more about using food as nature’s medicine — the Health Library archive below contains articles, photo galleries that can help you learn to manage your health with food.
Arthritis
- A spicy solution for aches and pains
- Arthritis 101: What You Need to Know
- Arthritis Basics
- Different Types of Arthritis
- Dining-Out Tips for Arthritis
- Food Remedies for Arthritis
- Gouty Arthritis Diet
- Home Remedies for Arthritis
- How Food Affects Arthritis
- Inflammatory Foods to Avoid for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Is Ground Ginger As Beneficial As Fresh Ginger?
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
- Osteoarthritis Diet: The Best Foods
- Psoriatic Arthritis Diet and Treatment Tips
- Reactive Arthritis Diet and Treatment
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet: Foods to Eat
- Septic Arthritis Diet and Treatment
- Spinal Arthritis Diet and Treatment Tips
- The Benefits of Ginger
Family Health
- 3 Steps to a Healthy Kid-Friendly Lunchbox
- A Surprising Trick to Get Kids to Eat More Veggies
- Back-to-School Breakfasts Made Easy
- Better Stress Management in Teens Means Better Blood Pressure as Adults
- Chocolate…the Secret to a Healthy Pregnancy?
- How to Avoid Vacation Weight Gain
- Mac & Cheese Muffins Made With Love
- Mistakes Parents Make When Feeding Their Kids
- Moms-to be: Here’s why you should get your Zzz’s now!
- Parents, Break Your Kids of This Unhealthy Habit
- Protect Your Child from Breast Cancer with High-Fiber Diet
- Should Your Child Take Vitamins?
Healthy Eating
- 10 Healthy Resolutions for a JOY Full New Year
- 2 Egg-Free Mediterranean Breakfasts
- 3 Ways to Get Dinner on the Table Fast
- 4 quick ways to add kale to your diet
- 5 creative ways to enjoy an egg
- 5 Ways to Lighten Up Your Favorite Foods
- A refreshing way to cut calories
- A simple tip to stop nighttime nibbling
- A spicy solution for aches and pains
- A Surprising Trick to Get Kids to Eat More Veggies
- A tip to keep ice cream portions in check
- Attention, Cocoa Lovers! Get Your Flavanol Fix
- Avoid These Restaurant Red Flags
- Back-to-School Breakfasts Made Easy
- Breakfast and exercise: The best time to eat
- Chocolate…the Secret to a Healthy Pregnancy?
- Clean up your mess and drop a dress size!
- Do You Need An Exercise Makeover?
- Enjoy Summer Parties Without Gaining Weight
- FALL 2015: Crash Course on Healthy College Eats
- Fall-Flavored Healthy Food Finds
- Fill up on produce without emptying your wallet
- Food Remedies on PBS
- Foods for a Good Sex Life
- Go Ahead and Indulge! Diet-Friendly Chocolate Fixes
- Good Fats, Good Life
- Health+Happiness: Episode 4 Recap
- Healthy College Eats: All-Nighter Energizers
- Healthy College Eats: Dining Hall Dos & Don’ts
- Healthy College Eats: Exam Brain-Boosters
- Healthy College Eats: Hangover Helpers
- Healthy College Eats: Midday Munchies
- Healthy College Eats: Morning Meal Plan
- Healthy College Eats: Smart Snacks
- How to (Quickly) Slim Down by New Year’s
- How to Avoid Vacation Weight Gain
- How to eat everything at Thanksgiving and not gain weight
- How to Get More Flavor in Every Meal
- How to kick powerful sugar cravings
- How to make low-carb pizza crust
- Is Coffee Dehydrating?
- Joy Bauer Books
- Joy of LaCroix: HUGE giveaway!
- Jumpstart Your Diet in 2 Simple Steps
- Mac & Cheese Muffins Made With Love
- One-Day Detox Plan
- Produce: Why Fresh Isn’t Always Best
- Protect Your Child from Breast Cancer with High-Fiber Diet
- Repeating breakfasts: Good or bad?
- Skimping on Sleep May Lead to “The Munchies”
- Skinny Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
- Slim down your pizza slice
- Spice up your sandwich with these 5 slimming spreads
- Summer Lovin’ with Good Fats
- Support Your Local PBS…and receive my Ultimate Joy Food Collection
- The Best Picks at the Mall Food Court
- The bottom line on egg substitutes
- The easiest way to create healthy meals
- The Juicing Craze: Health or Hype?
- The Simplest Diet Cleanse Ever: Sample Menus
- Three Ways to Beat Weekend Waist-Busters
- Tips and Tricks to Avoid the Freshman Fifteen
- Try This Juicy Tenderloin Roast
- Two tricks to suppress appetite
- What Is “Healthy?”
- Why You Can’t Always Trust Food Labels
Healthy Living
- 4 Benefits of Flavored Sparkling Water
- 5 Kosher-for-Passover Recipes
- 5 Strategies to Snag More Shut-Eye
- 6 Reasons Why Activity Keeps You Young
- 6 Simple Tips to Avoid Holiday Stress
- A refreshing way to cut calories
- A spicy solution for aches and pains
- Age Gracefully with Meditation
- An effective fix for hangovers
- Are Weekends Wrecking Your Diet?
- Check out NBC’s TODAY Show “Diet Cleanse”
- Chocolate…the Secret to a Healthy Pregnancy?
- Clean up your mess and drop a dress size!
- Exercise the Fit Life: Joy Bauer’s Health Library
- Fall into the season with these 5 autumn ingredients
- Finding your Rhythm
- Health + Happiness Recap: Episode 3
- Health + Happiness: Episode 1 Recap
- Health+Happiness Episode 5: Recap
- Joy Bauer’s 10 Favorite Things of 2014
- Joy of LaCroix: HUGE giveaway!
- Kindness: The Solution to Stress?
- Lose Winter Weight Gain
- Moms-to be: Here’s why you should get your Zzz’s now!
- Protect Your Child from Breast Cancer with High-Fiber Diet
- Read This Before You Set Your Resolutions!
- Recipes From Joy Bauer’s Health Library
- The Skinny on 5 Buzzworthy Foods
- Your Inner Skinny: Joy Bauer’s new book helps you find your inner skinny!
High Blood Pressure Diet and Treatment - Joy Bauer
- 3 Ways to Boost Heart Health
- Better Stress Management in Teens Means Better Blood Pressure as Adults
- Does Chocolate Improve Blood Pressure?
- How to Maintain a Healthy Blood Flow
- Hypertension 101: What is high blood pressure?
- Kosher Salt and Sea Salt
- Salt Substitutes: Are They Safe?
- Sodium Claims on Food Packaging
Type 2 Diabetes
- Beware: Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
- Breakfast Ideas for People with Diabetes
- Carb Counting and the Food Exchange System
- Diabetes and Alcohol — Smart Tips to Avoid Blood Sugar Swings
- Diabetes and Coffee
- Diabetes Basics: What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
- Diabetes During Pregnancy: What You Need to Know About Gestational Diabetes
- Diabetic Cake Recipes to Enjoy
- Diagnosed with Prediabetes? Normalize Your Blood Sugar With These Tips
- Easy Diabetic Dessert Recipes
- Easy, Heart-Healthy Dinner Recipes
- Food Cures for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- How Food Affects Type 2 Diabetes
- How to Handle High Blood Sugar
- How to Recognize Prediabetes and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
- Is Your Child at Risk for Diabetes? Know the Signs
- What Is Brittle Diabetes…And Are You at Risk?
- What is Diabetic Gastroparesis?
Weight Loss
- 10 Healthy Resolutions for a JOY Full New Year
- 3 Ways to Break Through a Weight-Loss Plateau
- A Simple Trick to Tame Your Appetite
- A Surprising Calorie-Cutting Trick
- Calculating calories for weight loss
- Cuisinicity
- How Can I Shrink My Thighs?
- Is Intermittent Fasting Right for You?
- Lose weight by eating more? Yes!
- One-Day Detox Plan
- Regain Control Over Your Appetite
- Should You Weigh Yourself Every Day?
- Skinny Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
- Sneaky Ways to Burn More Calories
- Spice up your sandwich with these 5 slimming spreads
- Stop the Negative Self-Talk
- Strategies to Overcome Emotional Eating
- Support Your Local PBS…and receive my Ultimate Joy Food Collection
- The Best Diet for Weight Loss
- The best way to weigh
- The Simplest Diet Cleanse Ever
- The Simplest Diet Cleanse Ever: The Basics
- This Kitchen Gadget Helps Speed Weight Loss
- What’s the Difference Between You and a Supermodel?