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All hail the Hot One! Because not only does it stimulate the senses, it also cranks up your circulation. Especially strong – as well as intensifying the taste of foods and drinks, ginger’s aromatic heat enhances your health, too.

Feast on delicious food, reduce your carbon footprint and improve your health at the same time. Sounds too good to be true. An international team of researchers has worked out how to do it. We explain what it takes and provide some delicious recipes to go with it. Wouldn’t it be great if we could

Cabbage can be cool. Don’t “beleaf” us? Okay, we admit that cabbage often seems quite simple and old-fashioned. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. But with a modern twist and served up deliciously crunchy, this classic has been catapulted into today’s hipster cuisine. And as a vitamin booster it will steel your body for

Vegetables harvested fresh from the farm in the middle of winter? Sounds too good to be true. But even in this darker time of year, there are still seasonal vegetables to banish the winter blues: hearty, tasty root vegetables – super affordable and unbelievably versatile. Perfect for heart-warming winter power.

Purple mood foods: The velvety shades of purple you find in berries, eggplant and red cabbage are almost magical in their appeal. These vivid colors are caused by anthocyanins occurring naturally in the plants – from the Greek: anthos “flower” and kyanous “dark blue”. Anthocyanins even boost our health and protect our body’s cells. Here

Orange is the color of fall. From the last few rays of sunshine to the color-changing leaves on the trees to flickering pumpkin lanterns at Halloween – orange is everywhere. That’s also true in the kitchen.

While colorful fruits and vegetables immediately catch the eye, less colorful foods such as mushrooms can easily fade into the background. But these little guys really have no need to hide away. With their wonderfully aromatic flavor, unique consistency and numerous nutrients but low calorie-count, they can make a big splash in a whole wealth

Do you want to sleep in until the very last minute and still be on the ball when you get up? There’s an excellent trick for that: quick oats. Not the bland oatmeal of the past, but a hearty, delicious boost in the mornings that gives you everything you need for the day. It can

There’s a herb for everything: for your immune system, for a boost of flavor and for more nutrients in your food. Aromatic herbs are not just a great way to pimp up your meals – they have an astounding number of health benefits.

Carrots, mangos and apricots beam at us in sunny yellowy-orange colors that promise valuable nutrients. Colorful carotene provides vitamin A and disarms free radicals. Read our tips to find out where it can be found and the best way to extract it.