What is Nowruz? Persian New Year traditions and food explained | CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. CNN  —  Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz…

Blueberries have joined green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen list | CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. CNN  —  Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen of nonorganic…

Worried about your drinking? Here’s how to check it | CNN

CNN  —  There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit too much over the holidays or want to start a diet or exercise routine and can’t afford the calories or the zap in energy and motivation…

How to beat that New Year’s hangover before it starts | CNN

CNN  —  Toasting the birth of the new year is an age-old ritual, and for many, so is that dreaded morning aftermath — a hangover. What seemed like great fun at the time is now causing your hands to shake, your head to pound and your heart to race, not…

Making the case for an underappreciated but full-of-flavor ingredient | CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. CNN  —  Among foods that spark a strong reaction, anchovies are at the top of the food chain. Whether they’re adored or…

FDA lays out plan to combat bacterial contamination of baby formula | CNN

CNN  —  The US Food and Drug Administration is charting a plan to enhance its surveillance of infant formula for Cronobacter bacteria. The agency said in a statement Tuesday that it would like to see Cronobacter infections added to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of national…

Golfer gives fans $100 to buy beers for moving out of shadows | CNN

CNN  —  The beers were well and truly on Pádraig Harrington on Sunday. Surging towards an emphatic victory at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship – the PGA Tour Champions season finale – drinks were already set to flow for the Irishman, but Harrington seemed determined to start the party early.…