Eye Sightings

Expert Interview with Letha Hadady

 

Power to the Patient - High Tech Home Treatment (And Diagnosis)

 

Questioning the "Caveman Diet"

 

Spice of Life

 

According to conventional wisdom, Americans are becoming increasingly open to new tastes and spicier meal options. Now comes news that there may be reasons beyond added flavor for people to add an extra pinch of heat to their next meal. 

Fighting Free Radicals with Tart Cherries

When you hear “antioxidants,” there’s a good chance you think of acai berries or pomegranates – but a new juice startup, Cheribundi, is hoping that soon you’ll add tart cherries to the list. Using a new Cornell-developed juicing process to extract the maximum amount of nutrients from the fruit, Cheribundi claims that their juice has a higher ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) rating than any other fruit juice. And a lot of cherries perish for those benefits – there are about 50 in an 8-ounce bottle.

Neurogastronomy

When the news broke that El Bulli would be closing indefinitely, we imagine that more than a couple molecular gastronomes glanced over at the six-volume sets of Modernist Cuisine weighing down their bookshelves and wondered, “What’s next?”

Where's the Beef?

Over the last few years, we've watched the lowly burger ascend to the pinnacle of foodie adoration. And yet, as we've chowed down on cheeseburgers all the way from Shake Shack to In 'n Out, there's always been a slight pang in our hearts for the beef burger's ersatz cousin - the veggie burger. With thoughts of grass-fed organic beef in our heads, it's easy to overlook those vegetable patties that have always seemed reserved for dieters and our one vegetarian friend. But now, there might even be a veggie burger revival on the horizon...

PetTech

There's no doubt that consumers today love their gadgets almost as much as they love their pets. Lately we've noticed these two loves are coming together in interesting ways that let the four-legged members of the family engage and enjoy tech toys as much as humans.

Pedometers for Pets

A Food Trend 5000 Years in the Making

Kosher food has been marching into the mainstream for about a decade, but lately the pace seems to have accelerated. In fact 13% of the adult population now regularly purchases kosher food, a group that includes (among others) Muslims, vegetarians and people with food allergies. Why the sudden kosher boom? On reason could be consumers' increasing concerns about food safety, and the generally held perception that kosher food is made to a higher standard.

Good Riddance: 2010

It's safe to say that everyone has a memory or two of 2010 they'd like to bid farewell. That's the idea behind Good Riddance Day, a new tradition in New York's Times Square in the days leading up to the big New Year's Eve party.

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