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Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
The Life of the Party
Season 6
Episode 608
There are tons of jokes about beans and their ability to make you feel good, but…musical. The truth is not so silly. Beans may be humble but when it comes to your heart and overall wellness, there is no bigger superstar of the table. Let’s explore the easy and delicious ways to add beans to your diet and live our healthiest lives, from our hearts to our digestion.
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Cooking with brothers is a rite of passage; Christina cooks with an Italian brother in Pompeii.
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Scala where a man opened a hotel/restaurant to serve friends & neighbors good food from his garden.
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The man famous for “I’ll be back” said “Hasta la Vista” to meat. Can we be big and strong?
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Alberobello, famous for houses called trulli. For me, it’s almonds and figs that enchant.
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Is there more to food than food? There are nutrients we see and energy we feel.
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Can our ancestral past help us move into the future? Let’s see how our ancestors evolved.
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1 in 10 Americans eat recommended servings of vegetables; I have my work cut out for me.
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The life expectancy in America is 79 years of age, 42nd in the world. Could we do better?
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What if I told you a classic pasta dish from Bari is designed to take care of your liver?
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1 in 5 deaths caused by heart disease; easy to solve with most incidences preventable.