Dr. Nalini Chilkov

Recipe: Lemon Treats

Healthy sweet treats just in time for Easter that are so delicious, you’ll think they’re a guilty pleasure! Lemon is the ingredient that holds these treats together! It is packed full of nourishing elements and it’s tart flavor…

Recipe: Almond Milk Chai Tea

You don’t need a barista to make a tasty chai! Rooibos chai is naturally caffeine-free, but it’s bold flavors and rich minerals make it a perfect pick-me-up. Spices including rooibos, cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom give…

Recipe: Lemony Asparagus Salad

In this recipe simple ingredients provide serious nutrition. Rich in folate, asparagus protects against a variety of cancers and decreases the risk of birth defects in pregnant women. This vegetable also helps lower your risk of depression…

Recipe: Chickpea and Mango Curry

A full flavor Mediterranean meal so delicious your meat-lover friends will forget it’s vegetarian. Chickpeas are a great vegetarian-friendly source of protein and fiber! Rich in minerals including selenium, calcium, zinc, and phosphate, this bean…

Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Avocado Pudding

A vegan chocolate treat that makes all your dessert guilt slip away! Full of antioxidants, cocoa fights inflammation, helping ward off cancer development. Cocoa also helps to prevent memory decline and improve brain health by increasing…

What to Say to Your Oncologist

The Seven Traits of Leadership on the High Seas of Cancer By Craig R. Hildreth, MD To My New Oncologist, I am hoping that you can help me. I just found out that I have…

Recipe: Braised Fennel with Capers and Olives

Support a healthy heart during the month of love with this tasty fennel dish. Fennel is an aromatic herb with a celery-like texture and mild flavor. High fiber content in this herb helps to lower cholesterol…

Recipe: Seaweed, Ginger, and Carrot Salad

This colorful salad will brighten your Valentine’s dinner, while serving up a hearty superfood: seaweed! Edible seaweed is an extraordinary algae that contains a healthy nutrient missing in most foods: iodine. Iodine helps create a healthy…

Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash with Red Onion & Tahini

This simple dish boasts extra health benefits thanks to tahini! Tahini gives butternut squash a delicate nutty flavor, and a variety of nutrition benefits. This ground sesame paste is a great source of calcium and packs more protein than…

Recipe: Roast Chicken with Dates, Olives & Capers

Dates give a delicious, sweet twist to roast chicken. Dates are a great source of vitamins and minerals that are integral to bone strength and boosting nervous system health. Recent research has found that dates…