As human beings, we are required to eat to stay alive and healthy.  All too often, we eat for all the wrong reasons.  An unhealthy relationship with food can cause poor health, excess weight gain, or a variety of eating disorders.  Use the tips below to analyze your eating style and improve your emotional relationship with food.

Anaphylaxis, also known as anaphylactic shock, is a severe and potentially fatal allergic reaction mainly to food. It can be triggered by a very wide range of foods such as peanuts, nuts, sesame seeds, fish, shellfish, dairy products, eggs and strawberries.

Broccoli is a one of the most nutritionally active vegetables. You can either eat it raw with a dip, tossed into a stir fry or steamed and served with a dollop of butter. Another versatile vegetable is broccoli sprouts. Just as scrumptious as broccoli, broccoli sprouts can be a great alternative in the traditional sense.

Dark chocolate is rich in natural flavonoids. These powerful antioxidants exert a beneficial effect on the blood vessels and the heart.

Who knew that one of the most popular spices used in cooking was also a powerful therapeutic-grade essential oil? Pepper oil is actually distilled from the same kind of peppercorns that are used on the table, and just like the spice pepper can warm up foods, pepper oil can warm you up and get your body moving.

Potato chips are  the favorite snack of Americans, who eat more potato chips than any other population in the world.  Now let's consider the origins of  potato chips.