After hearing the same things for ages, it starts to get old. Yes, yes, we know we’re supposed to eat more fruits and vegetables. OK, we get it, we need to get more exercise. And we know we’re not supposed to take four hamburgers, smash them into some sort of super-hamburger, and barely choke it down with the help of a 44-ounce Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Milkshake (geez, do this once, and you hear about it for weeks)!

DrWeil.com has a few surprising facts about food that you probably didn’t already know.

For instance:

“Crush garlic, then wait 10 minutes before cooking, to maximize health benefits.”

Really? That’s it? I can do that.

It’s refreshing to hear something new, easy to implement, and based in science. These tips may not completely break me of the desire to eat vegetables exclusively in fried form, but it’s a start.

Check out the rest of the tips at DrWeil.com’s The Healthy Kitchen.