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Smart and Delicious Eating for a Healthy Heart: Comparing Traditional Diets
March 1st, 2011The Mediterranean Diet // With as much as 40 percent of daily caloric intake coming from fat, the Mediterranean diet challenged the widely held belief that low-fat eating would best advance heart health. The fats are unprocessed and unsaturated, vegetables and fruits are central to these eating traditions. Fish, shellfish, red meat, dairy, and poultry are used in moderation.
Read Any Good Pet Food Labels Lately?
March 1st, 2011As more pet parents consider feeding their dogs and cats a healthier diet, learning about the ingredients in your pet’s food becomes all the more important.
Plastic Planet
March 1st, 2011Take a moment and think about all the plastic you use. Plastic is in our homes, at work, in our cars, in our food, and in our bodies. We use it to brush our teeth, serve our food, and shovel snow. It’s everywhere and all but unavoidable.
For the Love of Chocolate
February 1st, 2011
Yep, that’s right, chocolate: that oh-so-indulgent treat that makes women around the world swoon. But it’s not the milk chocolate candy bar or the box of chocolate-covered cherries that best support your heart.Support your heart's health with chocolate.Need Better Lubrication?
February 1st, 2011Au Naturale: Drink more water! Being properly hydrated supports your body’s ability to produce enough lubrication during sex. Increasing your intake of omega- 3 fatty acids, can also help increase your natural lubrication. Considering estrogen is the primary hormone that affects vaginal lubrication, you can also up your intake of soy, flaxseed oil, nuts, and apples.
Orgasm Inc; The Strange Science of Female Pleasure
February 1st, 2011Having trouble reaching the Big O between the sheets? You’re not alone. Sexual dysfunction has become the “disease of the moment” and there’s a pill, a toy, a surgery, and counselor there to help cure you. But how did all the hubbub come about in the
first place?
Have Better Sex
February 1st, 2011You know sex is a vital part of life— it can relax you, release a flood of feel-good hormones, and make you feel connected to another person like few other pursuits can. Studies have found that sex produces less stress and better moods, and can even help prolong your life.
Seven natural ways to boost libido, heighten enjoyment, and improve the overall health of your sex life.Stick to Your Resolution (For Real This Year)
January 1st, 2011Every New Year, it’s the same story: You pledge to make one positive change in your life, but when the hectic pace of real life sets in that resolution gets left in the dust. No sugar for a year? Yeah, right. Come February you’re grabbing two-for-one pints of Ben and Jerry’s at the grocery store.
Flush Those Germs!
January 1st, 2011GARGLING
It isn’t just for fresh breath. In a Japanese study, gargling with water three times a day was found to dramatically reduce the incidence of upper respiratory infections.
NASAL WASHThree simple steps to protect your nose and throat from invaders this cold and flu season.
