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Chitin-glucan and Gut Microflora
January 1st, 2011Chitin-glucan, an Artina-branded ingredient, comes from the Aspergillus niger fungus, and alters microflora within the gut to improve metabolic processes related to obesity.
Is Your Pet Packing on the Pounds?
January 1st, 2011According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, more than 50 percent of dogs and cats are overweight or obese. Cats, however, hold the record for pet obesity, with about 21 percent battling the bulge (compared to about 8 percent in dogs). Obese pets are at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and repertory disease, and kidney disease.
Wake-Up Call
January 1st, 2011
The jury is still out on whether there is a connection between cell phones and health problems. Here’s what we do know. And here’s how to be smarter about how you use your phone.
The jury is still out on whether there is a connection between cell phones and health problems. Here's what we do know. And here's how to be smarter about how you use your phone.Goodbye Pale Skin
January 1st, 2011We’re all feeling a little pasty-white these days. Here’s how to get that sun-kissed look
back—no trip to the beach required.
Self-Taners
Tip: It helps to exfoliate first to get rid of rough skin patches and then apply a moisturizer10,000 Reasons
January 1st, 2011Typical household paint contains up to 10,000 chemicals! Many of those are proven to be toxic and some even have links to cancer. Many of the most harmful chemicals are called volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. VOCs are unstable, carbon-containing compounds that readily vaporize into the air.
Avoid VOCs.Don't Be So Defensive
November 1st, 2010Better put your dukes down, ladies. Canadian researchers found that women who became defensive in response to stress-inducing tasks showed more signs of stress—higher blood pressure, quicker heart rate, elevated cortisol levels—than those who did not.
Lower Your Diabetes Risk
November 1st, 2010Growing up in Mississippi, Herman L. Kemp, Jr. dined on fried chicken and biscuits for breakfast, sometimes with a side of macaroni and cheese. These eating habits continued into adulthood, where it wasn’t unusual for him to regularly splurge on a buffet-style breakfast, then hit another buffet for lunch or dinner.
You can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Here’s how.Berry Buzz: Black Currants
November 1st, 2010All the rage in the UK and New Zealand, a new superfruit is coming to America. Small, glossy black currants pack potassium, copper, calcium, iron, vitamins E and B6, and soluble fiber, along with three times the vitamin C of oranges. These shrub berries even contain gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a depression-fighting omega-6 essential fatty acid.
Citrus Slices Cancer Risk
November 1st, 2010’Tis the season for citrus fruit. Good thing, because when eaten daily, those tasty grapefruits, clementines, and kumquats may lower incidence of several types of cancer, according to a new study of 42,470 Japanese adults over age 40. Among female participants, citrus consumption was tied to a 14 percent reduction of incidence of all cancers; for men it was 11 percent.
Have you cut down your carbohydrate consumption?