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Crazy for Cranberry
September 1st, 2012The cranberry bandwagon continues to grow as researchers learn more about the nutritional power within the tart, yet potent, fruit.
Let this floating berry throw you a lifelineWhat Sitting at Your Desk Can Really Do to Your Body!
August 1st, 2012Many working adults spend upwards of six to eight hours each day sitting behind a desk. Although you may feel fine physically, your desk job may be negatively affecting your health in several ways. Dr.
Don't let pain become a regular part of your work day.Sprouting Good Nutrition
August 1st, 2012It is easy to see that Tyler Florence is very passionate about the subject of food. A 15-year veteran of the Food Network, dad to three, restaurateur, and author, Tyler Florence knows firsthand that avoiding picky eating habits means starting early.
Food Network star creates tasty, organic baby-food line.
Avoid Becoming a Skinny-Fat Person
One of the most important tools for achieving optimal wellness and aging gracefully is building and maintaining muscle. Muscle burns calories exponentially more efficiently than fat, and of course, it keeps us strong, active, and balanced. It is also part of the package that promotes a more youthful appearance.
Age Gracefully
July 1st, 2012The word “old” is not usually a desired description, but since we lack an acceptable alternative, maybe the focus should be on healthy ways to grow old. You can’t turn back the clock, but choices you make can help you age well.
Take control of the aging process to make your "wonder years" the best yet.Probiotic Building Blocks
July 1st, 2012Our bodies are full of bacteria. Before you shudder and reach for the hand sanitizer, you need to know that much of this bacteria is beneficial. We have over 1,000 strains of bacteria on our skin alone, and even more in our gastrointestinal system, called the gut flora.
The basics of probioticsHealth News: Antioxidant-rich Watercress Shows Sports Nutrition Potential
July 1st, 2012A recent study conduced at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland and the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland suggests that eight weeks of supplementation with watercress reduces markers of oxidative stress and damage after exhaustive exercise.
The Three Best Decisions for your Health
June 1st, 2012Your health is crucial in order to live a happy, healthy life. Maintaining your best health translates to feeling good and having the ability to take advantage of all life has to give you. On the other hand, poor health negatively alters not only how you feel, but limits you from experiencing life to the fullest.
Three big decisions you can make to change your health for the better.Become Blue
June 1st, 2012As a child, were you fearful of the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory where Violet Beauregarde blows up into a gigantic blueberry after chewing blueberry pie-flavored gum? Or were you scared of the fact that she had to be rolled out and “squeezed” before she exploded? Lucky for us, blueberries have quite a different reaction in our bodies.
Why you can't live life without blueberries.
Health Tips: Low Magnesium Consumption Poses Health Risk
May 1st, 2012About 43 percent of the US population (and almost 70 percent of older women) use dietary supplements containing calcium, but Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, warns that without balancing calcium with magnesium, they may be at risk.
Why it's important to balance calcium consumption with magnesium.
