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Mangoes Carry Health Benefits: Two Studies Confirm Healing Properties

May 31, 2018 08:41AM

Two studies have found that mangoes fight inflammation and have properties useful in treating gastrointestinal disease.

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Healthy Oils Improve Good Cholesterol: Lower LDL Levels

May 31, 2018 08:41AM

In separate studies, virgin coconut oil, walnut oil and camlina oil improved cholesterol levels, making them good alternatives to olive oil.

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Beauty and Fitness Bloom from Within

May 02, 2018 10:30PM

Our culture has led people to believe that what we put on the outside of our skin/body can create health and beauty, but these aspects of ou...

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Seniors Eating Mediterranean Diet Retain Independence: Helps Elderly Maintain Strength

Apr 30, 2018 08:41AM

Seniors that ate a diet high in veggies, fruit, whole grains, nuts and legumes were markedly more independent and less frail over a four-year period.

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Crazy-Good Condiments: DIY Versions Add Zest and Nutrients

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM ● By Judith Fertig

By foregoing grocery-store condiments for homemade ones, we improve both the flavor of our dishes and our diet.

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Whole Grains Help Us Eat Less: Feel Fuller Sooner, Lose Weight

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

When overweight Danes exchanged refined grain products such as white bread and pasta for whole-grain equivalents, they tended to feel full sooner, eat less, lose weight and have less inflammation.

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Fruit Pesticides Lower Fertility in Women: Produce Has Impact on Conception

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

Women undergoing fertility treatments were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth if they were eating pesticide-laden produce.

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Changing Our Diet to Cool the Climate: Good Food Choices Enable Global Health

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM ● By Judith Fertig

A new word in the food vocabulary—climatarian—points to rising global interest in eating in ways that reduce the impact of our diet on our beleaguered planet.

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Leafy Greens Lower Risk for Heart Disease: Vitamin K for Cardiovascular Health

Mar 01, 2018 05:32PM

Teenagers that eat few leafy greens are at triple the risk for enlargement of the heart’s left ventricle, reducing blood pumping volumes, than teens that eat greens.

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Gooseberries are Good for the Gut: Ayurvedic Remedy for Gastrointestinal Problems

Mar 01, 2018 05:32PM

Malaysian subjects with gastrointestinal problems had less pain, vomiting and sleep loss when receiving an ayurvedic remedy known as Indian gooseberry.

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Re-Establishing a Sacred Relationship with Everything We Put Into Our Mouths

Feb 28, 2018 06:45PM ● By Lance J. Morris

Excerpted from The Edge and Beyond: A Journey for Personal Self-Discovery, Awakening and Healing Applying the following practice is...

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Gourmet Girls Expand Their Product Line

Feb 28, 2018 06:43PM

Long known in Tucson for their gluten-free sweet and savory treats and meals, the Gourmet Girls Gluten-Free Bakery/Bistro has recently added...

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Eating Meat Raises Diabetes Risk: Increases Chance of Developing Type 2

Feb 28, 2018 10:11AM

Eating red meat and poultry significantly increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, Singapore scientists report.

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Veggie Renaissance: Brits Cutting Back on Meat Eating

Feb 28, 2018 10:10AM

Motivated by health, animal welfare and environmental concerns, 28 percent of Britons have drastically reduced their meat intake.

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The World’s Healthiest Cuisines: What Five Countries Can Teach Us about Good Eating

Feb 28, 2018 10:10AM ● By Judith Fertig

Step aside, pizza and chop suey! These five authentic ethnic cuisines offer the real thing— traditional food that’s healthy, tasty and easy to prepare in our own kitchen.

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