Sep 8th 2017
If it's not bad enough that we get spring allergies, now we have entered the annual hot zone when fall allergies rear their ugly heads, often disguised as weed pollens. It's all in the pollen, mostly,…
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Sep 7th 2017
Knowing what foods to eat and which supplements to take to optimize your health can be overwhelming. Let us help break down some of that for you. Here's an alphabetized summary of 26 healthy foods and…
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Sep 4th 2017
Considering the wildly mixed bag of foods we cram into our mouths – almost anything goes, from spicy to fatty to sugary to all points in between – and, in many cases, the volume of some in…
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Sep 1st 2017
A common realization among pregnant women – and perhaps also women planning to get pregnant – is that there are two mouths to feed, and that's even before you start counting other human be…
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Sep 1st 2017
If you are looking to kickstart a weight-loss program with almost-guaranteed success right out the gate, and if you like chocolate and/or wine and/or coffee, and if you have three weeks to spare, then…
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Aug 31st 2017
There are two types of vitamins: water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins, and they differ from one another. Whereas the water-soluble types of vitamins dissolve in water when ingested, fat-sol…
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Aug 30th 2017
It's an old story but one that bears repeating if you want to grow old: high blood pressure, or hypertension, has been called the silent killer because its symptoms are rarely noticeable. However, t…
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Aug 29th 2017
A great dietary plan isn't just about what you eat, it's also about when you eat. We all know the drill about not eating too late into the evening, as a full stomach can disrupt sleep patterns and thr…
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Aug 25th 2017
Inflammation on or inside our bodies is like almost anything else – too much of anything can be bad for us. Don't be confused by that, especially if you're thinking that any bodily inflammation…
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Aug 24th 2017
There are all kinds of supplements and other nutritional aids on the market, readily available to any of us looking to bolster or improve our overall health or to assist us in a particular area of nee…
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Aug 22nd 2017
A banana a day might not actually keep the doctor forever away – neither can an apple a day, for that matter, not really – but the potassium that ingesting bananas brings us goes a long wa…
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Aug 18th 2017
If you have ever been prescribed and taken a pharmaceutical drug, it is likely you have at least brushed up against herbalism, also known as phytotherapy. Many, if not most, prescription drugs are der…
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