Jun 14th 2017
Probiotics and prebiotics sound a lot alike but they are not the same, and yet they can serve a complementary function in helping to keep us healthy. Got that? Or, better yet, gut that? Both probiotic…
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Jun 12th 2017
What we think or feel can be determined by what we eat. Nutrition has been shown to be a key factor related to our thought processes and emotions. This is especially true as it relates to mental disor…
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Jun 5th 2017
Vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin (the first such vitamin discovered, in 1913, per emedicine.medscape.com) that also is a potent antioxidant, is an essential part of our daily diet, in large part becau…
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Jun 1st 2017
What little most of us know about the human body's metabolism – without the help of a scientific manual – is that a fast metabolism is more conducive to losing weight than a slow metabolis…
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Jun 1st 2017
It's tempting to think of our bones as strong and nearly indestructible, but they need love, too, as well as plenty of good nutrition. Think of it this way, when we feed ourselves, we also are feeding…
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May 31st 2017
Two-thirds of American adults are either obese or overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The obesity rate among women in their 40s and 50s has risen to 42 perce…
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May 30th 2017
Minerals are inorganic materials found in rocks and soils, and our bodies wouldn't be able to survive without them. Of the more than 100 known minerals in existence, at least 18 of them are essential…
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May 26th 2017
Something sweet to eat ordinarily is a no-no for diabetics, but cinnamon can be a delicious exception to the rule. Sprinkled onto your morning cup of joe or bowl of oatmeal, cinnamon adds a nice sugar…
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May 25th 2017
‘Metabolism' is one of those health-related words we often hear in discussions focused on diet, weight and exercise; but do we really know what it means? Metabolism typically is talked about in…
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May 24th 2017
The fact that the herb ginger can provide a variety of health benefits surely puts a smile on most people's faces. In addition to being healthy for us in so many ways, ginger also is a tasty favorite…
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May 23rd 2017
In times of stress, sadness or anxiety, many of us will grab the first thing edible that looks good, and we eat it, giving ourselves a brief respite from what troubles us. Comfort food we call it, a…
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May 19th 2017
We humans and our bodies have a nifty reciprocal arrangement. We, of course, need our bodies to do the things we want and need to do in our lives, such as getting around, performing our jobs and skipp…
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