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Alcohol

Cheers!

by laurel on August 17, 2009

It’s my birthday this week, and this girl has some serious celebrating to do! I’m raising a glass to my recent graduation from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and the official beginning of my new journey as Certified Holistic Health Counselor. Yay!
So,with all this toasting to do, I’m guessing my blog posts will dwindle [...]

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Toast to This!

by laurel on August 29, 2007

Cooking Light Magazine says the antioxidants found in wine vary with the year and region. However, two nutritional benefits of wine remain constant:
Potassium – helps maintain the body’s fluid balance
Alcohol – may help raise HDL (good) cholesterol, reduce blood clots, and lower blood pressure
Drink your favorite wine in moderation (that’s no more than 1-2 [...]

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Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

by laurel on July 7, 2007

Dr. Andrew Weil wrote an article for Natural Awakenings magazine called “Nutrition & Prostate Cancer: Top 10 Risk Reducers”. He said that men can significantly reduce their risk of prostate cancer by changing what they eat and drink. Dr. Weil’s top ten prostate cancer risk reducers are listed below.

Cooked tomatoes – rich in [...]

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Koenig Talks About Nutrition and Lifestyle Preventing Cancer

by laurel on April 18, 2007

Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN from Stonyfield.com reports that healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices can prevent or slow tumor growth in the early stages of colon cancer.  She says that colon cancer is the third most common cancer (for men and women) in our country, however, “70% of colon cancer is preventable.”
Some factors that reduce [...]

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