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My eyes are really sensitive. When I was little, I was allergic to something that caused them to puff up so badly in the mornings that I couldn’t see. These days I have chronic dry eye and allergy flare-ups that make them burn and itch. I’m also really near-sighted…so, walking around without my glasses or [...]
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Natural News says a new study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry concluded that a phytonutrient in carrots, falcarinol, can reduce your risk of cancer by a third. A leader on the study, Dr. Kirsten Brandt, recommends that everyone eat a minimum of one small carrot a day with other fruits and vegetables. [...]
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The most recent “Smart Fuel” on Mark’s Daily Apple is eggs. One egg has 5.5 grams of protein, only 68 calories, and 9 essential amino acids. But, that’s just the beginning. Read on for all the benefits of eating eggs: Choline – Your body only produces a limited amount of this B vitamin, and as [...]
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Everyone wants to feel younger. We all wish we had more energy, looked better, and had more time to get our health on the right track. So, I reviewed tons of research and came up with the following list of foods that will help you feel younger this year. I’ve included foods that will improve [...]
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MSNBC recently posted a great article on how you can improve your health in 90 seconds. I organized their tips in the following table. WANT PROOF? Fight cancer – Research from Cornell University found that natural chemicals in apple peels can inhibit breast, liver, and colon cancer cell growth. A four-year study from Creighton University [...]
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Cooking Light Magazine wrote that whole fruits and vegetables are so important to include in our diet because they have: vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, high fiber, and low calories. Fruits and vegetables help our bodies fight heart disease, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, blindness, and gastrointestinal problems. Research from Harvard’s Nurses’ Health Study and [...]
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The Marc Joseph Nutrition Blog reports on two studies from the Archives of Opthalmology that show higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D consumption lower the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (or the common cause of blindness for age 50+). The first study found that people with the highest omega-3 fat intake [...]
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