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Vital Choice Wellness

laurel — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:03:33 +0000

Last week I dropped by another Wellness Wednesday event hosted by fashion designer Norma Kamali in her Wellness Cafe in Midtown, NYC. I attended a raw food tasting and demo at Norma’s cafe in October, and knew I wanted to come back for some of the future events. Last week’s event featured Vital Choice, a [...]

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Mood-Boosting Supplements

laurel — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:16:09 +0000

The foods you eat have a huge impact on the way you feel every day, but taking supplements can help boost your mood too. Dr. Christiane Northrup recently wrote a great article on the Huffington Post about the limitations of antidepressant medications, and gave her suggestions for a natural approach to boosting your mood and [...]

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Study Finds Fish Oil Reduces Inflammation

laurel — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:57:51 +0000

A 2008 study from the Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School found that omega-3s in fish oil can help reduce inflammation by improving the body’s immunity response. Researchers found that blood vessels can form small lesions inside our bodies, and the “normal healing process is for these lesions to become inflamed, for the [...]

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Fish Oil More Effective than Drugs

laurel — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:24:14 +0000

New research from Europe found that fish oil supplements are more effective than a popular cholesterol medication at helping people with chronic heart failure. When someone has chronic heart failure, their heart becomes enlarged and fails to fill with blood to pump it through the body. In the study, almost 3,500 patients were given an [...]

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Live Longer on the Mediterranean Diet

laurel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:49:47 +0000

A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that eating a Mediterranean diet may help you live longer. I’ve talked about the Mediterranean diet on this blog before, but in case you didn’t know, the diet primarily consists of eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish, whole grains, beans, and less saturated fats [...]

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The Top 8 Foods to Make You Feel Younger in ‘08

laurel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:40:14 +0000

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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All I Want for Christmas is Fish Oil

laurel — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:09:13 +0000

ScienceDaily.com says new studies show fish oil increases the level of the protein in your body that prevents amyloid formation. Amyloid is the “tell-tale protein” found in Alzeheimer’s Disease. Researchers say a common form of Alzheimer’s is caused by genetic and environmental risks that increase the buildup of amyloid protein, forming lesions on the brain. [...]

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Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

laurel — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:46:08 +0000

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 lycopene [...]

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Best Nutrients for Healthy, Young Skin

laurel — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:41:31 +0000

NewsTarget.com reports that our skin is a strong indicator of our overall health. Many skin problems people have are caused by eating unhealthy foods and not eating enough nutrients that help keep our skin healthy. The nutrients in the following list are the best to keep your skin young, nourished, and healthy. Next to each [...]

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Fish Oil Supplements Benefit Those With Type 2 Diabetes

laurel — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:37:05 +0000

HealthCastle.com reports that a study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that people with type 2 diabetes who consumed high doses of fish oil over nine weeks lowered the size and concentration of several lipoprotein subclasses (cholesterol) in their bodies. The subjects taking the fish oil also lowered their insulin sensitivity. Fish [...]

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