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Probiotics

YogaEarth Balance Review, Giveaway

by laurel on September 1, 2010

For the past two weeks I’ve been taking YogaEarth’s Balance Pre-Practice nutritional supplements. They are powdered drink packets developed by a group of 250 yoga teachers and are designed to “remov[e] obstacles…such as digestive issues, muscle fatigue and cramping, and mental clarity and focus.” I’ve been taking the packets about an hour and a half [...]

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February Newsletter!

by laurel on February 12, 2010

I just released my February Newsletter for Laurel Health Counseling (click on the picture below to view it). This month I offered some tips on adding probiotics to your diet and eating protein-rich beans for energy and endurance. Plus, there’s an Easy Beans and Greens recipe for you to try out. Hoping you enjoy it! [...]

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Eat Yogurt, Avoid Bladder Cancer

by laurel on February 9, 2009

If you love yogurt, you’re in luck. You probably already know it’s good for you, but I found a recent Swedish study that gives us more evidence. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm studied the diets of 80,000 patients in a nine-year span and published their findings in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. [...]

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Probiotics May Also Reduce Inflammation

by laurel on November 27, 2008

I’m sure you’ve heard that probiotics help keep your digestive system healthy and fight off bad bacteria in the gut. But, new research published in the Public Libracy of Science Pathogens journal found that probiotics may fight harmful inflammation too. As you probably know by now, inflammation in our bodies can put us at risk [...]

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Yogurt and Eczema

by laurel on June 19, 2008

Nutritionist Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN wrote that new research shows probiotics in yogurt can help reduce the incidence and severity of eczema in toddlers. Eczema is a skin disease caused by an immune system response to an irritation. Eczema can be caused by stress, food allergies, respiratory irritants, etc. The incidence of the disease [...]

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Yogurt and Lactic Acid Good for Oral Health

by laurel on February 25, 2008

Japanese research published in the Journal of Periodontology found that consuming yogurt and lactic acid drinks has a significant effect on periodontal (mouth and teeth) health. However, milk and cheese were NOT found to have this benefit. Individuals who eat 55g or more of yogurt or lactic acid drinks every day showed significantly less signs [...]

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Save Your Sick Days

by laurel on January 8, 2008

Self Magazine featured a health update in its December issue called “Easy Ways to Sick-Proof Your Winter.” The article noted that probiotics have many health benefits and it suggested eating Stonyfield Farm yogurt every day. Recent research found that people who received a daily dose of the probiotic culture L. reuteri reduced their risk for [...]

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Food of the Day: Yogurt

by laurel on August 6, 2007

Yogurt is one of my favorite foods because there are so many reasons it’s good for you! Eating yogurt offers many powerful health benefits including: Stronger immunity Cancer and osteoporosis prevention Improved lactose intolerance and allergies Improved digestion, helping the body to break down food and synthesize vitamins Help in treating and preventing ulcers and [...]

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Allergy-Fighting Foods

by laurel on May 17, 2007

MSN Health & Fitness reports that a simple strategy to alleviate and prevent allergies/asthma is to eat a nutritious diet.  Eating the right foods will help decrease inflammation and open up air passages, thin mucus in the lungs, and prevent food-allergy reactions. Include the following foods in your diet to get allergy relief the natural [...]

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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 [...]

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