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Day 2: Cold Weather Recipes

laurel — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:06:42 +0000

It’s Day 2 of the “7 Days of Cold Weather Recipes” blogathon, and I’m so thankful for the sun shining through my window. It’s a “warm” 38 degrees right now in New York, but we’re supposed to drop to 14 tonight, so I’ll definitely be bundled up on my way out to the gym. Today’s [...]

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Resveratrol for Heart, Brain, Joints

laurel — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:50:20 +0000

Earlier this year I wrote about the amazing health benefits in resveratrol, a strong antioxidant found in foods like grapes, peanuts, red wine, and Japanese knotweed (an herb). Check out that blog post here. But now there is new research from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism that concluded resveratrol helps your body fight [...]

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New Thinking on Cancer Treatments

laurel — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:35:43 +0000

I am such a believer in the healing power of foods, and I found the following video fascinating. William Li, head of the Angiogenic Foundation, recently spoke for TED.com. Not only does he clearly explain how cancer forms and grows in the body, but he explains a new type of cancer treatment called anti-angiogenic therapy [...]

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Healthy Breakfast – Strawberry Banana Smoothie

laurel — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:58:41 +0000

In celebration of the Magic Bullet giveaway contest I held this past week (winners coming soon), I wanted to share with you a smoothie recipe of my own. This morning I made a quick and easy breakfast smoothie that was creamy and filling. I served it in a small glass along with some scrambled eggs [...]

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Power Supplement: Resveratrol

laurel — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:14:07 +0000

I’ve been hearing more and more about resveratrol over the past couple of years. It’s a powerful antioxidant compound found naturally in foods like grapes, cranberries, blueberries, peanuts, and wine. It’s also found naturally in a Chinese herb called Hu zhang and a Japanese plant called knotweed. According to Natural News, Hu zhang is actually [...]

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New Research on Resveratrol

laurel — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:56:26 +0000

Natural News summarized a bunch of new research on the powerful compound resveratrol found in red wine, grapes, grape juice, some berries, and peanuts. Here’s what you need to know: Zhejiang University researchers in China found that resveratrol can significantly reduce blood pressure, heart rate, and renal sympathetic nerve activity which implies it could be [...]

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Go Ahead, Have a Glass or Two

laurel — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:53:17 +0000

Mark’s Daily Apple reported that two recent studies found evidence that if you drink wine in moderation (two glasses a day or less), you will build up stronger immunity and resistance to cold viruses than those who abstain. However, if you’re a smoker, this benefit doesn’t apply to you. One of the studies from Spain [...]

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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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