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Women’s Health Magazine reports that a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that eating soy nuts may significantly reduce blood pressure.  Lead author of the study, Francine Welty, M.D. said that the isoflavones in soy help relax muscles around your blood vessels so your blood can easily travel through.
Soy nuts are also [...]

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.

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MSNBC.com reports that researchers at the University of California said that they may understand the biological mechanism responsible for the protection that broccoli and soy have against cancer. After studying cells in a lab dish, the researchers found that the compound diindolymethane (DIM), produced when you digest cruciferous vegetables, and genistein, a soy isoflavone, [...]

Women’s Health lists four nutrient-packed, healthy beverages you can add to your diet. Nutrition advisor Lisa Drayer, R.D. recommends the following tasty drinks:

100% cranberry-grape juice - antioxidants in grape juice slow down LDL cholesterol oxidation, and cranberry juice raises HDL or “good” cholesterol and protects against urinary tract infections, E. coli, and tooth decay
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Yahoo! News reports that a study from the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that black soybeans may help prevent obesity, lower LDL cholesterol, and reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes. The study tested 32 rats for two weeks on a fatty diet supplemented with different levels of black soybeans. [...]