November 2009
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Spinach May Help Reduce Stress
Spinach is low in calories, yet high in vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Spinach contains magnesium that helps reduce the effects of stress on the body by keeping your blood pressure from spiking, says Beth Reardon, R.D., director of integrative nutrition at Duke Integrative Medicine in North Carolina. By eating 3 cups of spinach, you consume 40 percent of your body’s daily magnesium...
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Healthy Kitchen: Vinegar
A recent study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry found that vinegar may help to keep your body from storing extra fat by breaking it down before it can settle onto your hips or stomach. Vinegar has been used for is medicinal and health properties since ancient times. The most adamant supporters of vinegar claim that it can be beneficial for almost any malady. However,...
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Mock Egg Salad Sandwiches
1 pound tofu, firm 1/2 small onion, chopped (optional) 4 tablespoons mayonnaise or vegennaise 2 tablespoons pickle relish (optional) 1 teaspoon mustard 1 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/4 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt 1/8 teaspoon paprika 12 slices bread Drain and crumble tofu. In a large bowl combine tofu and onion if using. Mix well. Add mayonnaise, pickle relish if...
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Eat to Lose Weight
Some people skip breakfast in an effort to lose weight, but this practice is more likely to cause a weight gain. Eating breakfast actually reduces your overall calorie intake. Studies have shown that thinner adults, adolescents and children are more likely to eat breakfast than their overweight counterparts. Skipping breakfast makes weight control more difficult because it makes snacking harder...
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Does Natural Mean Healthy?
When you go to the supermarket and see something labeled “natural”, you assume it must be healthy, right? The truth is, the words food manufacturers put on their labels may not mean what you think they mean. Here’s a list of some of these words and their definitions. • Natural: means no artificial ingredients have been added (regulated only for meat and poultry.) • Organic: means no...
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Attention Carbo-phobes!
Many people have bought into the Atkins Diet mindset—thinking that carbs are bad for you. Well, good news! You can dig into a bowl of pasta without guilt! New data from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois suggests that a substance called glutamic acid found in grains may be good for your heart. They found that people who consumed more of this amino acid had lower blood pressure. ...
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Good Karma for a Yoga Mat
If you have a used yoga mat you need to get rid of, don’t trash it — recycle it! The Bolder Mat Company in Colorado will refurbish it and donate to a yoga-inspired charity. The mat will be used to teach at-risk populations about the benefits of yoga. Not only will you make someone else’s life better, you will receive a $5 coupon for a new yoga mat or accessory from The Bolder Mat Company....
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The Spice of Life: Cinnamon
• Just a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon sprinkled on your food can help prevent an insulin spike. This spike normally occurs after a meal and signals the body to store fat instead of burning it. It could help in your battle of the bulge! • Because cinnamon helps regulate insulin, it may also be beneficial for diabetics. • Studies have also shown that eating half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day may...
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One of the Cheapest Ways to Help Your Heart
Yet another study has linked gum disease to heart disease. The same inflammation that comes with gum disease affects your blood and your heart. According to the American Academy of Periodontology, people with gum disease are twice as likely to have heart disease. In fact, one study found that oral problems such as cavities, missing teeth, and gum disease were as a good a predictor of heart...
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Apples a Healthy Appetite Suppressants
A question that I seem to get often is “are there any safe appetite suppressants?” And usually there is an advertisement that they have read or some bizarre herbal remedy that is supposed to cure all their weight issues with by taking a pill. However, while I do not suggest any of those products or herbal remedies; (in fact I would suggest that you will benefit your body more if you...
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Dr Oz Helps a Man Change His Lifestyle and Save...
Amazing changes can be made when lifestyle changes are made. Rocco a meat loving cowboy makes drastic changes for drastic results!
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Symptom Searching
Are you one of those people who looks up symptoms online to try and diagnose your health problem? Some doctors worry about their patients partaking in this practice. Over 70% of young women search the web at the first symptom. However, as long as you’re not obsessing about it to the point of becoming a hypochondriac, it may be beneficial. If you have spent some time researching, you are more...
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Berry Healthy Smoothie
Berry Healthy Smoothie 1 1/2 C Frozen Strawberries 1 1/2 C Frozen Blueberries 2 Ripe Bananas 1 C frozen Spinach (a handful or two of fresh will work too) 2 C Almond Milk (this you may want to adjust so you can control the thickness) I absolutely love this combination. The fruit flavors cover up the greens and the ripe bananas sweeten it up just enough. I tend to...
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Give Your Home a Healthy Makeover
Cockroaches—Be sure to keep your kitchen clean with no crumbs for cockroaches to feast on. Keep food sealed and put away. Seal all the entry points around pipes and doors with caulk. If need be, call an exterminator. Mold in your vacuum cleaner—Spray your vacuum’s bristles every 3 months with white distilled vinegar. This keeps mold out of the fibers. Buy a vacuum with a HEPA filter. Pollen...
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Veggie Day
A recent United Nations report by their top climate scientist, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, concluded that people should eat less meat to combat global warming. It is estimated that meat production accounts for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions. To put this in perspective, transportation accounts for about 13% of emissions. Changing what you eat could have an impact on climate change. Dr. Pachauri...
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Walnuts May Keep Cancer at Bay
A study done by Marshall University School of Medicine found that eating walnuts every day may help curb breast cancer. The study done on mice found that those that ate walnuts had fewer and smaller tumors than those who didn’t. Walnuts contain antioxidants and significantly higher amounts of omega-3 fatty acids than other nuts. They also contain phytosterols, which bind to estrogen receptors...
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How Often Should You Change Your Sheets?
The best rule of thumb is to change your sheets weekly. Every time you sleep you shed dead skin cells, hair and bodily fluids. This can cause bad odors, stickiness and a fertile breeding ground for bed bugs, fleas, dust mites and other parasites. Dust mites can cause allergies, so it’s best to keep your sheets clean. If you have severe allergies, it may be advisable to change your sheets even...
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Don’t Share Ear buds
You remember your mom telling you not to share hats or hairbrushes because you might catch something? Well, here’s something else to add to the Do-Not-Share list—ear buds. The Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences reports that infection-causing bacteria was found on 92 percent of earphones that belonged to people who shared them with others. Sixty-four percent of headphones that...