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Brain Care 101

Just about everyone in the US has experienced what it is like to alter brain function. Maybe you had a cup of coffee and were suddenly more conversational, or a margarita and you were suddenly more...

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Plant Foods Key to Bone Health

Eating a diet high in vegetables, fruit, fish, and whole grains could boost bone health and prevent fractures in women. A recent study compared levels of inflammatory elements in the diet to bone...

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Q&A On Celiac Concerns

Navigating through a sea of information can be tricky. This is especially true when it comes to celiac disease, where there seems to be a constant flow of new studies and research. To help you with...

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Swim into Slim with these Omegas

When it comes to hunger and tummy fat, your hormones are key. Similar to how the thyroid hormone controls metabolism and insulin is driven by excess carbohydrates, hunger and stress hormones affect...

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When Fatigue Steals Your Life

We have all had our bouts with serious fatigue, when we feel we are moving in slow motion and our heads are filled with cotton. When all we can think about is a place to lay our weary head and close...

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Collagen for Joint Health

For those of us who haven’t experienced the pain of osteoarthritis, “collagen” may seem like a new beauty buzzword. But, though we only pay close attention to collagen when something goes wrong in...

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Why You Need Probiotics

You’ve already been adding fruits and vegetables to your children’s lunchboxes to keep them healthy. You may want to add containers of yogurt too. With more than 100 trillion microbes found in the...

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Moms + DHA = Healthier Babies

The benefits of DHA keep adding up. A recent study shows benefits to pregnant women and their infant children through supplementing the moms' diets with the omega-3 fatty acid known as...

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Feeding Children Well: Organic is the Gold Standard

The story of the foods we eat continues in the halls of government, in agribusiness board rooms, and on pages of scientific study. And it ends with you or me in the produce section, picking up a...

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Is Beauty Skin Deep?

The concept of beauty is a paradox that I have not completely figured out. Unrealistic ideals of beauty have hurt women even as they sold untold billions of dollars in cosmetics and facials and...

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