Health
Things to stay healthy, fit, and full of energy
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Posture Exercises
Have you been spending too much time hunched over? I know I have. Posture affects your breathing, your digestion, how…
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Camouflage is OK
You’ll come across all kinds of healthy eating nuts that believe that you should eat allof your vegetables raw…
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98 yr. old cardiac surgeon
Dr. Ellsworth Wareham was a 98 years old vegan. He also was a cardiac surgeon until he was 95. He…
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How I really stay fit
When you think of someone thin and fit, you assume that they spend a lot of time working…
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Take it to the next level
What if you want to be a little more stellar? Does that mean hours and hours at the gym?…
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How to Stay (or Get) Flexible
Flexibility is something you’re born with, right? I think to a certain extent that is true, but even…
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How important is posture?
Another thing that we really don’t think about is how our posture affects how well your body can…
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Great Arms
You know that I keep by lower body in shape by walking, dancing, and running up and down the…
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Breathing for health
Such a simple thing that we take for granted… Doing breathing exercises increases you lung capacity, oxygenates your cells,…
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Colds – prevention
This is my story. It may or may not work for you. The FDA has waged war on using…
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Migraine – My story
When I was in my 20s, I used to get a monthly migraine. Well, you can’t always take…
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Pistachios
You might have heard new commercials lately that say that pistachios are a complete protein. I was a little…
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Help for Neck Hump
Do you have neck pain? Are you sort of bent at the neck? This might help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T43753AfaKY
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Beginning African Dance Workout – 9 min.
I’ve always liked watching African Dance, and I love the drums. I was happy when I stumbled across this video.…
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Zoomba Gold for Seniors – 33 min.
Hey, its not too hard, its kinda fun, and its a good workout. If you’ve been spending most of your…
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16 tips for taking great care of your skin
Dry, cracked, scaly skin? Here are some healthy habits that will help protect your skin -
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The keys to being thin and healthy for life
There's always another ad for a miracle product that will make you thin with no effort. After decades of…
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The ‘I haven’t eaten all day’ myth
You know, people who are trying to lose weight always start by cutting back on their food intake. And…
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Simple way to get fit faster
Guest Article – You’re going to love me for this tip because it’s so simple and yet it makes…
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Sensibility and Losing Weight
Every day I get emails about some NEW way to lose weight. The newest ones claim that you don't…
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Safe Weight Loss Guidelines
So what do you do if you want to lose weight, but you just can't seem to stay on…
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Avoiding Frankenfoods
Avoiding GMO foods is getting more and more difficult as Big Agri continues to take a bigger hold over all…
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Aromatherapy A-Z
The most popular essential oils (in alphabetical order) and their natural attributes. From time to time, we add essential…
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Are Your Kids Eating Like Lab Rats?
I know, sometimes we feel like our kids are aliens. What do you think would happen to them if…
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Do you choose health or weight loss?
So many people go for the crazy diet trend of the year hoping for quick weight loss, only to…
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The first step to losing weight – or reaching any goal for that matter
So many people are out looking for some crazy diet where you can lose 100 pounds fast, and then…
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Get Thru the Holidays Without Gaining a Ton
Everyone cringes during the holidays knowing that there is going to be miles of food laid out and its…
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Are you focusing on the wrong things?
Remember that changing to a thin and healthy lifestyle is more a change of attitude than anything else. Like…
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Kava
Kava is a plant native to the South Pacific and a member of the pepper family. It has…
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Valerian
Valerian is an herb that grows in Europe, Asia, and North America. It is known for its calming…
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Lemon Balm
Lemon balm, is a lemon-scented herb that was commonly found in Europe in the Middle Ages but is now…
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Melatonin
“Insomnia is a serious worldwide health threat, affecting nearly one third of the general population. Melatonin has been…
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L-theanine
L-theanine is the amino acid found in green tea that relaxes you. It can also be helpful for…
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha is a plant that has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. It is what’s known as an…
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Zinc
Zinc is an essential mineral found in almost every cell in your body. It sets off hundreds of…
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Vitamin K
Vitamin K is needed to coagulate blood and to maintain proper bone density. It plays a key role…
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E is an antioxidant involved in the metabolism of all cells. It protects vitamin A and essential…
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Vitamin D Deficiency Mystery Solved
This has bothered me for a long time – How can people who eat healthy and get plenty…
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Vitamin C
Vitamin C is vital to the production of collagen, which is in the connective tissue of your skin,…
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Vitamin B-7 – Biotin
Vitamin B7, or biotin like the other B vitamins, is essential in many cellular and body functions. Primarily,…
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Vitamin B-9 – Folic Acid/Folate
Folic acid (vitamin B-9) works with vitamin B-12 and vitamin C to help the body digest and utilize…
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Vitamin B-6
Vitamin B-6 keeps the immune system cranking to produce antibodies that you need to fight many diseases. Helps…
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Vitamin B-5 – Pantothenic Acid
B-5 is essential for the development of your central nervous system, and helps your body release cortisol and…
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Vitamin B-3 or Niacin
Niacin is essential for your digestive system, circulation, skin, and nerves. It is also important for the conversion…
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Vitamin B-2 or Riboflavin
Riboflavin works with the other B vitamins. It is important for body growth and red blood cell production…
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Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B-12 is important for metabolism, converting food to energy. It helps in the formation of red blood…
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Vitamin B-1 or Thiamine
Thiamine (vitamin B-1) helps the body cells convert carbohydrates into energy. It is also essential for the functioning…
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Vitamin A
Ladies, vitamin A is essential for great looking skin. Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and…
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Testosterone
Testosterone is a natural steroid hormone. It is best known for helping to increase muscle size, bone growth,…
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Sulphur
This mineral helps your body dispose of toxins, helps keep your skin clear and your hair shiny. Where…
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Strontium
A newer supplement being advertised for building strong bones. To benefit from strontium, you must also have adequate…
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Sodium
Sodium is the last of the electrolytes. It is responsible for maintaining water balance in your body. It…
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Silicon
Silicon is the beauty mineral found in bones, tendons, skin, arteries, connective tissue, hair. It is found in…
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Selenium
Selenium is a mood-elevator. Your brain functions better when you are in a better mood – ever notice…
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Resveratrol
Resveratrol is a plant compound that acts like an antioxidant. It is found in grape skins, some berries,…
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Quercetin
Quercetin helps strengthen the upper respiratory system and makes it more resistant to allergic triggers such as pollen…
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Protein
Protein is pretty much what your entire body is made of. The body doesn’t store amino acids which…
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Phytochemicals
Phytochemicals are chemicals found in plants. Plant sterols, flavonoids, and sulfur-containing compounds are three classes of these…
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Phosphorous
Phosphorous is a mineral that helps build strong bones and teeth. Phosphorous is also involved in the release of…
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Omega 3s
These healthy fats boost natural anti-depressants in the brain. DHA, one of the 3 fatty acids may help…
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Monounsaturated fats-
The high consumption of olive oil in Mediterranean countries is considered to be one of the reasons why…
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Lycopene
Lycopene is a powerful anti-oxidant associated with reduced risk of heart disease, macular degeneration, high cholesterol, and cancers…
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Lutein
Lutein provides important support for eyes and skin – the only organs directly exposed to the environment. Lutein…
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L-Arginine
L-Arginine is an Amino-acid that increases growth hormone levels, helps lipid oxidization, lowers blood pressure, and decreases arterial…
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Iron
Iron is an essential component of proteins that transport oxygen throughout the body. It is also essential for…
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Glutathione
Glutathione is a naturally occurring antioxidant found in the human body. It’s needed to maintain normal function of…
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Vitamin B9 – Folic Acid/Folate – not just for babies
Folic acid (vitamin B-9) works with vitamin B-12 and vitamin C to help the body digest and utilize…
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Flavonoids
Like their better-known chemical cousins, the carotenes, flavonoids are plant pigments, creating a rainbow of colors. In addition,…
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Fish Oil
When the words oils and fats are mentioned, health-conscious individuals tend to run for cover. What they fail…
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Fiber
Fiber is like the body’s scrub brush. It keeps things moving through the intestines. You want the bad…
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Vitamin D
Vitamin D boosts the absorption of calcium, important for bone health, fights cancers and diabetes, protects muscle, and…
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Potassium
Potassium is another of the electrolytes. Potassium is a mineral necessary for water balance and is found inside…
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Magnesium
Magnesium is one of the electrolytes. Magnesium is needed for more than 300 processes in the body. It…
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Electrolytes
Electrolytes are substances that carry and electrical charge. They are responsible for your energy, blood flow, muscle contractions,…
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Drug & Supplement Interactions
Are you aware of how dangerous it can be to combine certain supplements with medications? Leo Galland, MD,…
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CoQ10
This is a compound that is naturally made by your body. It provides energy to every cell. As…
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Complex Carbs
OK, you wouldn’t normally think of Carbohydrates as a vitamin. You might want to think again. Carbohydrates provide your…
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Chromium
Chromium is an essential hormone that helps your insulin work better. When you don’t have enough chromium your…
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Carotenoids
Beta-carotene is one of the carotenoids -the compounds that give fruits and vegetables their color. Dozens of studies tell…
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Calcium Supplements – New Warning
Take your calcium to keep your bones strong and avoid osteoporosis. We’ve had that drilled into our head forever,…
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Calcium
Calcium helps you maintain strong bones, Calcium also plays a role in blood clotting, nerve conduction, muscle contraction,…
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Vitamin B7 – Biotin
Vitamin B7, or biotin like the other B vitamins, is essential in many cellular and body functions. Primarily,…
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Beta-carotene
Beta-carotene -the compound that gives fruits and vegetables color, is converted to vitamin A inside your body. The…
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Vitamin B Complex
B vitamins work together and are commonly called B-Complex. The symptoms of deficiency include inflamed skin, digestive problems, and…
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The Only Weightloss Plan You’ll Ever Need
So what do you do if you want to lose weight, but you just can't seem to stay on…
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Portion Control
If you load the plates with food, people will naturally try to eat it to be polite. It has…
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People weren’t fat before…
The world was certainly different 50 years ago. Obesity? That was and oddity that you only saw at…
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Do You Need Drugs or Nutrition?
It appears to me that the current trend of research will uncover a nutritional deficiency cause for almost every…
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Beat Flu
With diseases spreading around the world, you might be wondering if there is anything you can do to protect…
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Cultural Poisoning – Emotionally Empty Meals
Not only is the current food culture poisoning our bodies, but it has poisoned our lives as well. People…
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The Wonders of Walking
One of my favorite ways to get exercise is my evening walk. Its something that was instilled in me…
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Negative Calorie Foods
Negative Calorie Foods take more calories to eat and digest than they contain. Here's a whole bunch of them…
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I’m Really Overweight-Help Me Lose Weight
By Isabel De Los Rios – Certified Nutritionist and Exercise Specialist I remember being overweight, and desperate to find…
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Is it really rocket science?
I just watched a talk on nutrition and weight loss, and I'm banging my head against my desk... Did…
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How Your Kids Can Help You Lose Weight
This strategy works especially well if you have small kids who haven't developed bad habits yet. You see, we…
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Aromatherapy
The most popular essential oils (in alphabetical order) and their natural attributes. From time to time, we add essential oils…
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Is losing weight on your list this year?
If you're like many people, losing weight is on your goal list again this year. How would you like…
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Essential Oil Guide
The most popular essential oils (in alphabetical order) and their natural attributes. Achillea oil. Anti-inflammatory and haemostatic. Against hypertension, insomnia…
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How my daughter lost a few pounds in a weekend
My daughter had put on a bit of weight. As a matter of fact, I've never seen her that…
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Healthy 7 day weight loss eating plan
Do you want to jumpstart your weight loss – fast? Of course, right? OK, buckle your seat belts. Lets…
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To all ex-fatties
You know how annoying ex-smokers can be? They are on smokers like crazy. Like they're suddenly some sort of…
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Burn Fat With Spices
It's the spice of life.Food that is. Or opinions. I guess there is a lot of things that are…
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Beginning Weight Loss Tips
There are basic principles that are the corner stone of living a thin lifestyle. It's not just what you…
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Beating Cravings
What’s with all these cravings? Since the fast food is mostly empty calories, meaning it doesn’t provide your body…
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Automatic Weight Control
Did you know that your body has an automatic weight control, and that somehow through poor diet and chemically laced…
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Are you making these weight loss mistakes?
Weight loss is one of the top industries worldwide. And it just wouldn’t be so, if most of us…
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5 Essential Rules For Permanent Weight Loss
You might think that weight loss is difficult, or takes a lot of effort or sacrifice. None of that…
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2 formulas for ‘seeing’ if your meal is healthy without counting any calories
You may have seen one of these versions in dieting articles. The ‘Swedish Plate’ as it is called in…
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10 Proven Weight-Loss Secrets You Probably Haven’t Tried
Guest Article - I see them in my office every week…patients who are overweight and suffering the consequences, but…
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Yogurt
Yogurt contains a culture that keeps your intestinal flora (good bacteria) in balance. Yogurt reduces bad bacteria and helps reduce…
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Wine
There’s more to wine than resveratol. For many centuries, wine was safer to drink than the water. It…
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Whole Grains – heatlhy or not?
Whole grains are high in fiber – a great cholesterol reducer. The whole grain also includes plant sterols which…
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Watermelon
Did you know that Watermelon is a fruit AND a vegetable? Its a member of the gourd family. Watermelon…
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Water
What’s the one thing that you can do that will- > Help your skin look better> Give you more…
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Walnuts
Walnuts are a healthy fat source. Walnuts are a good source of Omega 3s – higher than other nuts.…
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Vinegar
Eating vinegar with a meal helps reduce after meal sugar spikes. It can also help you lose weight by…
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Turkey
Turkey is very high in protein! High in selenium which helps repair DNA damage to your cells, regulates your…
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Tuna
Tuna is high in protein. You know that protein is the major building material for muscle, blood, skin,…
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Tomatoes
Tomatoes are rich in antioxidants that improve your immune system and may slow degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis,…
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Sweet Potatoes
It’s orange, so you know it’s full of beta-carotene – which you know is converted into vitamin A, which…
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Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds are a natural source of Vitamin E, more powerful than any supplement form you can buy. Vitamin…
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Strawberries
Strawberries are one of the most popular healthy foods – for good reason! Strawberries are full of phytonutrients called…
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Spinach
Want to be big and strong, have a healthy heart, great looking skin, and feel great? Follow Popeye’s advice…
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Soy
Whether it helps women with menopausal symptoms or lowers cholesterol is now questionable. New studies indicate that it’s not…
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Sesame Seeds
These little bitty seeds are a very good source of the minerals copper and manganese. They are also…
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Seaweed
Seaweed contains all of the minerals required by human body, including calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, iodine, iron and Zinc.…
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Sardines
Sardines are good for cardiovascular health, memory, joints, skin and energy level. These little nutritional powerhouses are a a…
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Salmon
Salmon is high in Omega-3 fats that are good for your heart and your brain functioning. Wild salmon has…
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Salad Dressing
OK – salad dressing is not usually a superfood. But when you make your own dressing from superfood…
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Sage
Sage is most commonly known for treating sore throats and coughs, mouth inflammations, and gingivitis. Sage oil contains alpha-…
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Saffron
Over the ages, saffron has been used to treat depression, asthma, insomnia, hardening of the arteries, coughs, whooping cough,…
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Rye
Rye is a whole grain fiber. It’s stronger distinctive flavor make it not as versatile as it’s wheat based…
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Red Grapefruit
In addition to the benefits of it’s plain cousin, the red fruit contain carotenoids and lycopene that are important…
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Raspberries
Eating raspberries can increase your memory, protect your brain from age related decline, help keep your blood from clotting,…
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Pumpkin
Pumpkin contains Lutein, which reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke, and age related macular degeneration. And pumpkin…
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Prunes
Prunes have come a long way. They used to be considered the fruit that old people ate when they…
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Potatoes
Potatoes are high in potassium and antioxidants. Sweet potatoes are higher in nutrients than white potatoes. But, they are…
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Popcorn
Popcorn is a whole grain with lots of fiber, but like potatoes, it depends on what you put on…
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Pomegranates
Pomegranates are very high in antioxidants and flavonoids and phytochemicals and potassium. That means they help every function in…
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Plums
Plums are a good source of anthocyanins, which are a natural energy enhancer. Anthocyanins also protect our blood vessels…
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Pineapple, Kiwi, Papaya
These fruits contain high amounts of enzymes thought to help in the fight against autoimmune disease (AIDS), allergies, and…
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Pickles
The vinegar in pickles can reduce your blood sugar spikes after meals. It can also help you lose…
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Peppermint
Peppermint soothes stomach, and decreases spasms due to irritable bowl syndrome. Usually used in hot tea form, though sucking…
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Peanuts
Peanuts are high in magnesium. Magnesium deficiency is linked to eye sight problems, bone loss, heart disease, colon cancer,…
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Peanut Butter
Peanut butter contains healthy monounsaturated fats that may help reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes. Add to…
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Pasta
Another food that has gotten a bad rap. Pasta actually is a safe carb. It releases glucose slowly…
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Parsley
Parsley freshens breath, soothes upset stomachs, and so much more… Parsley contains a compound of oils called myristicin, which…
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Oranges, Lemons, Limes
These citrus fruits contain high amounts of vitamin C. They also contain limonene, believed to reduce skin…
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Onion
Onions are a real powerhouse. They reduce bad cholesterol, increase good cholesterol, help to reduce blood clotting, reduce risk of diabetes, kills…
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Olive Oil
Olive oil contains oleic acid – which reduces cellular inflammation. Saturated fats on the other hand, such as butter…
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Oatmeal
Oatmeal is a great way to get whole grains in your diet, especially if you are gluten…
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Oat Bran
Oat Bran can lower cholesterol as well as prescription drugs. Oat bran contains B complex vitamins, protein,…
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Nuts
Nuts are full of fat – but it’s the good fats. Monounsaturated fats and Omega 3s. The kind…
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Nutmeg
Have trouble staying asleep? Nutmeg contains phenylopropanoids that help you stay asleep. Stir ½ teaspoon into milk or decaf…
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Mustard
Yep, the old yellow kind. Contains the mineral Selenium, isothiocyanates, and circumin, that gives it its yellow color. Mustard…
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Mushrooms
Shitake, enoki, and other exotic mushrooms have cancer fighting properties. Shitake mushrooms contain a high amount of lentinan that…
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Mint
Mint is cooling, relaxing, freshens your breath, and tastes great. It soothes your stomach and aids digestion. Mint increases…
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Milk
There are two sides to the great milk debate. One side says milk high in calcium, good for bones,…
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Meat
Lean meat contains proteins, healthy fats, and glutathione – an amino acid that regenerates other antioxidants, regulates immune cells,…
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Maple Syrup
Pure maple syrup is another natural sugar, full of vitamins and minerals -Niacin, B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B2 (Riboflavin), Folic…
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Mango
One small mango provides a quarter of your recommended daily allowance for vitamin C, nearly two thirds of your…
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Lemons
Lemon is a popular scent in aroma therapy because its aromatic qualities calm you. Lemons are thirst quenching. In…
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Kale
Kale was used in ancient Greece to help rheumatism, eyesight and memory. It contains potassium, phosphorus, calcium and sulphur.…
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Hot Peppers
Hot peppers are good for respiratory problems, clears sinuses, and helps you breathe more clearly. They contain a lot…
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Honey
Honey has been used for centuries because of its healing properties. Has been used for healing wounds to keeping…
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Herbs
Fresh herbs, ounce for ounce, are higher in antioxidants than many fruits and vegetables. Many, like oregano, are powerful…
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Green Tea
Green Tea contains Polyphenols – helping to prevent heart disease, stroke and cancer, and antioxidants. Make sure to dunk your…
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Green and Red Peppers
Green peppers are high in vitamin C and bioflavonoids. They also contain carotenoids, folate, potassium vitamin A, and small…
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Grapes
Red grapes prevent clot formation and inhibit tumor growth. The skin of red grapes contain resveratol – a compound…
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Grapefruit
Grapefruit has tons of vitamin C and it contains an amino acid that boosts the effectiveness of the…
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Ginger
Ginger has been used to treat nausea, vomiting, headaches, chest congestion, cholera, colds, diarrhea, stomachache, rheumatism, and nervous…
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Garlic
Garlic is a little powerhouse. It is a natural antibiotic. It lowers cholesterol and blood pressure by dilating the…
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Fruit
While certain fruits have more superpowers than others, fruit in general is a great super addition to…
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Flax Seed
The richest source of ALA, in the omega 3s. Also contains high amounts of lignans and fiber. Reduces triglycerides…
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Fish
Fatty fish – tuna, salmon, sardines, herring, contain Omega-3s. One article said that young adults who ate…
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Eggs
Eggs have gotten a bad rap – and it’s been at your expense. Eggs contain choline, lutein,…
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Eggplant
Eggplant contains chlorogenic acid, a powerful antioxidant which fights bacteria, viruses, cancer and cholesterol, and helps prevent artery…
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Dill
Dill stops embarrassing gas by breaking up gas bubbles. Make a tea of 1-2 teaspoons dill seed in…
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Dates
Dates are full of fiber. That’s why they help keep you regular. Dates contain calcium, iron potassium, magnesium,…
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Dark Greens
Talk about a superfood! Dark green vegetables have lutein and zeaxanthin, which stop UV induced cell proliferation in…
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Curry/Tumeric
Curry contains curcumin which blocks the formation of harmful deposits in the brain that cause Alzheimer’s. It…
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Cucumbers
A member of the squash family. Cucumbers are a diuretic. They can help reduce high blood pressure and…
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Cranberries
You thought cranberries were only good for fighting kidney infections? Oh No – This is one amazing fruit.…
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Corn
This one is a double edged sword… Ok, for years I considered corn a non food, But now…
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Coffee
Coffee contains theophylline with acts as a bronchodilator- which helps asthma symptoms. It may also help prevent…
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Coconut
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts … Well, there certainly has been a lot of to-do about coconut, hasn’t there?…
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Cinnamon
They have recently found that cinnamon helps diabetics lower blood sugar. Half a teaspoon a day over 40…
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Chocolate
We all know that chocolate is a natural mood enhancer, and now also thought to help reduce…
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Chili Peppers
Chili peppers contain Capsaicin, which is an antioxidant. They have blood thinning properties, lower cholesterol, fight carcinogens, and they…
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Chicken Soup
Yes, chicken soup really does relieve cold symptoms. Any warm liquid would help loosen mucus, but chicken…
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Chicken
Chicken is a good source of protein, and niacin. A niacin deficiency has been linked to Alzheimer’s…
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Cherries
Cherries contain a whopping 17 different antioxidants with benefits including easing arthritis pain, reducing inflammation, helping you…
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Cheese
You already know cheese high in both calcium, and fat. One ounce can curb PMS symptoms. In Europe, cheese is…
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Chamomile Tea
Chamomile Tea relieves upset stomachs, reduces cold symptoms, and eases menstrual cramps. Pretty handy, wouldn’t you say? The compounds…
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Cereal
High fiber choices are a great start in the morning, or a great healthy snack anytime. Also…
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Cayenne Pepper
Many cultures use this pepper to keep their food safe from bacteria. But it also improves circulation and blood…
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Cauliflower
Cauliflower is another member of the Cruciferous vegetable family – even though it is white. There’s always an…
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Cashews
Go ahead – have a handful. If you need a reason to indulge – read on… Cashews are…
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Carrots
Carrots contain carotenoids that help reduce your risk of heart disease and skin cancer. New studies show they’re…
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Cantaloupe
This is my favorite skin care food! Just a ¼ melon supplies almost a full day’s worth of…
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