Oxalates 101: Are Oxalates Messing with Your Gut?
Oxalates are compounds that naturally exist in many food items. Often found in food considered healthy – such as spinach and almonds – oxalates can cause digestive issues.
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Overcoming Your Sugar Addiction
We are all programed to like sugar and we need to Overcoming our Sugar Addiction. New research shows some are genetically much more prone to sugar and food addiction than others. The science demonstrating that people can be biologically addicted to sugar in the same way we can be addicted to heroin, cocaine or nicotine…
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Overcome Your Sugar Addiction!
We are all programed to like sugar but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to overcome your sugar addiction!
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New study: High Protein Diet Best Way to Maintain Weight Loss
November 26, 2010 (Copenhagen, Denmark) — A new study looking at ways of maintaining weight loss in subjects who’ve successfully shed pounds through a restricted-calorie diet has found that a higher-protein, lower glycemic index (GI) diet was significantly better than other diets either lower in protein, or with a higher glycemic index, or both [1].…
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Maintaining a Healthy Weight Without Dieting
Here are some valuable tips on Maintaining a Healthy Weight Without Dieting. Pump up the volume – think nutrient-rich foods which can fill you up with less calories. Salad piled high with fresh veggies is an excellent idea, but skip the nuts, cheese and dressing. Don’t drink your calories – the average American gets about…
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Lifestyle Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer
Lifestyle Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer. There are several other things you can do for yourself, not only to prevent cancer, but to make sure you have the best chance of recovery if you do get it. It’s especially important to recognize that you do have power over many factors that could cause…
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Lessons from the Square Watermelon
Japanese grocery stores had a problem. They are much smaller than their US counterparts and therefore don’t have room to waste. Watermelons, big and round, wasted a lot of space. Most people would simply tell the grocery stores that watermelons grow round and there is nothing that can be done about it. That is…
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Leaky Gut – The Syndrome Linked to Many Autoimmune Diseases
“Leaky Gut” Syndrome Leaky Gut – The Syndrome Linked to Many Autoimmune Diseases. Hyperpermeability or “leaky gut” syndrome is the name given to a very common disorder in which the cells lining the intestines become “leaky” due to inflammation. The abnormally large spaces present between the cells of the gut wall allow the entry of…
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Jump Start Your Health-Tips for a Happy Heart
Jump Start Your Health-Tips for a Happy Heart – Heart Healthy Food Choices Include whole, fresh, high fiber foods • All green leafy vegetables, especially cabbage, spinach, broccoli, kale, dandelion greens, and all seaweeds, particularly nori. • A variety of vegetables is important in any diet, but asparagus, bell pepper, tomato, celery, cucumber, radish, mushrooms,…
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Is There Mold in Your Coffee? When Mycotoxins Matter
Ah, coffee. Coffee might be one of the most beloved smells and tastes in the world. There are few simple pleasures in life as enjoyable as cup of coffee in the morning. The best part being that coffee is one of those satisfying delights that is actually good for you.
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Is the Vagus Nerve the Secret to Beating Chronic Fatigue?
Recently, more research has been published that may bring us a little closer to identifying the culprit responsible for causing chronic fatigue syndrome – the vagus nerve. Let’s take a look at the fascinating research behind how the vagus nerve can cause chronic fatigue – and how it might just be the answer to beating this complicated disorder.
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Is LaCroix Good or Bad for You? Who’s Right?
LaCroix is a zero-calorie fizzy water that claims to be all natural and has earned a cult-like status among millennials in recent years. This ever-so-slightly flavored water has been around for over 30 years but recently became more than a household favorite.
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Is IV Vitamin Therapy Simply a Fad? Or is It Here to Stay?
The truth is, no matter how hard we try, many of us are likely not getting all of the vitamins and basic nutrients we need. Combine that with chronic stress, environmental pollution, and nutrient-depleted foods, and it’s not a surprise that so many people are suffering from chronic illnesses. But intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy may just be what you need to revitalize your body at the cellular level.
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Iron & Hemochromatosis – A Double-Edged Sword?
Iron is a well-known essential mineral that plays key roles in a variety of important processes in your body. You’ve probably been told by your parents or doctors about the dangers of iron deficiency, especially if you’re a woman. Perhaps the most important of the warnings is that without iron, your body wouldn’t make enough…
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Huge News: Low Fat Diets Increase Risk of Death, Study Says
As you probably know, I’m a huge proponent of having good, healthy fats in your diet. People have been incorrectly cutting fat to dangerously low levels for far too long.
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How to Stretch Your Cash When Buying Healthy Groceries
Here are some great tips on How to Stretch Your Cash When Buying Healthy Groceries 1. Shop bulk. Bulk sections are typically inexpensive and versatile. Buy bulk grains such as rice, couscous, quinoa, noodles, and oatmeal. They are not only healthy but will keep you feeling fuller, longer. 2. Shop sales. Check out the weekly…
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How to Safely Celebrate the Holidays When You Have Food Sensitivities
Today we’re going to dive into some of my favorite tried-and-true tips and tricks to help you safely make it through those holiday get-togethers and still have a wonderful time. But first, let’s review exactly what food allergies and food intolerances are.
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How To Keep Your Gallbladder Happy
Lifestyle Recommendations on How To Keep Your Gallbladder Happy Maintain a normal weight. Obese women are seven times more likely to develop gallstones. Obesity increases cholesterol synthesis, which leads to more cholesterol secreted in the bile. Weight loss should occur at a steady pace, since rapid reduction can increase biliary cholesterol saturation. Adequate amounts of healthy…
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How to Heal With Healthy Fats
Fats and oils from nature are very important to include in your diet and are vital for healthy immune function. The best oils to use are coconut oil, extra virgin cold pressed olive oil and fish oils as well as organic butter. When you include good fats in your diet they increase the body’s ability…
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How to Give Yourself a Metabolic Tune-Up
How to Give Yourself a Metabolic Tune-Up. ARE YOU TIRED and worn out? Do you have sore muscles, fatigue, and brain fog? If so, you might have metabolic burnout…imagine if you could find a way to tune up your metabolism, increase your energy levels, think clearly, and feel less achy. All these things are possible–if…
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How to Choose a Good Integrative and Functional Medicine Doctor
Most people can relate to the frustrating situation of making an appointment to see their doctor, only for the appointment to start an hour or more later. Then, after a very rushed visit, being sent home with a prescription and no new insight into what exactly is happening with their health.
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