How To Lower Your Risk For Stroke

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2011) — Swedish women who ate an antioxidant-rich diet had fewer strokes regardless of whether they had a previous history of cardiovascular disease, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. “Eating antioxidant-rich foods may reduce your risk of stroke by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation,” said Susanne [...]

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Holiday Eating: The One Tip You Need To Know!

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This is an excerpt from page 125 of my new weight loss program Unleash Your Thin » Wonderful as they may be for everything else, when it comes to sticking to a weight loss plan, holidays can be downright deadly. Since holiday eating can mean so many things- there’s family stuff, office parties, special desserts, [...]

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New Study: Curcumin Suppresses Cancer Growth

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ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2011) — Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric used in curry, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The inhibition of the cell signaling pathway that drives [...]

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High Energy Diets and Nutritional Typing – Part II

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Part I contained a quick quiz to determine which nutritional type you are. If you missed it then go take the quiz here » Today I am giving you a sample 2-day eating plan for all 3 nutritional types: Protein Type Veggie Type Mixed Type   “PROTEIN TYPE” Day 1 Breakfast: • Turkey sausage • [...]

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High Energy Diets and Nutritional Typing – Part I

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Ever notice how some people are bouncing off the walls with energy when they eat a high protein diet while the same diet makes other folks lethargic? Or how some people seem to have boundless energy when they switch to a vegetarian diet that makes their pals feel fatigued and listless? For decades, various researchers [...]

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Featured Recipe: Savory Slow Cooker Tender Turkey Drumsticks

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The following recipe is from “The Healthiest Slow-Cooker Recipes on Earth”, by myself and Jeannette Bessinger, due out the first of the year and available by pre-order now. Savory Slow Cooker Tender Turkey Drumsticks Turkey is a great, healthy source of protein (over 20 grams per serving) and turkey drumsticks are always a favorite. And [...]

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Think Kids Won’t Eat Healthy Food?

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I hear from parents all the time who bemoan the fact that their kids won’t touch “healthy” food. If you’re a parent who has this particular challenge (and what parent doesn’t?) here’s a really cute and interesting video shot at the Weston Price conference. It was given to me by our friend Randy Hartnell, president [...]

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The Single Most Cost-Effective Medical Intervention!

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More than half of global mortality rates can be accounted for by six diseases: Cardiovascular disease cancer respiratory infections respiratory diseases tuberculosis diabetes What do all six have in common? They are all vitamin-D sensitive. And it’s not just those six diseases… Alzheimer’s meningitis Parkinson’s maternal sepsis pre-eclampsia MS deaths from falls …account for an [...]

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New Cholesterol Guidelines: Utter Madness

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Usually I try to write these newsletter articles with a modicum of objectivity and fairness, checking my passion at the gate. But this latest travesty from the Cholesterol Establishment is simply too much to take sitting down. On Nov 11, The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued new guidelines on cholesterol. They now advise [...]

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Start With One Hour A Week

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Chicago Tribune, 11/04/11 You’ve got to love a fitness expert whose exercise mantra is “make it short and sweet.” How short? Twenty minutes, three times a week. But even less at first. For those of us who are, shall we say, exercise averse, this is magical. Federal guidelines advise Americans age 18 to 64 to [...]

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Does Broccoli Really Fight Cancer?

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Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli have long been known to contain plant chemicals like indoles that have anti-cancer action. Now a new study confirms that another plant compound found in broccoli—sulforaphane—also has cancer-fighting properties. The latest study, done by Emily Ho and a team of researchers from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, found [...]

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Three Great Ways to Make a Protein Shake

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From time to time I hear from people who absolutely love the whey protein powders we sell on our website like Dream Protein, Whey Cool Protein and Paleomeal, but are stuck for ideas on how to use them. Sure, you can just add water, or some frozen berries, but after a while that can get [...]

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