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Cocoa Offers Health Benefits… In the past 6 months, cocoa research has reached the tipping point. Two independent studies from Harvard have arrived at the same conclusion: Cocoa is a superfood when it comes to cardiovascular and metabolic health. According to two new back-to-back studies conducted by separate teams of Harvard researchers, cocoa improves blood [...]
Why Clean Cuisine Is The Next Best Thing To The Fountain Of Youth and Managing MS… No one wants to watch a loved one suffer through a debilitating illness, least of all a doctor who feels he should be able to do something to help. Dr. Andrew Larson faced this scenario a decade ago when his [...]
Cocoa for health? read on! A study published on August 29, 2011 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ 2011; 343:d4488) has shown that chocolate consumption significantly reduces cardiovascular disease risk factors,including coronary heart disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. The meta-analysis, conducted at the University of Cambridge in England, reviewed seven independent studies of cocoa consumption among more [...]
Eat Local: Simples Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy & Affordable Food by Jasia Steinmetz… Consumers, grocers and restaurateurs at all levels of our nation’s culinary food chain are heading to farmer’s markets, pick-your-own organic food farms, and otherwise utilizing community supported agriculture resources in droves. This as awareness escalates that high value, locally farmed food is good [...]
Sugar in Vegetables: Not so Sweet for Weight Loss by Isaac Eliaz, M.D., L.Ac., M.S. Could your favorite veggies keep you from losing weight? The answer is yes, if you’re eating too many vegetables that are high in sugar. Vegetables can vary greatly when it comes to their nutritional profile, calories and sugar content, so it’s [...]
Cure Your Well-Being By Eating Healthy Healing Foods: The Essential Guide to Healthy Healing Foods steers readers to use the power of fresh, nutritious foods to boost health and well-being. Today, it is estimated that Americans spend up to 47 billion dollars on alternative therapies to improve their health. However, needless therapies can be avoided with [...]
SUPERFOOD CUISINE: Cooking with Nature’s Most Amazing Foods, is not your ordinary cookbook. But then again, superfoods are not your ordinary ingredients. From tiny chia seeds to nut-like sacha inchi, from goldenberries to goji berries, from maca powder to cacao…these are the most nutrient-dense foods on earth. And their remarkable powers to heal and energize, [...]
Flaxseed provides many benefits for the body’s systems due to its richness in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an essential fatty acid that can contribute to lower cholesterol levels, decreased inflammation in joints, and constipation relief. Cholesterol Incorporating flaxseeds into your diet may decrease bad cholesterol levels and regulate blood pressure levels. Flaxseeds naturally contain lignin, which [...]
Statistics show that 16% of children under the age of 18 are overweight and 30% are obese. In a class of 30, 12 of those students would be considered overweight or obese. Mistakenly, many people believe that childhood obesity is a genetic problem. While children of overweight parents/grandparents are much more likely to become overweight, [...]
A Healthier Halloween… Candy might be traditional Halloween fare, but there are plenty of healthier alternatives to tempt trick-or-treaters when they come howling on October 31st. According to Action for Healthy Kids, a national non-profit organization working to improve children’s health, about half of kids will choose toys over sweets if given the choice. “Studies [...]
