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Expert Reveals How Eating the Wrong Fruits Can Be Worse Than Eating None at All An apple a day just doesn’t cut it anymore, and too many apples could make you fat. That’s the advice of Iva Young, a nutritional expert who warns that the wrong kinds of fruits can actually do more harm than [...]
Given the usual higher prices of organic versus conventionally-grown foods, it can be a challenge to get the biggest bang for our buck while eating healthy and avoiding the ingestion of synthetic chemicals along with our nutrients. One approach, say some experts, is to only buy organic when the actual edible parts of a non-organically [...]
A recent study performed at Texas A&M University revealed that peaches and plums may present an even sweeter, juicier treat in their ability to fight breast cancer. According to research scientists Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos and Dr. David Byrne from AgriLife Research at Texas A&M, extracts found in commercial varieties of peaches and plums have been [...]
Few medical professionals will deny it. Modern medicine is more expensive than ever and as a consequence, more people are interested in alternative medicine than ever before. Kathy Gruver, Doctorate in Traditional Naturopathy and author of the new book The Alternative Medicine Cabinet, says, “We can’t control what is outside of us, but we can [...]
By Susan Burke March, MS, RD, LD/N, CDE It’s certainly possible to eat healthy without spending a lot of time shopping, preparing, and cooking. With just a little preparation and forethought, you can enjoy nutritious food and never “diet” again. Using just a few simple strategies, you can enjoy favorite recipes with less fat, sugar and [...]
Preventing health diseases may sound like a serious task to overcome. But with just a few easy additions to your daily diet, women can protect yourself against gallbladder illnesses, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and more, while improving overall quality of life. For Women’s Health Month (May), ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Hart ND suggests the following five super foods [...]
Grocery shopping is like going on a date: you don’t know what you are walking into, but you open yourself to one of the most intimate relationships possible. Foods, much like people, feed our inner and outer selves, by tickling our emotions, making our heart swell, and causing our brains to be engulfed by the [...]
Recent research shows that the isoflavones in soyfoods may help asthma sufferers. A study done at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago examined the effects of isoflavones from soy in cells and then in patients with asthma. The results suggest that soyfoods may be of benefit to asthma patients. Dr. Ravi Kalhan [...]
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