Heart Health
The Real Culprit Behind Cardiovascular Disease
September 10th, 2014In 1977, a Senate Select Committee issued the Initial Dietary Goals for Americans report. In it the committee proposed increases in carbohydrate intake and reductions in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and salt consumption. The idea was to reduce the incidence of heart disease, obesity and diabetes in America. But that’s not what happened. Why aren’t they paying attention?
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New Questions About Dietary Fat and Heart Disease
July 1st, 2014A recent study questioning the link between saturated fat and heart disease has caused an angry reaction in the halls of conventional wisdom, while outliers in nutritional thought are wondering why it took so long. So are the dietary guidelines wrong?
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Earth Tones: How Brown Colored Foods Make You Healthy
June 1st, 2014While the colors of the rainbow are getting all of the press these days, plenty of good nutrition can still be had from foods of a humbler hue.
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Teaching Our Children to Have Heart Disease
May 23rd, 2014This article is not about poor nutrition, lack of exercise or too much time playing video games. It addresses a more serious and insidious threat to our youth.
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Colorful Nutrition: Top 5 Purple Foods
May 20th, 2014Foods naturally purple in color pack a powerful nutrition punch. Check out the many health benefits of these five purple edibles.
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3 Overlooked Metabolic Syndrome Signs
April 22nd, 2014If your metabolic health is not regularly evaluated, these three easy-to-spot signs indicate that a visit to your physician is overdue.
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16 Yellow Foods and Their Amazing Benefits
April 1st, 2014Eating yellow foods has health advantages, including a healthier heart, better eyesight and glowing skin. Discover all of the reasons to have plenty of yellow in your daily diet, including specific yellow fruits and vegetables you should put on your next grocery list.
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Rainbow Nutrition – 10 Red Foods to Enhance Your Health
March 3rd, 2014Science long ago proved what nature and common sense have always told us – that the more colorful the food in your diet, the healthier it is. Find out why the color red is a powerful contributor to your health and well-being.
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Head’s Up for Women: Know Your Heart Disease Risk
February 18th, 2014Women have less obvious cardiovascular indicators than men. However, learning about the heart disease risks and heart attack symptoms that are unique to women could help improve cardiovascular disease survival rates.
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Qi Gong Is Potent Medicine
February 6th, 2014Improving hypertension, prostate cancer and knee pain, the evidence proving Qi Gong is valuable to our health keeps growing.
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