Archive for November, 2009
Itâs Flax to the Max!
The Boundless Nutritional Benefits of Flaxseed Is it me, or does there seem to be an influx of flax in the supermarket these days? From cereal boxes to pita shells, oatmeal mixes to muffin recipes; flax is spreading its wings and winging its way into our diet. And itâs about time, too, because flax is [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2009 under osteoporosis.
Tags: flaxseed oil, flaxseed oil health benefits, menopause treatments, osteoporosis treatments
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Elderly Falls: Prescription Drugs to Blame?
Rise in Antidepressant, Sedative Use Linked to Elderly Falls Earlier this year, I wrote about a study from New Zealand that talked about how regular exercise among senior citizens worked wonders in preventing them from fallingâthe fifth leading cause of death in the developed world, believe it or not. Hereâs a study that talks about [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2009 under Antidepressants, Prescription Drugs.
Tags: Antidepressants, causes of elderly falls, elderly falls, prescription drugs side effects, preventing falls
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Dâs Deliverance
The Vitamin that âDâetermines Death? Vitamin D just canât seem to stay out of the news, this time making headlines in one of the countryâs healthiest states, as two-thirds of Utahns are deficient in this all-important vitamin. And because theyâre deficient, Utahns are at an increased risk for death! It doesnât seem to make sense, [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2009 under Sunlight, Vitamin D.
Tags: vitamin d deficency, vitamin d sources, vitamin d supplements
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Niacin Zings Zetia
Niacin Shown to be More Effective than Zetia at Lowering Cholesterol As any practitioner of natural medicine can attest, natural medicine is often shoved aside as a âpseudo-science.â Natural herbs, nutrients and supplements may be beneficial for the body, sure, but only pharmaceuticals can reverse heart disease or lower cholesterol they say. Well truth be [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2009 under cholesterol.
Tags: niacin cholesterol, statin side effects, Zetia
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Why Yo-Yo Is a No-Go!
Study Shows How Yo-Yo Diets Are Doomed to Failure I canât stand it when people say, âIâm on a diet.â I typically hear this refrain when friends of mine say they want to lose a few; for a short while, they abandon the glut to lose that gut and avoid the yummy to tighten their [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Dieting, Weight Loss.
Tags: diet yo yo, yo yo dieting dangers, yo-yo dieting
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Bilked by Silk?
Re-Branding of Popular Soy Milk Leaves Organic-Conscious Consumers Miffed As someone that avoids dairy, my milk musings tend to be about one of two things: almond milk or soy milk. Both have their nutritional benefits, and both have a great, smooth taste I enjoy. But after a recent report appearing in the pages of the [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Organic Products, soy.
Tags: organic milk, Silk soy milk, soy milk
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Sweet Relief
Dark Chocolate Helps Relieve Stress Levels Comfort foods are the oases people turn to for stress relief. This is OK every once in a while, but not regularly, because comfort foods are more often than not nutritional lightweights. But that generalization doesnât apply to chocolate, in particular dark chocolate. Dark chocolate canâin fact, shouldâbe eaten [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under antioxidants, chocolate, Stress.
Tags: Dark chocolate health, dark chocolate health benefits, health benefits of dark chocolate
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Not-So-Stiff Drink?
Could Chemicals in Bottled Water Lead to Impotence? Hey, fellas: Want another reason why you should opt for the tap over the bottle for water? The chemicals in those bottles may lead to impotence. The chemicals linking impotence to bottle-swilling are those three letters that hit the news headlines about a year and a half [...]
Posted: November 15th, 2009 under Water.
Tags: bisphenol-A, bottled water health risks, BPA, impotence
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Cancerâs Heavy Toll
Cancer Research Study: 100,000+ Cancer Diagnoses Caused by Obesity Itâs one thing to be told obesity leads to cancer; itâs quite another to put numbers to that notion, because as the old saying goes, the numbers donât lie. According to a new report on the link between cancer and obesity, being grossly overweight is responsible [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2009 under Cancer, Obesity.
Tags: Cancer, cancer and obesity, cancer statistics, obesity cancer
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Get Your âBilâ Fill
French Study Finds Bilberries Prevents Hardening of Arteries A berry thatâs rarely heard from is making headlines in America today, as a recent study suggests that the sibling to the blueberry can help prevent arteries from hardening, potentially protecting people from the most common health problem in the world today. If youâre at all familiar [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2009 under Atherosclerosis.
Tags: anthocyanocides, bilberries, bilberry, bilberry extract
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