Summer Fun
Summer gives us more time for outdoor recreation and relaxation. Celebrate the season by enjoying some informal outdoor fun: Gather your family and head to the park Take your dog for a walk Enjoy...
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Food to Glow On
For beautiful, healthy-looking skin, hit the produce aisle. Carotenoids – naturally occurring pigments in orange-hued fruits and vegetables – accumulate in your skin, imparting a bronzy glow, say researchers from the University of St....
Fire Up the Grill
Dust off the barbecue and grab an apron. For many people, the rich aroma of food on the grill heralds the arrival of summer. Grilling is a great way to enjoy the robust flavors...
Eight top foods and supplements proven to help boost your mood
You’ve noticed her in the grocery store or in line at the post office: the woman who’s always in a good mood, quick with a smile and unflustered by the typical daily annoyances. Chances...
Boost Your Mood with Waters
Exercise scientists have long known that even a small amount of dehydration can affect physical performance, but a new study shows that dehydration affects a lot more than your strength and endurance. Researchers writing...
Coffee Break? Ask Your Gadget!
Ever ask yourself if a late afternoon coffee is a wise idea? Will you be up all night if you indulge? It’s a tricky call, since you have no way of knowing if the...
The Best Grains
As healthy eaters, you know the benefits of choosing whole grains over refined carbohydrates. But here’s a new nugget of info that’ll reinforce healthy choices for your next grain-based meal: The Journal of Nutrition...
Is there a nutritional difference between kosher salt and sea salt?
While there isn’t much of a chemical difference between kosher and sea salts, their origins and tastes do vary. Kosher salt, like the table variety, is mined from the earth, but comes in large...
Are some vegetables healthier raw, but others healthier when cooked?
Cooking affects the fibers within your veggies, and while these fibers are often better for your body when raw, certain veggies’ nutrients are actually enhanced when cooked (particularly steamed). Kale fibers, for example, bind...
Why do we only have access to canned, frozen or dried beans? Why don’t the markets provide fresh beans?
Some types of beans (including kidney, black and navy) are not harvested until they have completely matured and dried out, which is why you will not find them fresh. It’s worth noting that most...
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Do you take a multivitamin, vitamins and minerals or other nutritional supplements every day? Which vitamins do you take? Do you actually feel any difference in your energy level when you take vitamins or...
Safe Tires Check-Up
It’s road–trip season. But before you set out on your summer adventures, make sure your tires will get you there safely. Make sure every driver in your household learns to follow these basic tire...
11 Super brain boosting foods Foods make you smarter
Berries Raspberries, blueberries and strawberries are all brain boosters. Study found that eating berries can improve your memory in a very short time. Apples An old say “An apple a day keeps the doctor...
Your No-Mess Grill Guide
Easy ways to cut clean-up time… At the grill Don’t’ use nonstick spray on the grill grate – it’ll burn onto the grate, making it tacky and difficult to clean. If you’re concerned about...
School Is Out
The school year may be over — but you can still learn something new this summer. Let the sunshine inspire you to try a new activity or tap into your creative side. Mastering a...
Citrus Power
While citrus fruits have long been known as a source of vitamin C, a new study suggests they may have an additional benefit – reducing the risk of stroke in women. The study, published...
What are vitamins and minerals?
Essentially, vitamins and minerals are collective groups of nutrients that are necessary for the proper development, growth and functioning of the human body. Vitamins are organic substances are are required for the biochemical reactions...
How Eating Clean Supports Liver Function
Eat-Clean Principle: Consume high-quality lean protein. Effect on the liver: Amino acids (including taurine and methionine) contained in lean protein from animal sources are crucial for efficient liver function and avoiding gallstones. Eat-Clean Principle:...
Tips for a Healthy Liver
How much does the liver really do? And why is this organ so important to your health? Liver gets a substantial workout having to process and purify all the blood in the body while...
Move more and Age Less
A workout may be your ticket to youth. Scientists can estimate how quickly cells are aging by the shortening of protective caps (telomeres) on the ends of chromosomes. Bad habits – smoking, a poor...
Inside secrets to keeping weight off
Q I’m tired of yo-yo dieting. How can I lose weight –and keep it off? The trick is to choose foods you enjoy and eating strategies you can live with. That way, once you...
Hats Off to Dad
What became a US national holiday in 1966 was first celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. Father’s Day was inspired by Sonora Smart Dodd, who wanted to honor her father — William...
The New Face of Cancer
Healthy, active and candid about their cancer diagnosis When first lady Betty Ford spoke out after her 1974 mastectomy, it was a turning point in the cultural conversation about cancer. Thanks in part...
Cancer Lessons
This year doctors will diagnose more than 1.6 million new cases of cancer. It remains the nation’s second biggest killer, but for most of those who are newly diagnosed, cancer will not be a...
Avoid These “Healthy” Foods
Are you looking for a way to eat healthier? Join the club. You may be surprised to find that some of the foods you think are healthy are actually bad for you. The more...
fashion Spotlight Beautiful Bold-Color combinations
The impressive feast for your eyes Bold hit of bright colors, would you dare to try?
This Is for the Guys
If you’re a man — or if you have a man in your life — there’s something you should know. Preventive care isn’t just for women — but studies show that men are less...
How to Cancer-Proof Your Diet
Be a flexitarian. For starters, cut out the bacon, salami, hot dogs and other processed meats from your diet. (The American Institute for Cancer Research recommends no more than 28 ounces of red meat...
Can Computers Diagnose Cancer?
A Stanford study found that computers have some demonstrably serious advantages over human pathologists in diagnosing breast cancer. Last year, researchers in Stanford University’s Computational Pathologist project trained computers to analyze tissue samples for...
11 Cancer Breakthroughs of 2011
A study of postmenopausal women at high risk for Invasive breast cancer showed that the drug exemestane significantly reduces risk. Screening using low-dose CT scans cut the lung cancer death rate of high-risk patients...