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Eggplant Protects Against Cancer
Eggplant is more than just a pretty face. It’s packed with nutrition too. One of the clues to its impressive health benefits lies in the deep purple color of its skin. You may recall from my earlier a…
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6 Advantages to Buying Your Food at the Farmers’ Market
With all the dirt being dug up about some of my favorite health food companies supporting No on Prop. 37, I was starting to feel betrayed. "No, Santa Cruz Organic! Not you too," I thought, when I firs…
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30 Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Diet
It’s not difficult to eat healthier. Just making simple changes to your diet can ramp up the vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients you’re getting. And better nutrition quickly spells better health.…
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Superfood Decreases Risk of Death by 26 Percent
We keep hearing about the many health benefits of a Mediterranean diet and now there’s even more cause to celebrate this healthy way of eating. Results of a new study called the European Prospectiv…
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17 Ways to Use Kale (Slideshow)
Kale is the best of everything -- super cheap, super tasty, super versatile and super healthy. Loaded with calcium, and vitamins C and D definitely earns that extra-special title of superfoo…
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17 Ways to Build Better Blood
Your blood feeds every cell, tissue, gland, organ, and organ system in your body. Without strong, oxygen-rich blood these systems can become compromised. Here are 17 ways to build stronger, richer, he…
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Quick and Easy Mexican Salad
This is one of my favorite salad recipes. Don't be scared off by the ingredient list. It's quick and easy to make. And even better to eat. Ingredients: One head of leaf or romaine lettuce, wash…
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Buckwheat: 12 Reasons to Love the Unsung Superfood
Unrelated to wheat, buckwheat is actually not a grain at all, but a seed of a plant related to rhubarb. As is often the case with seeds, buckwheat’s nutritional value surpasses grains. Here are 10 r…
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Two Berries Delay Brain Aging Two-and-a-Half Years
A Harvard study published in the Annals of Neurology indicates that eating a diet high in blueberries and strawberries can slow brain aging and cognitive decline by up to two and a half years. Dr. …
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To Soy or Not to Soy?
Almost everybody these days has an opinion about soy. One person touts soy’s incredible health properties and phytonutrients, while another indicates that soy is harmful to your health. What’s a pers…
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