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Do we really know what is in the food we eat if we havn’t read the labels? Some products might sound healthy, but have colored artificial ingredients. Make no assumptions of the foods you buy. Companies are very smart about using words that entice the shopper in what sounds wholesome and “natural”. Years of being [...]

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This is a new study that looks at the protein Pork in helping to preserve lean muscle and help with weight loss. It brings up an interesting question on whether some proteins are more beneficial in achieving proper fat/muscle ratios than others. Reducing daily caloric intake is typically the first approach that dieters take to [...]

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Good news for our brain cells… Reuters – New evidence shows that the human brain can manufacture fresh brain cells, researchers said on Thursday in a study that may lead to better ways to treat brain damage and disease. … Read the rest of this post from Yahoo! News: Most Emailed – Health Technorati Tags: [...]

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Welcome to Wellcast TV, a video podcast and broadcast resource for Women’s Health and Wellness. This Wellcast TV feature discusses the Wellness benefits of Pomegranate.

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This is the third of a three part series on women’s health and hormones. Low labido is a common type of sexual dysfunction in women. In this podcast we talk about the main differences in sexual arousal between men and women. Wellcast : Women’s Health: Female Sexual Dysfunction The podcast is 4 minutes 53 seconds [...]

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Women’s sports injuries may be caused by more than just hormone differences between men and women. Basic nutrition and learning proper technique can prevent injury and future arthritis in women. The long-held belief that women have more sports injuries than men because of the difference in hormones is just not true. Hormones certainly play a [...]

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You can’t think of Valentine’s Day without talking about chocolate. And I love talking about the benefits of chocolate. Chocolate has lots of natural health-enhancing ingredients — like those other favorites, coffee and red wine. Chocolate has caffeine, phenylethylamines, endorphins, catchins, phenols and anandamide. Say what? You probably don’t know of these chemicals, but for [...]

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photo: M.W.Georgios Perimenopause can be a challenging time for women. Read more of what you can expect and what you can do to help your symptoms. What shapes a woman’s reality — how she sees the world, how she relates to the people in her life, and how she feels about herself? Contrary to what [...]

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Although talking to your health practitioner about your sex life may be alittle uncomfortable, it may give him or her a clue to other medical conditions. If your health care provider doesn’t ask if you’re having problems in the bedroom, volunteer concerns that you may have. Sexual health is an important part of your overall [...]

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Always thought of as a men’s disease, now women are surpassing men in death rates due to coronary heart disease. Read more…and drink some Pomegranate juice! The following is an excerpt from “The Savvy Woman Patient: How and Why Sex Differences Affect Your Health,” a consumer’s guide to women’s health published by the Society for [...]

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