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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 29th, 2008
Not only do they taste great and look fun, but they are sooo good for you!
I’m talking about blueberries which are fresh and in season. A USDA lab at Tufts University in Boston ranked blueberries as No. 1 in antioxidant activity out of 40 fruits and vegetables (Whole Foods Market, Blueberries, p. 64).
These antioxidants are [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 27th, 2008
The cell phone controversy is back again. Reports about the harmful use of cell phones started back in 2000-2001 after a British report indicated children and teens under the age of 18 using cell phones had an increased risk of memory loss, sleeping disorders and headaches due to emitting radiation. The electromagnetic radiation from a [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 20th, 2008
The ban has been lifted on tomatoes, but you may want to bypass the jalapeno and serrano peppers for now. Read on…
The FDA says tomatoes are safe to eat as it investigates the salmonella outbreak…
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 20th, 2008
Sounds like this is only the beginning. More research (hopefully) will be coming forth in what these dyes really do to our bodies, especially our brain chemistry.
Europe Manages Risk: USA Pretends It Doesn’t Exist.
There’s a pattern here. European Union nations phase out the more hazardous of the pthalate plasticizers: USA lobbies against it [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 19th, 2008
Did you know that drinking tea can help prevent osteoporosis? A recent study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition indicated that regular tea drinkers (aged 70-85) had a 2.8% higher bone mineral density (BMD) than non-tea drinkers. Also after 4 years, tea drinkers lost only 1.6% of their total hip BMD, compared [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 6th, 2008
If you’re noticing that you are slapping mosquitos off your skin, then it’s time for the bug spray. And why not? These little critters can carry diseases such as West Nile virus, malaria, dengue fever, Lyme disease (deer tick) and several forms of encephalitis. Insect bites can also cause allergic reactions.
What attracts these nasty bugs [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 5th, 2008
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena and Harvard Medical School in Boston discovered that a sugar called polysaccharide A, or PSA protects mice from developing a disorder similar to human Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis after exposure to the pathogenic bacteria Helicobacter hepaticus. This may not seem like a big deal to [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Jul 1st, 2008
Insomnia continues to become an epidemic in the United States. There are many causes of insomnia including anxiety, hormone insufficiency such as perimenopause, elevated cortisol, or decreased melatonin, restless legs, or fibromyalgia to name a few. What about obstructive sleep apnea?
Before you say, ‘Oh, that can’t be me’ think again.
One in 5 adults [...]
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