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Did you Know? About Life Expectancy
Did you know that japan has the longest life expectancy at 83 years? This is due to people being socially and economically active beyond their 60s and also to a healthy lifestyle. Japanese obesity...
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Food of the Week: Dates
Dates are rich in vitamins B, C, K and minerals like potassium, calcium, copper, iron, iodine, magnesium and zinc and antioxidants. Also,they are loaded with fiber which helps regulate bowel function....
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Food of the Week: Tomato
Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A, B, C, K, folic acid, chromium, potassium, antioxidants and fiber. They improve the immune system, they have anticancer properties, prevent macular degeneration and aid...
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Mindful Eating
Mindful eating means being present while eating. Eating without distractions. A recent study in the UK demonstrates that people who were distracted while eating consumed more calories than those who...
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Did You Know? About Plants and Cancer
Did you know that 40 plant-based compounds can activate genes and slow the spread of cancer? New research in the Journal of Cancer and Metastases reviews shows that diet might be better medicine that...
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New Dietary Recommendations
Forget Cholesterol, Cut Sugar Consumption New Dietary guidelines say to forget cholesterol, instead, cut sugar out. No link has been found between dietary cholesterol and heart disease. But a...
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Chocolate Makes You Healthier!
A new study reveals that people who eat chocolate have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke. It also proves that the more chocolate, the better. The group who consumed more chocolate, were the...
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More About Me…
This is a link to an interview by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. It explains a little more of who I am and why I’m working in changing the way people eat....
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Finally! Red and Processed Meats Linked to Cancer
The WHO (World Health Organization) published that eating red and processed meats like bacon, sausages and cold cuts are linked to increased risk of colon and stomach cancer. It’s a huge step that...
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Did You Know?… About Brain Health
Did you know that a Western diet high in saturated fat can shrink the brain? A study in Australia shows how the brain of people consuming an unhealthy diet, characterized of meat, hamburgers,...
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Say no to High Fat, High Sugar Diets!
High fat and high sugar diets have been linked to a higher risk of acute coronary heart disease. The research shows that this risk is 50% higher in people consuming these diets, than in people...
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Cancer and Obesity
There is growing evidence that being overweight or obese increases the risk for developing certain types of cancer like endometrial, thyroid, ovarian, esophageal, multiple myeloma and lymphoma....
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Did You Know?… Fruits and Cardiovascular Disease
Did you know that the more fruits you consume, the lower the risk you have for cardiovascular disease? Once again, it has been proved with a study done in China, with more than 500,000 people, where...
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