Milk has a great PR guy. For years we have been lead to believe that dairy foods are the best source of calcium out there. But, if you avoid dairy, don’t like milk or want to make sure you have your calcium base covered, there are plenty of high-calcium, dairy free foods to check out. […]
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It’s August. It’s hot. We’re all in committed relationships with our AC and have been for weeks. Although Fall is right around the corner, it’s not here yet. I cannot wait for the cooler days, the crisp in the air, wearing sweaters and huddling over a bowl of soup. But! We’re not there yet! We’ve
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It’s is difficult to measure stress. There is no agreed upon definition of “stress” or what all it encompasses, exactly. But there is one thing we can all agree on: Stress is killing us. Sure, sometimes, in certain instances stress can be good, it can even be life-saving as in the “flight or fight” mechanism.
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There is nothing sweet about sugar. In fact, sugar is a major problem in the Standard American Diet. Even if you are a healthy weight, eating too much sugar can increase your risk of death. Those who eat the most sugar- over 25% of calories from sugar- are more than twice as likely to die
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Bacteria tend to get a bad rap- usually with good reason. But not all bacteria are harmful. Allow me to introduce you to your new best friend- actually 100 trillion of your new best friends. The bacteria that call your GI system home. Known as your gut flora or microbiota these microbes not only help
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