Could you be getting in too much caffeine?
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Here is a listing of not just foods and beverages but also medications you may be taking contributing to a little more caffeine than what’s good for you:
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HEALTHY FOOD
Why food can be your best cancer-fighting friend
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There are many recommendations and strategies we can use to make an impact on reducing our overall cancer risk. As far as dietary recommendations go, using your eating pattern to reduce your risk of cancer works in two ways:
Read MoreA little known secret of healthy eaters
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There’s a very good chance they do have a secret, a secret of sticking to a healthy eating plan. What is this undisclosed information they possess? They never let themselves get too hungry. That’s it - it sounds so simple.
Read MoreThe new trendy beverage – plant-based waters
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hese beverages made from extracts of fruits, vegetables, grains, grasses, and various plant parts such as leaves and even rinds have become the latest beverage fad and thirst quencher ready to take soda’s place.
Read MoreThe amazing benefits of psyllium fiber
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Besides being a laxative, psyllium has far more benefits beyond treating constipation. Here are the other uses of psyllium that can improve your health:
Read MoreOlive Oil and Your Brain
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Olive oil, that very special component of the popular Mediterranean diet, is bringing much more to the table than just a little “local color.”
Read MoreThe nutritional wonders of watermelon
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Read MoreIs your job making you gain weight?
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It happens to the best of us – weight gain. It wasn’t like you went to bed one night skinny and the next morning you woke up plump. No, the weight gain was gradual and you may be blaming everything under the sun except for one thing – your job.
Read MoreExotic and ever enjoyable edamame
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Edamame – ever eaten it? There was a time when very few people knew what edamame even was. But ever since Americans took a strong liking to sushi back in the 1980’s when Japanese restaurants in California served them with Japanese beer, the popularity of eating edamame has steadily grown over the years. It was in 1994 when packaged ready-to-eat edamame appeared in a supermarket for the first time.
Read MoreCancer’s connection with the food we eat
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Not only do our daily food choices play a substantial role on the influence and specific type of cancer that may develop but our food choices may also provide a protective role in reducing our risk of this deadly disease.
Read MoreBe kind to your heart and stop ‘yo-yo’ dieting
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If only weight loss was easy. For some it can be but for most it can be a perplexing conundrum of lose weight, gain it back, repeat – lose weight, gain it back, repeat. This rhythmic pattern of weight cycling is affectionately referred to as ‘yo-yo’ dieting. We’ve all heard of the term and some of us may have experienced the up and down weight scale ride where we lose weight only to quickly and expectedly regain it back.
Read MoreGet good gut health with prebiotics and probiotics
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We all want our gut to feel good. No one wants a gut that is in constant turmoil possibly leading to serious conditions of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diabetes, obesity or rheumatoid arthritis. What our gut is trying to tell us when these diseases arise is that the gut’s microbiome, partly inherited from your mother at birth and partly determined by your lifestyle, have a great deal of influence on our health.
Read MoreGuilt-free guide to healthy grocery shopping
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Grocery shopping – you either love it, hate it or maybe you are somewhere in between. No matter how you feel about it, we have to eat in order to live so we might as well be good at it.
Read MoreFoods that may be triggering your migraine
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There is no mistaking if you are having a migraine. The excruciating, throbbing head pain usually occurring on one side, extreme sensitivity to light, touch, sounds or smells, blurred vision along with nausea or vomiting can go on for hours. The draining experience of one can be so exhausting that after the migraine has passed, a person may suffer from a “migraine hangover.”
Read MoreCan Cranberry Juice Treat a UTI?
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Over 150 million people will experience a urinary tract infection this year. Many of them will, upon diagnosis, race out to stock up on cranberry juice, a traditional ward against and treatment for UTI.
Read MoreEat these foods for a healthy liver
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Turmeric. Turmeric is an important spice for the liver. It supports enzymes in the liver which help rid the organ of harmful dietary toxins, such as carcinogens. Turmeric also promotes the production of bile in the liver, which helps our bodies digest fats in the small intestine.
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What is Kombucha?
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You may have been hearing a lot about kombucha, or seen it on the shelf at the supermarket or health food store. But do you actually know what this tea-like drink is? Kombucha is a fermented tea that is often marketed as a health drink. Because it is fermented, the tea has a distinct vinegary flavor.
Read More6 Zero Belly Carbs
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It seems we've been obsessed with cutting carbs in order to lose weight Of course protein and fiber matter for losing weight, but healthy carbs can do just the same. In reality, most of the vitamins and nutrients we need to burn fat as well as fiber to keep our stomachs flat are found in carbs. People are typically cutting carbs to lose weight, but typically this is water weight you are losing. So you might be battling the bloat, but you won't see any real results but just cutting carbs. The goal is not to lose water weight but to lose fat. The way to do this is more exercise, clean eating and smaller meals.
Read MoreAdults Favor Ban on Powdered Alcohol
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A new survey shows that the majority of adults favor the ban on powdered alcohol because it raises concerns about underage drinking. Here's what you need to know.
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