Best advice on kicking your soda habit

Best advice on kicking your soda habit

All sugar offers is calories and that’s it. And excessive sugar consumption appears to have a role in causing inflammation in the body putting you in harm’s way of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease, arthritis, and autoimmune disorders.

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Why you should stop drinking sugary beverages

Why you should stop drinking sugary beverages

Sugary beverages – sodas, lemonades, fruit punch, sports and energy drinks – are all a ubiquitous part of the American culture and yet, how many of us realize just how damaging to our health they really are?

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Eggs are no longer a nutritional no-no

Eggs are no longer a nutritional no-no

Most of us know eggs are a good source of protein.  One egg contains 6 grams of high-quality protein meaning it has easily digestible protein containing all nine essential amino acids needed for protein synthesis. 

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Best foods to boost red blood cells

Best foods to boost red blood cells

The most abundant cells in human blood are red blood cells.  These cells contain hemoglobin which is an iron-rich protein giving blood its distinctive red color and is responsible for carrying oxygen in the blood throughout our body. 

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Cranberry juice – a cure-all for UTIs or not?

Cranberry juice – a cure-all for UTIs or not?

The burning, stinging, and constant need to pee is just about as annoying as it gets.  One of the more well-known “cures” and a go-to folk medicine for this condition has been the use of drinking cranberry juice.

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