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Part IV: Do Plant-Based Diets Need Supplementing?
It's amazing how much the media and popular culture affect our health concerns . Oil in our diet is one example. For decades no one gave a thought to their fat intake. That changed in the sixties when the American Heart Association came out with...
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Part III: Do Plant-Based Diets Need Supplementing?
Iron. Iron is a necessary mineral in our diet that can be found in both meat and plants; however not all iron is created equal. Iron comes in two forms: heme iron which comes from animal products and non-heme iron which comes from plant sources. Whole...
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Can Low-Carb Diets Impair Brain Function?
Chances are, you have many friends or family members that have been lured into eating one of the many types of low-carb diets. These high animal protein, carbohydrate restrictive diets promise quick weight loss results without having to exert much...
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Suppress Cancer Cells With Onions and Garlic!
Do you frequently eat foods from the Allium family? This group includes onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, scallions, and green onions. If not, you may want to start including these foods as much as possible. Eating foods from the Allium family has shown...
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Do Cruciferous Veggies Impair Thyroid Function?
Cruciferous vegetables are known to be protective against thyroid cancer, as well as against breast, prostate, colorectal, bladder, and lung cancer. This beneficial effect of cruciferous vegetables is due to compounds called glucosinolates which the...
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Do our Food Choices Influence Hot Flashes?
Hot flashes are a classic symptom of menopause here in the United States. Understandably, many women have concerns regarding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to the increased risk of blood clots, strokes, heart disease, dementia, high blood...
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Overweight Girls at Risk of Early Puberty
Girls in the United States are entering puberty at younger and younger ages says a study published in Pediatrics . Breast development is the first marker of the onset of puberty in girls. Researchers documented that in 2010, 10.4% of seven-year-old...
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Eat Tomatoes for a Healthy Heart!
Red is a Heart-Healthy Color Red foods like tomatoes, watermelon, sweet red peppers, red grapefruit, and papaya all contain a powerful, heart-healthy carotenoid called lycopene. According to an article by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, You Say Tomato--We Say...
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Houseplants and Cheap Fillers Found in Supplements
According to an article written February 3, 2015 in The New York Times by Anahad O'Connor , many major retail supplements do not contain what they list on the label. They also contain ingredients that could be dangerous. "The New York State Attorney...
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Eat Orange to Fight Breast Cancer!
"Orange is the New Pink this Breast Cancer Awareness Month" Pink ribbons are everywhere - symbolizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Thousands of products are heavily marketed with the promise that a small portion will be donated to...
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10 Ways to Minimize Developing Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in American women and the second leading cause of death. It's estimated that 1 in every 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Although there are many factors which contribute to cancer, Dr. Joel...
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Healthfest Comes to Marshall Texas April 1-3
Be sure to mark your calendars for the weekend of April 1-3 for the upcoming Healthfest held in Marshall, Texas ! This festival is designed to transform lives through educational presentations, materials, work-out sessions, and cooking demonstrations....
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Rich Roll Discusses Protein for Athletes
Not a day goes by that Rich Roll isn't asked the same question, "But where do you get your protein?" Instead of getting his protein from steak, dairy, eggs and whey supplements like many athletes do, this 47-year old, accomplished vegan ultra-endurance...
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Colorectal Cancer Rising in Young Adults
A study published in JAMA Surgery documents a dramatic increase of colon and rectal cancer (CRC) among younger adults. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center predict that based on current trends, by 2030 the incidence rates of...
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Part V: Do Plant-Based Diets Need Supplementing?
Many of us worry about things that never crossed the minds of our great grandparents. Am I eating enough protein? Do I need more calcium to strengthen my bones? Will my iron stores get low? How can I ensure enough omega-3 in my diet? The modern...
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Are You "Dying" to Lose Weight?
High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets, such as the Atkins diet, have become very popular, but is it possible to safely lose weight on such a diet without damaging our health? Dr. Joel Fuhrman addresses this concern in his article, The Atkins Cancer...
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Is Raw or Cooked Food More Nutritious?
Raw plant food supplies many disease-fighting nutrients which also promote longevity, but are raw food diets more nutritious? According to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, consuming a raw diet is not more nutritious. He responds by saying, "Eating an exclusively...
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Meat Consumption Linked to Cancer in 1907
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in America, taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients each year. Despite over 40 years of scientific research dedicated to win the war on cancer, mortality rates continue to climb. Most people...
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Why do we Crave High Glycemic Foods?
When I do a lecture series, the last of my sessions is titled " Why We Do What We Do? " That's the fun one because I see hope on people's faces. Through the series, the audience has been listening intently. They've heard the science of eating plants...
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Using Diet to Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer in men is a hormone-dependent cancer; much like breast cancer is in women. Dr. Neal Barnard, president of The Cancer Project, does an excellent job of explaining what we can do to help prevent it as well as helping us fight it, for...
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