Bypass Food Reactions – Learn How to Read Food Labels

via Alternative Medicine and Natural Health

If you are a regular food label reader, did you know that even the most diligent scanning can still result in food reactions? If you have problems with gluten or dairy, those supposed gluten-free and dairy-free foods still may have some type of enzyme or chemical [...]

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Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders

Wave of disabilities could overburden health-care system, researchers fear
 

(HealthDay News) — Baby boomers in the United States may enter their 60s with far more physical disabilities than previous generations, which could spell trouble for an already overburdened health-care system.
That’s the finding of University of California, Los Angeles researchers who analyzed data from the 1988 and [...]

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Healthy Recipes Can Ward Off Headaches

By Debby Maugans

Years ago, before my children were born, I went on a press trip to Seville and Madrid, Spain.  Several food writers and editors were flown over, wined and dined, and put up in posh hotels by the Spanish Olive Growers Association.  After 5 days and nights of incredible tours, meals, and [...]

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Good Sleepers More Likely to Eat Right

Adequate shuteye is linked to healthier food choices in study
 

 (HealthDay News) — Getting enough sleep can help you make healthier food choices, researchers say.
The new study included 542 male motor freight workers, who often work long hours and have irregular shifts. The average age of the participants was 49, and 83 percent were white.
The researchers [...]

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5 Ways to Snap Yourself Back into a Good Mood

via livewell360.com
We all have those moments. You know, where Captain Cranky Pants sneaks up behind us, and wedding sacks (Borat reference) us from behind, taking us from what was a great mood, to a mood of just plain blah or worse.
No matter the reason – whether it stemmed from something that someone else said or [...]

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Look at Your Nails!

Health Tip: Nails Can Reveal Your Health A doctor should examine them carefully
– Diana Kohnle
 
(HealthDay News) — It’s important to pay attention to changes in your nails, as they can indicate an underlying health problem.
The American Academy of Dermatology says the condition of your nails could indicate possible:

Liver disease, which may be characterized by whitening [...]

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The Beautiful Grape

Red-Grape Compound May Improve Diabetes But so far resveratrol works only as an injection into the brain of mice, study finds
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter

 (HealthDay News) — New research provides further insight into how a health-boosting compound found in red grapes may help the body fend off type [...]

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Improve Memory with Ginkgo Biloba

Improve Memory with Ginkgo Biloba

via Lucky Blog – The LuckyVitamin.com Health & Wellness Blog on 10/16/09
“I don’t remember”. How many times have you said this sentence? Multiple times, that’s for sure. But let’s think about the past month or even just the past week? If you continue to say it periodically, you could benefit [...]

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The Workout Buddy: Creatine

The Workout Buddy: Creatine

via Lucky Blog – The LuckyVitamin.com Health & Wellness Blog on 10/26/09
Creatine is one of the most popular sports supplements on the market but some people don’t even know what it is. Discovered in 1832, creatine monohydrate gets its name from the Greek word for flesh, Kreas and is a nitrogenous [...]

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Shape Up If You Want To Avoid Golf Injuries

Injuries are very common with any type of sport. You can often avoid getting injured in a particular sport, however, by finding out what injury is most likely to occur, and then taking precautions to avoid it. Naturally, there’s no guarantee that, even then, you won’t get injured. That’s why it is beneficial for you [...]

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