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Six Possible Remedies for Dry Winter Skin

There are numerous reasons to loathe the winter months, not the least of which involves bone-chilling temperatures. Blizzards and snowstorms can make travel all but impossible, and colds and viruses tend to fester in the long stretch between fall ,,,

Environment, Medical Conditions, The Human Body

Tea Time! Comparing the Benefits of Four Types of Tea

While tea is often considered to be more of an English drink, Americans are also fond of this well-known beverage; in 2015 alone, US consumers downed over 3.6 billion gallons of tea. Given it’s popularity, researchers have spent a ,,,

Diet & Nutrition, Medical Conditions

Could Fixing a Defective Enzyme Curb Alcohol Abuse?

Alcohol abuse is a major problem in the United States; according to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, misuse of alcoholic beverages cost the United States nearly $250 billion in 2010 alone. As troubling as these figures ,,,

Medical Conditions, The Human Body

Why Diet Soda Might be Especially Bad for Older Adults

The appeal of diet soda is fairly obvious ‒ the amount of calories in diet soft drinks is far smaller than their non-diet counterparts. Unfortunately, research has found that these drinks may actually do more harm than good. In ,,,

Diet & Nutrition

Smoothie Cleanse: A Health Transformation?

Book Review: 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse Author: JJ Smith $12.35, Adiva Publishing, 167 [dropcap]<br /> [/dropcap]If you are looking to lose weight, increase your energy, have mental clarity, better sleep and digestion, or less bloating, the 10-Day Green Smoothie ,,,

Book Reviews, Diet & Nutrition

Six Important Nutrients for Seniors

It’s no secret that aging presents the body with various challenges, ranging from declining mental sharpness to thickening waistlines to increasingly stubborn aches and pains. As if seniors didn’t have enough to be concerned about, age also makes it ,,,

Diet & Nutrition

Why Nutrition Labels Might Get a Makeover

Virtually every product we purchase at the grocery store has one thing in common – a nutrition label. This isn’t a coincidence; the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 mandated that products carry labels with specific information, such ,,,

Diet & Nutrition

Are There Cancer-Causing Ingredients in Your Soda?

It’s fairly obvious why soda has no place in a healthy diet. For starters, many non-diet sodas are brimming with calories; a can of soda has roughly 150 calories, whereas a 20 ounce bottle has in the neighborhood of ,,,

Diet & Nutrition, Medical Conditions

Five Surprising Triggers for Weight Gain

Weight gain is usually attributed to a combination of poor diet and lack of exercise. For most people, an expanding waistline can indeed be blamed on these two factors. This isn’t true for everyone, however; despite getting regular physical ,,,

Diet & Nutrition, Medical Conditions

Eating Smart While Eating Out

Regardless of whether the economy is booming or mired in recession, a large number of consumers can be counted on to patronize restaurants. The amount of money spent eating out is quite imposing; in December 2012, the National Restaurant ,,,

Diet & Nutrition

Beverages

Six Possible Remedies for Dry Winter Skin

Tea Time! Comparing the Benefits of Four Types of Tea

Could Fixing a Defective Enzyme Curb Alcohol Abuse?

Why Diet Soda Might be Especially Bad for Older Adults

Smoothie Cleanse: A Health Transformation?

Six Important Nutrients for Seniors

Why Nutrition Labels Might Get a Makeover

Are There Cancer-Causing Ingredients in Your Soda?

Five Surprising Triggers for Weight Gain

Eating Smart While Eating Out

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