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3 Tips on Adding Flax to Your Diet

Flax is an oilseed similar to canola and sunflower being oilseeds. Flaxseeds are derived from flax.   Benefits of Adding Flax to Your Diet   There are many benefits associated with adding flax to your diet, which are derived from a different part of the flaxseed. The heart healthy fat content, the fiber, and the... Read moreChevron
posted 02/18/2012, comments (0)|
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Spirulina: The Super Food?

Are you familiar with spirulina? I've heard of this food being referred to as a super food, but I've not looked into it much until today. Let me share what I've learned. What is spirulina? Spirulina would be comparable to a sea vegetable such as kelp or wakame. It is both a human and animal food or supplement. Spirulina is a member of the... Read moreChevron
posted 12/17/2011, comments (0)|
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Portion Control at the Holidays: Will you succeed?

During the holidays it can be difficult to control how much we eat. When you attend gatherings with friends and there are all these new dishes you oftentimes want to sample some of everything. Then there are the desserts. . .how can you pass up on all these home cooked goodies?   It's not easy, but it's not impossible to stay on track.... Read moreChevron
posted 12/12/2011, comments (0)|
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C-Reactive Protein Better Predictor of Heart Attack

For quite awhile now, I've been encouraging you to look at more than just your standard cholesterol panel to assess your risk for heart disease. I'm going to share the findings of an expert panel that supports this need. In the Journal of Clinical Lipidology a panel of specialists concluded that patients considered at intermediate risk for heart... Read moreChevron
posted 11/27/2011, comments (0)|
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Apolipoprotein E and the Impact on Your Cholesterol

Are you someone that has followed a heart healthy diet "to the letter" and still struggled to lower blood pressure or cholesterol levels? If so, it's possible the diet didn't work for you due to your specific genetic makeup.   Mapping of the human genome (13 year project that identified all genes in human DNA) was completed by scientists in... Read moreChevron
posted 11/12/2011, comments (0)|
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