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I’m determined to turn my oven on as little as possible this summer. I’m having enough of a hard time keeping the house cool considering the soaring southern summer temps without adding fuel to the fire. So in my search for another cool, nutritious salad, I have discovered this recipe gem… And you only need a handful of ingredients to put together this chickpea, avocado and feta salad. Besides being…
If you want to see every woman in the room cringe, just bring up one of the most common and uncomfortable women’s health issues around — the dreaded urinary tract infection (UTI Of course, men get them too. But women are much more likely to experience the burning bladder pain of a UTI. In fact, 60 percent of women will have a UTI at some point in their lifetime. But…
There are a lot of ways to keep your memory and cognitive abilities operating smoothly as you age. You can try the MIND diet — a hybrid between the Mediterranean diet and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet—which involves eating whole grains, leafy greens, veggies, nuts, berries, beans, olive oil and wine. It’s been shown in several studies to improve your cognitive abilities and reduce your risk of…
If you’re a coffee lover, you can breathe a sigh of relief because it’s official — coffee doesn’t cause cancer. The World Health Organization has finally taken coffee off of its list of possible carcinogens after 25 years because the evidence just isn’t there. In fact, the latest evidence tells you the opposite — that coffee is good for your health. Research shows that coffee protects you from certain cancers…
Calcium is an essential nutrient and many people, particularly women, take supplements to ward off osteoporosis. But calcium appears to lead another life — one that appears to contribute to the formation of arterial plaque and other factors that lead to heart disease. A German study, published in 2012, found a surprising link between calcium supplements and an increased risk of heart disease in women. The study looked at 24,000…
If you’re one of the millions of Americans plagued with paralyzing anxiety, you may feel like you’re at a loss to find real relief for what can be a paralyzing condition… People with anxiety often feel socially isolated. Some even have suicidal thoughts. Anxiety also increases your risk of physical health problems, like irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease and dementia, just to name a few. But if you turn to…
Hormones influence pretty much every critical function in your body — your metabolism, your fertility, your biological clock, your mood, your immune system… the list goes on and on. But one of your hormones’ most important jobs is telling your cells when and how they should multiply. As you can imagine, this is a big responsibility. One misguided move by your hormones and you could have a cancerous tumor on…
Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! I don’t feel the need to include meat in every meal. I’m fortunate that my children appreciate vegetables and seem to truly enjoy them as much as I do. Cooking a meatless meal seems less intensive, and I don’t have to worry about thawing…
Robin, age 50, is like many women who suffer from classic symptoms of low estrogen and progesterone. So she asked her doctor to check her hormone levels. The problem? Her primary care physician simply “does not believe” in hormone balancing. Her doctor told Robin that menopause is normal at her age, and to feel bad from it is just part of life. Acceptable? Not in my book! Let me share…
If you want a deliciously quick bite of more than three dozen natural chemicals that lower the risk of both cancer and heart problems, all you need is a frying pan, olive oil, onion, garlic, tomato, thyme and bay leaf. Those ingredients are the cancer-fighting makings of sofrito — sometimes referred to as a base for many dishes and also as a style of cooking that originated in Spain dating…