Cheerios is a Drug??
No kidding … a drug. That is, according to the FDA. In fact, General Mills has been told to change the marketing of its popular Cheerios whole grain cereal, as …
Cheerios is a Drug?? Read MoreMediterranean Diet Lowers Blood Pressure
The Mediterranean Dietary approach can help lower blood pressure. This, according to this report published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, adherence to this way of eating was associated …
Mediterranean Diet Lowers Blood Pressure Read MoreAcupuncture (who knows why?) Eases Back Pain
This really makes no sense. Sticking needles into your skin along the “meridians” that allegedly course through your body. But here’s the issue: knowing WHY something works is not a …
Acupuncture (who knows why?) Eases Back Pain Read MoreWhat The World Eats
This series of pictures is stunning. It shows both WHAT the people of the world eat, and HOW MUCH they eat in one week. You have GOT to see this. …
What The World Eats Read MoreBlueberry Sauce
Yields 2 cups You’ll Need · 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed if necessary) · ¼ cup orange juice · ¼ cup water · 2 Tablespoons sugar …
Blueberry Sauce Read MoreFresh Fruit Dip
You’ll Need: · 8 ounces plain yogurt · 1Tablespoon honey · Grated peel of a half an orange Directions In a small bowl, combine yogurt, honey and orange peel. …
Fresh Fruit Dip Read MoreRobo Calls Actually LOWER Blood Pressure?
Normally your blood pressure shoots up when you answer your phone to hear a campaign ad or sales call for something absurd. But the American Heart Association is now telling …
Robo Calls Actually LOWER Blood Pressure? Read MoreSwine Flu Lessons
Swine flu. Yes, definitely heard of it. But, what is it, really? Should I be worried, really? Dr. Charles Ericsson gives this primer — everything you needed to know — …
Swine Flu Lessons Read MoreLavender Lemonade
Yields Approximately Ten One Cup Servings You’ll Need 2 ½ Tablespoons dried lavender 1 tray of ice cubes 2 cups boiling water ½ cup sugar The juice from 8 lemons …
Lavender Lemonade Read MoreSalt By Stealth
Eat less salt, lower your risk of heart failure. We know this, but are often not coached very well on how to achieve it. For example, in this research report, …
Salt By Stealth Read MoreBoring News
Yawn. Ho-hum. Here it is again. Another study to confirm that the Mediterranean diet basically rules. Now the Archives of Internal Medicine weighs in to show that the Mediterranean diet …
Boring News Read MoreHard News For Soft Drinks
We have it on good authority …. The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is calling for a new era of beverage formulation. We need less sugar in our drinks. …
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