S.M.A.R.T. Steps To Achieving Optimal Health

Fitness

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S.M.A.R.T. Steps To Achieving Optimal Health

Are you considering making healthy changes in your life and are you hoping to do so over time incrementally? If so, please take your time reading through the following information helping you to understand how to healthily approach

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Evening Primrose Oil Benefits

Uncategorized

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Evening Primrose Oil Benefits

Evening primrose is a plant that is native to North America. The plant has historically been used medicinally to treat skin issues, such as bruising and wound healing. The oil extracted from evening primrose is a natural source

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4 Reasons to Avoid Hydrogenated Oils

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4 Reasons to Avoid Hydrogenated Oils

Hydrogenated oils offer many benefits to food manufacturers, chief of which are increased shelf life and low cost in comparison to animal fats. However, they are not necessarily a better choice for our health. Hydrogenated oils

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Vitamin D and Immune Function

Immunity

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Vitamin D and Immune Function

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which has been extensively studied in recent decades.  It is well-established in its importance in regulating blood levels of calcium in the body and bone; it is therefore extremely important

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Are Vitamin D Supplements Beneficial?

Joint & Bone

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Are Vitamin D Supplements Beneficial?

A review of research studies involving Vitamin D, recently published in theLancet, suggests that this essential nutrient may not be helpful in preventing cancer, diabetes, or heart disease (Autier, Boniol, Pizot, & Mullie, Dec

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Best Vitamins For Colds

Best Vitamins For Colds

There are many advertisements directing the public to vitamin and mineral supplements for the prevention and decreased duration of seasonal colds and flu.  But these advertisements are often for products that are neither effective

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Optimal Fat Burn: Pro Tips Just For Men

Men's Health

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Optimal Fat Burn: Pro Tips Just For Men

Okay men, here are some quick tips straight from the pro’s that will help you burn fat and get lean quick. So let’s not waste any time and get down to the facts! Swap out fruit for vegetables. Vegetables give you the nutrients

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A Low FODMAP Diet for IBS

Digestion IBS Support

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A Low FODMAP Diet for IBS

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is considered a functional disorder, so there is no test for diagnosis. IBS includes a complex mixture of symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea and abdominal pain that is accompanied by periods of

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Reduce Your Risk for Prostate Cancer

Men's Health

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Reduce Your Risk for Prostate Cancer

What is the prostate and what is prostate cancer? The prostate is a gland found only in the male body and it is responsible for producing some of the fluid in semen. Simply put, cancer can occur in any part of the body when cells

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Love Your Liver’s Ability to Detox

Kidney & Liver

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Love Your Liver’s Ability to Detox

The liver is the largest organ in the body and has many functions. Think of it like a processing mega-center.The intake and distribution of nutrients occurs in the liver and it also is the detox hub of the body. Love your liver:

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Calcium Oxalate Stones Diet

Kidney & Liver

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Calcium Oxalate Stones Diet

Kidney stones are small crystalline formations within the kidney. There are different types of kidney stones and your doctor can tell you what type you have. Depending on the type you have the dietary recommendations will vary.

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