Anti-inflammatory GLA helps clear your skin and can even relieve PMS.
Do you blush easily? Have small, red bumps on your face? Or irritated, crusty eyes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have rosacea.
Up to 100 million people worldwide do, says the International Rosacea Foundation. Most at risk are people with fair skin, light-colored hair and eyes, particularly women between 30 and 60—especially if you're undergoing perimenopause or menopause. It's no wonder that rosacea is one of the leading topics on dermatology websites.
A chronic condition, rosacea occurs when… Continue reading Categories
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February 28th, 2011Anti-inflammatory GLA helps clear your skin and can even relieve PMS.
Do you blush easily? Have small, red bumps on your face? Or irritated, crusty eyes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have rosacea.
Up to 100 million people worldwide do, says the International Rosacea Foundation. Most at risk are people with fair skin, light-colored hair and eyes, particularly women between 30 and 60—especially if you're undergoing perimenopause or menopause. It's no wonder that rosacea is one of the leading topics on dermatology websites.
A chronic condition, rosacea occurs when… Continue reading Can Your Cell Phone Create Brain Damage?
February 25th, 2011
Even low-level radiation from mobile phones zaps the brain.
This just in: Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports that simply holding an activated cell phone next to your head for less than an hour (50 minutes to be exact) changes brain metabolism—and you don't even need to be talking on your phone!
Nora Volkow, MD, lead researcher of the National Institutes of Health and the Brookhaven Nation Lab team that reported the study, said in JAMA that the "regions expected to have the greatest absorption of RF-EMFs from the cell… Continue reading The Earthing Phenomenon
February 23rd, 2011
"Vitamin G" reduces stress, promotes sleep, and relieves inflammation.
As a pioneer in the US cable TV industry, Clint Ober was intimately familiar with the role of grounding to protect the integrity and clarity of transmissions. After his retirement, Ober began to wonder if there was any need for humans, like all electrical systems—including cable TV—to be grounded in order to function effectively. He had suddenly become aware that most humans wear shoes with plastic or rubber soles that insulated them form the earth's natural electrical field, the same field that provides the stable… Continue reading Did a Deficiency Make You Do It?
February 21st, 2011
A lack of zinc in your diet may be making you aggressive.
Several years ago I ran across a fascinating article in Psychology Today which focused on the origin of violent behavior. Was it nature or nutrition? Could the underlying cause be in one’s upbringing or in their genes? Or just maybe it could be some type of nutritional imbalance.
Taking the nutritional stance was William Walsh, Ph.D. and his team at the Health Research Institute in Illinois. Walsh and his colleagues published a study in Physiology & Behavior (1997)… Continue reading Detox Dimply Fat
February 18th, 2011
Get your lymph moving and shed cellulite.
Every second of every day, your body's cells are producing waste products—and dying. Bacteria, cancer cells, environmental toxins, and other harmful agents are also moving throughout your body.
Lymph is a clear fluid that carries these unwanted wastes away from the cells, produces immune protectors, and collects digested fat from the food we eat—depositing it directly into the bloodstream—bypassing the liver. Another superb organ of detoxification, the lymph channels are your body's drainage system.
A complex network of needle-thin tubes carries lymph fluid (filled with fat globules, toxins… Continue reading Age-Defying Energy Strategy
February 16th, 2011
Think and feel young—at any age.
Years ago when I was nutritional director at the Pritikin Longevity Center, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of distinguished individuals—ambassadors, celebrities, CEOs, and former government officials who had traveled the world. I became intrigued by glowing reports from many of these people about an amazing anti-aging therapy.
Not only did they report increased energy and mental clarity, but they also showed clear signs of youthfulness—graying hair returning to its natural color, better skin and stronger nails, fewer… Continue reading Sweetheart Recipe for V-Day
February 14th, 2011
Two tasty "super" foods help protect your heart—without packing on pounds.
Who doesn't like chocolate? New research puts it right up there with acai and blueberries as a "super" fruit. You may be delighted to know that dark chocolate has significantly more antioxidants and flavonoids than the juice of these fruits.
In fact, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study found that chocolate is linked to lower incidence of coronary heart disease. After following almost 5,000 Americans 25 and older, scientists concluded that eating dark chocolate is clearly heart healthy.
Phenol-rich chocolate… Continue reading Rekindle Romance
February 11th, 2011
The "uber" hormone that can put the spark back in your love life.
For Valentine's Day, a candlelight dinner and a bottle of bubbly can certainly enhance romance. But to spark up the old libido, you may want something much more powerful.
Known as the "mother of all hormones," Pregnenolone may be the ultimate building block for all your other hormones—from estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone to cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).
This precursor hormone not only enhances sexuality, but it also helps to combat aging, lower cholesterol, boost energy, improve memory and mood, detoxify cells in… Continue reading Curb Cravings for Weight Loss that Lasts
February 9th, 2011
Two metabolism boosters help shed pounds—and protect your heart.
Most diets share one basic flaw: You get hungry. To make matters even worse, your metabolism—programmed for millennia to prevent starvation and ensure the survival of the species—slows down, making weight loss even harder to achieve.
No wonder that between 60 and 70% of American adults are overweight or obese—and at increased risk for heart disease! And 105 million have diabetes or prediabetes (blood sugar imbalances) due to this national epidemic.
Instead of counting calories and trying—unsuccessfully—to starve yourself, you can keep your body's metabolic fires… Continue reading Iron Is a Double-Edged Mineral
February 7th, 2011
Are you on iron overload?
Too little can cause anemia—but too much can lead to atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular problems. Unlike other minerals, excess iron is not excreted from the body. Instead, it's stored in the tissues, accelerating iron overload indefinitely.
When excess iron builds up in the heart, this all-important muscle gets damaged. About 10% of Americans—or over a million people—have a genetic predisposition for iron overload, making them especially vulnerable to this kind of heart trouble.
Menopausal women—as well as men at any age—can also build up excess iron. While lower levels of… Continue reading 
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