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Articles categorized under Heart Health

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Why Eating According To The Food Guide, Does More Harm Than Good

Probably since we can remember as little children in early grade school, we were shown those colorful charts that represent our nation’s “food guide”. A food guide is supposed to give us the basic foundation and guidelines of what to… Read and discuss

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You Can Thank High Protein and High Sodium Diets For Your Bone Loss

Milk campaigns are still running strong today, as cases of osteoporosis keep rising worldwide. But somewhere along the way, somebody has to ask “why are the populations who consume the most dairy, also the ones with some of the… Read and discuss

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Movie Review: Simply Raw – Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

Diabetes is on the rise in our populations today. The CDC estimates that about 8% of all Americans have diabetes, and in Canada estimates are at about 5% of diagnosed cases. In both countries estimates of undiagnosed cases range much… Read and discuss

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Going Behind The Scenes Of The Food We Are Told To Eat By The News Media

Okay so has the news media and all the advice of what to eat gotten to you yet? We are constantly bombarded with advice on eating this and eating that, but very seldom are we told of why we should…. Read and discuss

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10 Guidelines to Prevent a Stroke Naturally

With May being Stroke Awareness Month, we examined what really is a stroke and what are its effects in the article entitled “A Quick Guide to Understanding Strokes“. In this article, we will look at how to empower ourselves and… Read and discuss

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A Quick Guide to Understanding Strokes

May is Stroke Awareness Month and hence in the following article, I want to take an opportunity to explain what exactly is a stroke, what are the signs of a stroke, how a stroke is diagnosed and what are its… Read and discuss

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15 Reasons Why You May Want to Reconsider Eating Meat

We have no doubt all heard the statement “You are what you eat.” Well, while some of us at least somewhat realize what that statement means and the ramifications of it on our health, it is still uncommon for… Read and discuss

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Fuyu Persimmon: A Fruit From the Gods

It is no surprise to hear that fruits are good for us and that we should eat them. But it may come as a surprise to many to know just how many different, unique and nutritionally dense fruits there… Read and discuss

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Sleep Aware Series – Part 3: How Much Sleep do We Need?

The question of how much we need to or should sleep is one that has plagued many of us on numerous occasions. This is also an area of health and science that has been vigorously studied and explored… Read and discuss

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Review: Ancient Minerals Transdermal Magnesium Products

A transdermal magnesium product that may prevent and heal many health conditions naturally, as well as enhance overall good health…. Read and discuss

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Movie Review: A Delicate Balance

An outstanding health documentary that exposes the hard truth of what our animal eating habits are doing to our health and the health of the Earth…. Read and discuss

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Healthy Lifestyle Expo 2007 Conference DVD Set

An amazing health resource, full of scientific and mind-blowing information, facts and figures that will help you get and stay healthy for life!… Read and discuss

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Weight Gain, Weight Loss

In the latest research conducted and published in the Nature Neuroscience Online Journal, scientists conducted studies on the brain’s complex neurocircuitry and its role in maintaining energy balance that leads to weight gain and weight loss. News like this is… Read and discuss

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Excess Drinking Linked to Metabolic Syndrome

Well this is not the first and definitely not the last article that I will be writing about alcohol. By now most of you know my stance where alcohol and optimal health are concerned and that is the fact that… Read and discuss

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Get To Know Vitamin D

In recent years there has been a tremendous increase in the awareness and use of vitamins and minerals. Although there have been many new discoveries on how our body metabolizes and deals with these micronutrients, we are far from knowing… Read and discuss

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10 Guidelines for a Long and Healthy Life

A few months ago, Evolving Wellness featured a 5 Part Series on How to Live a Long and Healthy Life, based on the documentary “How to Live to 101” by Horizon BBC. The documentary introduced us to 3 populations of… Read and discuss

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Ecological and Health Impacts of our Modern Diet

I have just come accross a phenomenal video from TED.com that I am thrilled to share with you here on Evolving Wellness. This video features Mark Bittman, who is a famous author, journalist and television personality and whose main passion… Read and discuss