Share Image via Wikipedia As moms, it is easy to feel guilty that we aren’t doing all we can do for our kids. We are overwhelmed with responsibilities from working outside the home, to chores around the house, to paying bills, to getting kids to school and activities. It is no wonder we are...
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Tags: Childhood obesity, Health, healthy children, healthy kids, Physical exercise
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Share Gwyneth Paltrow, age 37, admits she may have Osteopenia (the precursor to Osteoporosis.) Speculations are that her “crazy diets” and excessive exercise programs may be the culprit. Doctors said her vitamin D levels were some of the lowest seen and may be due to her low intake of dairy products. Read full story...
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Share Image via Wikipedia According to the CDC, 9 out of 10 Americans are eating too much salt, nearly double the amounts recommended. You may be surprised to find out the source is not the salt shaker. The dietary guidelines recommend no more than 2300 mg of sodium per day. The CDC study found...
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Share According to a blog post at Science Daily a new twin study showed that eating a Mediterranean Style Diet may improve heart function. That’s good news! I love eating Mediterranean style foods. Click below to read the summary article. Mediterranean-Style Diet Improves Heart Function, Twin Study Shows Come back and read the Mayo...
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Share Image by PinCheck via Flickr When I was teenager, my mom had her first skin cancer. That’s when I began to take an interest in prevention. So for all of my adult life, I have been careful to observe safety tips. I’m the odd ball at the beach who hangs out early morning...
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Share Image via Wikipedia Wow, I was just reading this article at Life Mojo and thought my readers needed to read this. I mean how many times have we thought we were eating healthy, but really weren’t. On the list: salads, milk, diet drinks, smoothies??? This article lists the food and why they are...
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Share Image via Wikipedia Now this is a study I’ve been waiting for, an excuse to drink coffee. For years, I denied myself caffeine due to all the negative studies that I read about it hurting your immune system, blah, blah, blah. Then new studies started springing up and I allowed myself to start...
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Share The Shaklee Difference™ by Shaklee Corporation Shaklee Joint Health Complex* How can one make an informed choice in today’s market place? Rely on Shaklee. In the case of Joint Health Complex*, we don’t just add glucosamine because consumers are aware of the importance of this key ingredient. We formulate the supplement to provide...
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Tags: Arthritis, Cartilage, cat's claw, Chondroitin, Glucosamine, Health, Nutrition, Shaklee, Shaklee Joint Health Complex, Shopping, wellness
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Share Jamie Oliver tries to convince 18 people to change their eating habits to change their lives. Medical professional shows them the insides of cadavers to educate them on people who have eaten themselves to death. Shocking, but necessary for us to see that we do have a choice. Over the last 30 years,...
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Share Image via Wikipedia FUELING EXTRAORDINARY FEATS OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE PLEASANTON, Calif., March 5, 2010 – Shaklee Corporation, the leading natural nutrition company in the U.S., would like to congratulate the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding for taking home an astounding 21 medals, including six Gold medals at the Games in Vancouver. Since...
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