Archive for the ‘Vitamins’ Category

Smart Living: Frozen Diet Food

17th February 2010 by admin No Comments

In our quest to lose weight, we often lean on convenience to help push us along. Smart Living takes a look at those diet frozen dinners and how a simple fix can actually improve your chances for losing weight.
One of the best ways to lose weight is portion control, and that’s just what those frozen [...]

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Diet, Nutrients Key to Warding Off Heart Disease

27th January 2010 by admin No Comments

Salmon is a great source of Omega-3s, leafy greens are one of the best ways to get magnesium in your diet, and berries are a great source of soluble fiber.
KEY NUTRIENTS | Eating right can help cut risks of cardiovascular disease
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January 26, 2010

BY MONIFA THOMAS mjthomas@suntimes.com

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Vitamin D May Improve Melanoma Survival

29th September 2009 by admin No Comments

Higher levels of vitamin D are linked to less severe, less deadly melanoma lesions in people with skin cancer, new research suggests.
The findings provide more support for the idea that vitamin D is crucial to skin health. Many Americans, however, don’t get enough of it, perhaps because they limit sun [...]

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Q. Could Low Iron, Protein Contribute to Soreness After Exercise?

19th July 2009 by admin 3 Comments

A. Getting sore after every workout could be due to issues of training or one’s diet. Assuming that you are training smart, i.e. with a steady pattern, regular rest and good biomechanics, then dietary deficiencies may be involved. One can certainly be a vegetarian and a high-level athlete.
There are many examples of outstanding athletes who [...]

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Is That Right? One A Day with Selenium And Prostate Cancer

20th June 2009 by admin No Comments

The food-industry watchdog organization Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has set its sights — not in a good way — on Bayer One A Day Men’s vitamins for the company’s claim that the selenium in those supplements helps protect against prostate cancer.
An ad for Bayer’s One A Day Men’s notes that there [...]

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