February is heart month. The American Heart Association, joined by others across the United States places special emphasis on stopping heart disease and lowering risk for all Americans. The battle is far from over as Heart Disease remains the...
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Vitamin C, Is It Beneficial or Possibly Harmful?
Vitamin C was once thought to be a great supplement for preventing colds and for general good health. However, new studies are showing this might now be the case. The evidence suggest that vitamin C has no effect on the incidence of colds,...
Add These Super Foods to Your Diet
So have you ever wondered how you could create a list of foods that are completely healthy and not the norm? There are many great food choices around you daily but if you don’t know what they are you will continue to eat the same stuff. Why not say...
Is Southern Cuisine a Recipe for Stroke and Heart Attack?
While it might taste good traditional southern cooking has been linked to more heart attacks and stroke. Researchers were trying to determine why Southerners have a 20 percent higher stroke risk and why stroke risk is higher among blacks. “In...
Research Shows Belly Fat Increases Mortality, Find Out How to Elimintate Belly Fat for Good.
Researchers are showing that belly fat is a predictor of a shortened life expectancy in men and women. In a recent study published in the American College of Cardiology Feb. 2013 the following finding were noted, “In patients with Coronary...
How to Choose Foods That Can Put You in Control of Your Diabetes
When you experience diabetes it seems like you spend a lot of time learning about what not to do and what you cannot eat. Many of the pastas, potatoes and things you may have grown up with have suddenly become not so good for you. It’s...