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A blog about nutrition, healthy eating, and health food. It summarizes articles in the news, lists healthy recipes, offers tips and personal feedback on healthy eating, and reports on nutritional research.
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Maqui Berry Review
I recently sampled some Maqui berry products from the company Novelle. Maqui berries grow in rainforest regions of Chile and Argentina and are harvested by native Mapuche indian families. The dark purple Maqui berry is also referred to as the Chilean...
Fill Up on Antioxidants with Fresh Smoothies
I try my best to fill up with antioxidant- and nutrient-rich food all year long, but I pay special attention to eating plenty of them during the Winter months when everyone seems to get sick. One of the easiest ways to get your daily dose of antioxid...
Pomepure Pomegranate Juice
The marketing team for Pomepure pomegranate juice recently sent me a sample bottle to try out and review. I happily agreed, because I LOVE pomegranate juice! Pomepure is 100% all natural pomegranate juice with NO artificial coloring, additives, added...
Cut Belly Fat w/ Tart Cherries
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Cut Belly Fat w/ Tart Cherries Natural News posted a new cherry study from the University of Michigan. Researchers found that adding tart cherries to your diet may help reduce your risk of cardi...
Wine May Reduce Your Risk of Esophageal Cancer
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Wine May Reduce Your Risk of Esophageal Cancer Researchers from Kaiser Permanente in California found that drinking a glass of wine every day could reduce your risk of developing Barrett’s...
Honey May Relieve Sinusitis
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Honey May Relieve Sinusitis USC University Hospital reports that honey could help reduce chronic sinusitis. An in-vitro lab study conducted at the University of Ottawa found that the “natu...
Strawberries Help Reduce Cholesterol Damage
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Strawberries Help Reduce Cholesterol Damage Researchers at the University of Toronto recently completed a new study on strawberries and their effect on cholesterol. The study looked at 28 men an...
HFCS…Still Scary
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food HFCS…Still Scary High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a hot topic. After receiving more and more public backlash, The Corn Refiners Association created a new campaign and website to apparent...
Cancer-Busting Berries
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Cancer-Busting Berries This weekend I was reading one of my favorite magazines Body + Soul, and I stumbled on some new research about berries. In a study published in the Cancer Research journal...
Reduce Your Risk - Esophageal Cancer
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Reduce Your Risk - Esophageal Cancer Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California published a new study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. They found that eating a diet high ...
Honey to the Rescue
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Honey to the Rescue Well, I got completely knocked down with a cold this past weekend and I’m finally starting to feel normal again. Even though I was scarfing down vegetables last week, m...
New Açaí Berry Research
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food New Açaí Berry Research New research on the açaí berry was recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. A team of scientists from Texas AgriLife Research conducted t...
LOHF on Blog Carnivals!
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food LOHF on Blog Carnivals! Hey there! Here’s a quick post to let you know that Laurel on Health Food made it on two blog carnivals this week. My post “Have Diabetes? Drink Cocoa” ...
Did We Forget About Cranberries?
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Did We Forget About Cranberries? New research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirmed that cranberries are packed with antioxidants. The study measured the amount o...
25% of Americans Lacking B6
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food 25% of Americans Lacking B6 A recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that 25% of Americans are not getting enough vitamin B6. That’s a big scary number ...
Diary of My Fruits and Veggies
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Diary of My Fruits and Veggies If you really think about it, how many servings of fruits and vegetables do you actually eat every day? Most recent recommendations say we should aim for about eig...
Go Ahead, Eat These Fruit Peels
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Go Ahead, Eat These Fruit Peels Women’s Health posted a fun slideshow of five fruits that have potent nutrition in the peels. Many people only like the soft or juicy insides of fruit, but ...
Pomegranate Juice Improves Fertility
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Pomegranate Juice Improves Fertility Women’s Health Magazine reported on a new study from the journal Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that pomegranate juice improved fertility marker...
Earth Day Challenge: Eat an Organic Meal
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Earth Day Challenge: Eat an Organic Meal Happy Earth Day! On this holiday, my challenge is for all of us to eat at least one organic meal or food item today. EarthDinner.org wrote these strong p...
Steam It!
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food Steam It! You’ve probably heard that steaming vegetables is more nutritious than boiling them because fewer nutrients are lost in the water. But, some recent research is showing that ste...
What’s Up Doc?
This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food What’s Up Doc? Natural News says a new study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry concluded that a phytonutrient in carrots, falcarinol, can reduce your risk of cancer by a th...
Heart-Healthy Strawberries
The Harvard Medical School released new research that shows strawberries may help reduce your risk of heart disease. In a study of over 27,000 women’s dietary intake, those who ate the most strawberries had lower blood levels of C-reactive pro...
Easy Antioxidants with Berry Smoothies
As you probably know, berries are packed with cancer-fighting, cholesterol-reducing, anti-aging benefits (to name a few). It’s so convenient when you buy them frozen because they keep so much longer and usually cost less. Veggie Chic caught my ...
The Top 8 Foods to Make You Feel Younger in ‘08
Everyone wants to feel younger. We all wish we had more energy, looked better, and had more time to get our health on the right track. So, I reviewed tons of research and came up with the following list of foods that will help you feel younger this y...
Improve Health in 90 Seconds
MSNBC recently posted a great article on how you can improve your health in 90 seconds. I organized their tips in the following table. WANT PROOF? Fight cancer - Research from Cornell University found that natural chemicals in apple peels can inhibi...
10 Foods You Should Really Try
Men’s Health Magazine produced a list of “The Ten Best Foods You Aren’t Eating“. Here are their choices for the superfoods that rarely make it into our shopping carts-but should. The article also contains helpful information a...
Toast to This!
Cooking Light Magazine says the antioxidants found in wine vary with the year and region. However, two nutritional benefits of wine remain constant: Potassium - helps maintain the body’s fluid balance Alcohol - may help raise HDL (good) choles...
Grape Juice Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer
A study in the Journal of Medicinal Foods found that drinking grape juice may reduce your risk of breast cancer. EatingFabulous.com wrote that the Concord grape extract in purple Welch’s 100% Grape Juice has “breast cancer chemopreventive p...
Study Shows Blueberries Can Lower Cholesterol
SeattlePI.com reports that a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that a compound in blueberries (pterostilbene) may help lower cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs with fewer side effects. The research chemist, Ag...
Its Cherry Season!
DentalPlans.com reports that 3 1/2 ounces of raw cherries has 70 calories, 2 grams of fiber, vitamin C, potassium, and a high water content (weight does not include pits). A study published by the Agricultural Research Service showed that antioxidant...
