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With all the different options on grocery store shelves, it can be hard to know which milk is the best for you and your family. TODAY nutritionist joy Bauer has helpful tips for sorting out the differences between skim, soy and other choices facing moms.
- with the exception for kids, people should stick to skim or 1% milk.

Read more …Choosing the best milk for your family - NBC (video)

'we now know that if you change your diet and exercise you can reverse heart disease, diabetes, you can get off medicine' - Bill Clinton
- Chelation therapy is a natural healing therapy used to remove plaque buildup.

Read more …Bill Clinton talks about a program targeting childhood obesity, and how old eating habits impacted...

- drinking 16 ounces or more daily (whether diet or regular) doubles your risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a recent NIH study of more than 900 people.
- it is associated with several risk factors for kidney disease hypertension, diabetes, and kidney stones.
- the ingredient phosphoric acid may be the culprit; it's been repeatedly linked to urinary changes that promote kidney stones.
- consumption is associated with significantly lower bone density in women, increasing the risk of osteoporosis.

Read more …Soda; drinking 16 ounces or more daily doubles your risk of chronic kidney disease - Prevention...

- Nearly all salmon Americans eat are farm-raised grown in dense-packed pens.
- A 2003 report from the Environmental Working Group showed that farmed salmon in the U.S. has the highest levels of PCBs, toxic man-made chemicals.
- "grown in dense-packed pens near ocean shores, fed fish meal that can be polluted with toxic PCB chemicals, awash in excrement flushed out to sea and infused with antibiotics"
Read more …A 2003 report showed that farmed salmon has the highest levels of PCBs and toxic man-made...

- 23 Ways to Eat Clean: Replace processed, fake foods with these healthier choices
- Pasture-raised eggs may have 35% less saturated fat, 60% more vitamin A, and 200% more omega-3s compared to omega-3-fortified eggs and egg beaters, which come from chickens kept in coops.

Read more …Pasture-raised eggs may have 200% more omega-3s compared to omega-3-fortified eggs - Prevention...

Pineapple and Papaya Good for: Muscle recovery?
Both of these tropical fruits are loaded with bromelain and papain, enzymes that not only help break down proteins for digestion but also have anti-inflammatory properties to speed up your post-workout recovery.

It's true: Spinach is muscle fuel.
But not because it instantly turns you lean and sexy. Researchers from Rutgers University found that a compound in the leafy green increases protein synthesis by 120 percent, helping your muscle tissue to repair itself faster after you work out. The problem, however, is that you'd have to eat Popeye-sized quantities to experiences dramatic results (we're talking almost 2 pounds of the iron-packed veggies a day).

Read more …Anti-Inflammatory: Muscle and Recovery Food - Men's Health (article link)

Foods that contain high amounts of antioxidants help your body and brain stay young. Several studies have found that eating foods rich in antioxidants, which include many fruits and vegetables, significantly reduces the risk of developing cognitive impairment.

A list of food that contain antioxidants and their ORAC score.

Read more …Which Foods Have the Highest Antioxidant Scores? - Amen Clinics (article link)
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