Fish oil has been long known to help reduce the risk of heart failure and to promote brain health. And a new study shows that it can also promote breast health, too. A new study, conducted by a research team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, investigated 35,016 postmenopausal women between [...]

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I always wanted to do everything perfectly when I was a kid. I studied so that I would excel at school and practiced piano every day. I pushed myself hard and almost always achieved whatever I set out to accomplish. But I have news for you: perfection is a myth. Everyone who works with me [...]

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Recently I realized that my desk files needed a good purging, so I got a cross-cut shredder to get rid of those papers that I didn’t want and couldn’t just throw out. I spent a couple of hours happily shredding documents and recycling the bits that were taking up so much precious space in our [...]

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I’m in the middle of my first April cleanse class, and I feel amazing. I’m feeling lighter and more energized, though I’ve also noticed that I had a couple of days of allergies. One thing many people ask me about cleansing is whether they will be hungry. I always recommend to people that they stick [...]

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No this is NOT an April Fool’s joke. According to this article by the Associated Press: German researchers followed nearly 20,000 people over eight years, sending them several questionnaires about their diet and exercise habits. They found people who had an average of six grams of chocolate per day — or about one square of [...]

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Every time I see this commercial, it makes me angry. The guy is a total jerk because he’s such a coffee addict. He can’t even talk to anyone because he “hasn’t had his coffee yet.” There’s no reason why anyone has to be the coffee jerk. You don’t have to rely on coffee to make [...]

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Even though I tested negative for celiac disease, I’ve been eating a gluten free diet for a few months now. I realized something a while ago – gluten and wheat just don’t work for me like they work for most people. I get bloated and puffy, and I don’t digest it very well. I seem [...]

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Sugar,  How do thy damage my health? Let me count the ways… I gave a free sugar blues teleclass on Monday night, and on it I mentioned several ways that sugar can hurt your body and your health. From an article that I found on Mercola.com, here’s an excerpt of just 15 ways out of [...]

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