By Julie Upton A pinch here and a dash there may be one of the best ways to improve your health. Herbs and spices have been grown and cultivated for thousands of years—as far back as 5,000 BC—and have been used for their medicinal benefits since they
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On Christmas Eve morning, I awoke to a tsunami in my stomach. For the next 15 hours, I was either in a semicomatose state of sleep or violently expelling the contents of my 30-some feet of intestinal tract. My day was bed-bathroom-couch-bathroom-bed-bathroom-bed-bathroom,
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I was asked to appear on television this week to talk about foods you can eat to help save your sight.  It’s something I’m very interested in, as I come from a family with a strong history of cataracts and eye disorders and have worn contacts since
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Twentysomething teetotalers? That’s right. Drinking tea is getting hipper and appealing to a younger audience, according to the Tea Council of the USA. I’m primarily a tea drinker, so watching YouTube entries from the Tea Council’s recent
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When it comes to plant-based foods, deep, vibrant colors are one of the best indicators of what’s healthiest. The pigments that give plants their color also provide the antioxidants that protect against heart disease, inflammation, and certain cancers.
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