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Dinner Tonight: Grilled Fish with Tomato Salsa
I had the most amazing meal this past weekend at my cottage and it was gone before I could think to take a picture. My husband caught a 4 pound walleye, which is a light tasting freshwater fish. It is high in protein and delicious when grilled. Along with a tomato salsa made from things from our garden, it was a delicious, heart healthy (and waist healthy) meal. Here is the recipe: · 2 tomatoes, diced · 1 cup diced...
Post on Mon, Aug 27, 2012 by Paula Gallagher
READ MOREWhy You Should Stop Drinking Colas
Are you a soda drinker? Well, maybe you should think again… Coca Cola and Pepsi use a chemical called 4-methylimidazole in their colas to give them their brown color. 4-methylimidazole is a known carcinogen and California law mandates that a cancer warning label be applied to any product that contains this chemical at certain levels....
Post on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 by Paula Gallagher
READ MORE6 Health Benefits from Clean Water
The need for clean water hardly requires explanation. Everyone has an inherent understanding of the value of uncontaminated water for drinking, cooking and washing. Beyond the obvious benefits of clean water for every day living, medical experts have validated some important health benefits, as well. Here are five important reasons why clean water is good...
Post on Thu, Jan 12, 2012 by Steve Stillwater
READ MOREPomegranates: Nature's Candy
We have been on a continuous sugar high since Halloween. My almost 3-year-old really got into it this year, as he realized that people were giving away free candy. After many tears, we had to pry his pumpkin bucket full of teeth-rotting goodies out of his hands and hide it. As luck may have it,...
Post on Mon, Nov 07, 2011 by Paula Gallagher
READ MOREStrawberries May Reduce Cancer Growth
Researchers have found that as little as 2 ounces of freeze dried strawberries may prevent esophageal cancer, the third most common gastrointestinal cancer and the sixth most frequent cause of cancer death in the world. Subjects with precancerous esophageal cancer lesions ate 2 oz. of strawberries for 6 months and the result was a reduction...
Post on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 by Paula Gallagher
READ MOREAntioxidant Power of Carotenoids
Found in many yellow, orange and red fruits and veggies, carotenoids are a class of compounds related to vitamin A. The carotenes include beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin. Beta-carotene, often used in place of vitamin A for supplementation, is converted to vitamin A in the liver when your body needs it. The beta-carotene that is...
Post on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 by Paula Gallagher
READ MORECell Phone Use and Brain Activity
Spending 50 minutes on your cell phone may not cause cancer but it does alter brain activity, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "What we showed is glucose metabolism (a sign of brain activity) increases in the brain in people who were exposed to a cell phone in...
Post on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 by Paula Gallagher
READ MOREMaitake Mushroom: Cancer Fighter, and More?
Maitake mushroom may best be known for its cancer-fighting properties. It contains grifolan, an important beta-glucan polysaccharide. Grifolan has been shown to activate macrophages, a type of cell considered the " heavy artillery" of the immune system, according to Larry A. Walker, Ph.D., R.D., author of "Natural products update" (published in Drug Topics, June 1997)....
Post on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 by Paula Gallagher
READ MORENew Guideline for Vitamin D Intake: Is It Enough?
An increase in the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin D has been called for in new guidelines issued by the Institute of Medicine. The new recommendations call for 600 international units (IU) daily, with 800 IU recommended for the elderly. The researchers note, however, that most Americans receive the necessary amount of vitamin D already...
Post on Fri, Jan 07, 2011 by Paula Gallagher
READ MOREMore Cancer Risk with HRT
A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association last month, based on data collected for the ongoing federal Women's Health Initiative (WHI), has found that women taking estrogen and progesterin had an increased risk of breast cancer. The women who experienced the greatest increase in risk were those who had a previous...
Post on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 by Paula Gallagher
READ MORELet customers speak for us
from 604 reviewsCUSTOMER SERVICE? I arrived minutes after closure, saw that personnel were still there, knocked on the door window and when asked what i wanted i said Ubiquinol with PQQd and i was immediately let in. THIS IS ALSO the ONLYlocal store i know of that carries this combination. THANK YOU SOOOOOO much! I got two bottles because of their kindnesss AND each bottle carried a $25 reduction due to their MAY sale.
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Helps a lot with jetlag. I start taking drops as soon as I get on the plane, on my way to my destination. Same thing on the way back. Thanks to this sometimes I have zero jetlag whatsoever.
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INIKA Organic Bakuchiol Serum Natural Retinol Alternative
Histamine Nutrients makes eating, drinking and overall histamine levels go way down for me. I have an overload for whatever reason and this is the only product besides iodine that seems to work. It’s definitely been a life changing product for me. I highly recommend Dr Ben’s supplements.
I have been using blood sugar support for five years and found it really helpful and keeping my A1c steady unfortunately I was very disappointed to find they discontinued it, but this is a reasonable replacement
I have used this product before, and after a six-month pause, I'm using it again. The results are excellent; in fact, a friend asked if I had "work done." Facial lines are softer and skin is plumper. I'm seventy-three years old.
I need no sugar gummies.
I am diabetic.
Doesn’t take away the knee pain completely, but makes it easier to live with.
Peppermint Oil
Awesome
Good product!!!!
They are delicious and fresh. Helps the mind , body, and soul
This probiotic helps keep my gut bacteria in check and my immune system in good condition.
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