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CDC Should Prescribe Plant-Based Diet for Middle-Aged Hearts
Middle-aged adults are being especially hard hit by heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it just launched Million Hearts to help prevent a million heart attacks and strokes by 2022. The initiative encourages people to eat a heart-healthy diet, get physically active, and quit smoking. Good advice. But the CDC’s Million Hearts Initiative should be clear that the heart-healthiest diet is a plant-based diet. The CDC says...
Post on Tue, Sep 11, 2018 by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
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5 Heart Health Facts You Should Know
February is American Heart Month and heart disease is the number 1 killer in the United States. Not cancer, not accidents... heart disease. For many, this is a preventable disease. A healthy diet of whole natural foods, regular exercise and good quality sleep can go a long way...
Post on Mon, Feb 19, 2018 by Paula Gallagher
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Dessert Today: Cantaloupe Salad
Growing up, lunch and dinner were always followed by dessert. Dessert was not cake and ice cream, it was whatever fruit was in season. I have fond memories of my dad just slicing up mangoes, honeydews and even pineapples at the table and passing...
Post on Wed, Sep 06, 2017 by Paula Gallagher
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Dinner Tonight: Turnip Greens and Tofu
Cutting meat out of your diet even once a week can have positive effects on your health, particularly your heart health. Since February is American Heart Month, we are going to offer a heart-healthy recipe every week. Turnip greens are a concentrated source of many vitamins, minerals, and...
Post on Mon, Feb 08, 2016 by Paula Gallagher
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Calcium and Women's Health
Calcium and women's health have long been linked, and now a recently published study in the journal Osteoporosis International has found that there is no connection between calcium supplementation and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. For the study, researchers examined 74,245 women who were part of...
Post on Wed, Jun 11, 2014 by Paula Gallagher
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Dinner Tonight: White Bean Kale Soup
It is one of those days when I just want to cuddle up with a blanket, a movie and a hot bowl of caldo verde. Caldo verde is Portuguese soup that is made with potatoes, thinly sliced kale, and chorizo. Since I live in an area where chorizo is hard to come by, I make...
Post on Wed, Feb 05, 2014 by Paula Gallagher
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Boost Heart Health With These Two Nutrients
In our third installment of synergistic nutrients, folate and vitamin B6 share the spotlight. Alone, these two vitamins have valuable properties, but together they offer substantial heart health benefits. They work together to lower homocysteine levels, especially when combined with vitamin B12. High homocysteine levels have been linked to heart disease, macular degeneration, Alzheimer's and...
Post on Tue, Feb 04, 2014 by Paula Gallagher
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5 Foods To Reduce Heart Risk - Mediterranean Style
The Mediterranean diet is not new. For years now we’ve been dreaming about getting thin and skirting heart disease while indulging on red wine, fresh fish, al dente pasta in homemade marinara and crusty bread doused in fragrant olive oil... right? (There is some sarcasm here. If it’s lost on you, don’t fret. Read Post on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 by Jared Rice

Dinner Tonight: Rutabaga and Parsnips
When I opened my organic bin this week, I wasn’t really sure what to make of some of the contents, particularly the rutabaga. Round and purple, this root vegetable had me stumped. What do I do with this? After some thought, I decided to treat it like a potato or a carrot... or a parsnip....
Post on Wed, Feb 06, 2013 by Paula Gallagher
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An Orange a Day Keeps Strokes Away
A new study in the journal Stroke has found that citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruits, can reduce the risk of strokes. The key to citrus are the flavonoids. Flavonoids are the antioxidant compounds in fruits and vegetables that give them their rich colors—and also many of their health benefits. These benefits are thought to...
Post on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 by Paula Gallagher
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