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Mushrooms are probably one of the most nutritional vegetables that you can eat, they contain many vitamins and minerals which can be essential for optimum health.

Cancer Research in the United Kingdom have recently been looking at research into mushrooms, which has been conducted in the far east namely Asia, research that has been done there suggests that some types of mushrooms have anti-cancer tumour properties.

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Just when I thought we'd rounded a corner and spring was in sight, a foot of snow drops from the sky this week. As some of us head into winter's home stretch, I thought it might be a good time to offer a few tips for combating the winter blues and keeping your palate happy when the season seems to drag and all you can think about are margaritas on the back porch. But the in-between seasons offer us plenty of opportunities Read the rest of this entry »

Just when I thought we'd rounded a corner and spring was in sight, a foot of snow drops from the sky this week. As some of us head into winter's home stretch, I thought it might be a good time to offer a few tips for combating the winter blues and keeping your palate happy when the season seems to drag and all you can think about are margaritas on the back porch. But the in-between seasons offer us plenty of opportunities Read the rest of this entry »

2 recent events have prompted me to think about healthy aging. The first was being asked by a magazine editor about goals; something everyone should accomplish or experience at some point in their lives (I’ll get my response later). The other was a rare opportunity to visit my Grandmother and Great Aunt – two of my favorite people ever, and both well into octogenarian-hood.

Here are some things to think about whether you are getting Read the rest of this entry »

A small study by the Loyola University Health System has suggested that exercise may not be such a strong factor in preventing obesity as previously thought.

The study, published in the October 2008 issue of the journal Obesity, included 149 women from rural Nigeria and 172 African-American women from metropolitan Chicago. The press release about the study’s findings was published on January 5th 2008.

The researchers, Read the rest of this entry »