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April 10, 2018

Biohack Your Way To a More Resilient Brain

What would it feel like to have maximum energy to fuel your brain, your cells, and your every desire? To be more patient with the people you love, to make the best possible decisions, and to enjoy every minute of it? From the creator of Bulletproof Coffee and author of the bestselling The Bulletproof Diet comes a revolutionary plan to upgrade your brainpower—in two weeks or less. For the last decade, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author Dave Asprey has worked with world-renowned doctors and scientists to uncover the latest, most innovative methods for making humans perform better—a process known as […]

April 10, 2018

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TV Show Stars Grace O and FoodTrients

Don’t miss Grace O’s appearance on TV. Recently, she taped four shows as part of a series on food and aging with TV host Faith Bautista of Charter Cable’s Owning a Piece of America show. Each show is dedicated to one of the benefits of FoodTrients. They were taped in Grace’s home in LaCañada Flintridge, California. The first show, which focuses on anti-inflammatories, is airing now. Grace makes two of her tasty recipes that help fight inflammation – Spinach Salad with Chia Dressing and Chia Frescas. You can watch it on FoodTrients.com, and read more about some of the best […]

April 4, 2018

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Savor This Sweet & Spicy Corn Chowder

A comforting and creamy chowder that features sweet potatoes and corn, two foods that, if consumed often, are linked to lower rates of heart disease and obesity. Sweet potatoes, especially, are a great source of potassium, which can blunt the impact of high sodium intakes to maintain a healthful blood pressure. Sweet Potato & Spicy Corn Chowder with Shrimp Ingredients: 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup celery, diced 1½ cups finely chopped red bell pepper 1 small yellow onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups fresh or frozen corn, thawed 1 chipotle pepper, seeded and minced (from a can of chipotles in adobo) ½ jalapeno, seeded and […]

April 3, 2018

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Nutrient Deficient? How Can You Tell?

Could you be low in essential vitamins and minerals? Learn how to spot nutrient shortfalls in your diet based on chronic symptoms. Symptom: Symmetric low-back pain. Possible deficiency: Vitamin D. Sun exposure generates less vitamin D in darker-skinned people and the elderly. Obesity increases the risk of vitamin D deficiency, too. What to eat: Salmon, egg yolks, vitamin D-fortified milk, and vitamin D-enhanced mushrooms. Supplement with: 6,000 IU vitamin D3 daily for eight weeks for deficiency, then 1,500−2,000 IU daily to maintain levels. Symptom: Swollen and/or bleeding gums. Possible deficiency: Vitamin C. About 6 percent of U.S. adults are […]

March 28, 2018

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Relax With Sheet-Pan Ratatouille & Steak

This Sheet-Pan Ratatouille is designed to promote sleepiness and is quick to whip up for dinner. A mixture of vegetables gives this recipe a boost of nutrition. Sheet-Pan Ratatouille with Grass-Fed Steak Ingredients: 2 zucchini (cut into 1-inch cubes) 2 yellow summer squash (cut into 1-inch cubes) 1 large eggplant (cut into 1-inch cubes) 1 large yellow onion (cut into 1-inch chunks) 2 garlic cloves (minced) 3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil ¾ tsp. Himalayan pink salt, divided ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 Ib. of 1-inch-thick grass-fed rib eye steak 1 pint grape tomatoes 2 Tbs. fresh thyme leaves Directions: Preheat […]

March 27, 2018

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How Green Beauty Products Inspire Change

Looking for a beautiful way to help planet Earth? Now is your moment. New, mission-driven personal care companies are launching impressive products that seek to inspire healthier beauty choices. Long- standing companies are reformulating products for meaningful impact. All of which means you’re empowered to connect the dots between health, beauty and sustainability. These emerging trends are shaping the future of natural and organic personal care, with a focus on today’s top-of-mind issues: health, environmental sustainability, trust and integrity. Who says beauty is only skin deep? Small-Batch Goodness The craft movement is alive and well, offering fuller ingredient transparency and […]

March 27, 2018

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About My Uterus: A Journey of Pain and Triumph

With a fierce commitment to truth and a profound literary sensibility, science writer and author Abby Norman weaves together medical research and her own health trials in a gripping medical mystery and an inspiring story of perseverance and empowerment. Ask Me About My Uterus is Norman’s journey to understand her own pain and a quest to make doctors believe in other women’s pain. In the fall of 2010, during her sophomore year of college, then 19-year-old Abby Norman was repeatedly hospitalized in excruciating pain. Over the next several months her strong dancer’s body dropped 40 pounds and grey hair sprouted […]

March 27, 2018

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How To Live Longer, Stronger & Disease Free

Why do some of us get sick more often than others? What makes us more susceptible to illness? What’s the secret to staying healthy? According to Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a leading expert and board-certified medical specialist his latest book, Super Immunity, offers a comprehensive guide to superior health. Super Immunity is an easy-to-follow approach to eating that gets the body’s immune system working to its fullest potential which promotes the body’s strongest defense. Based on the latest scientific research, Super Immunity reveals how to become almost totally resistant to colds, influenza and other infections. If we do “catch” something, ‘super […]

March 21, 2018

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Curry Shrimp Bowl Brings on the Heat

Want to spice it up tonight? Here’s a delicious and nutritious ways to do it. For super quick prep, purchase already peeled and deveined shrimp. To tame the spicy heat, add more water or a little coconut milk to the sauce. If you can’t find lime rice, make regular quick-cooking rice and add the juice and zest from one lime. The shrimp, curry and rice can all be made ahead, but stir in the coconut chips just before serving. Spicy Red Curry Shrimp Bowl Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 Tbs. avocado oil or other cooking oil 1 cup thinly sliced white […]