Wow! Olive oil prevents DNA damage, how exciting.
Why should we care about this?
Because DNA damage caused by inflammation is essentially the biochemical mother of all disease.
In an article recently published in the August 2008 “Journal of American Nutrition”, researchers concluded that olive oil likely prevents cancer and aging by protecting DNA from damage.
The “phenolic compounds” [...]

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By Dr. Nicole Sundene
With the hot summer months upon us (well not so much in Seattle today), I thought I would share my favorite herbal iced tea recipe to help you “Unleash your inner fabulosity”.
Mixing fat burning green tea with pomegranate juice is a most delicious delivery system for the heart healthy antioxidants, proanthocyanins, bioflavonoids, [...]

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By Dr. Nicole Sundene
If you think a $40 dollar bottle of juice is going to cure all that ails you, then I have a mountain to sell you right here in Washington State!
The mountain typically retails for forty billion dollars.
However, if you simply join my pyramid scam, become a distributor, and enroll all your friends [...]

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Berries are super food at its finest! If you have a large backyard you can easily let some berries run wild to help cut organic costs in your kitchen.
Plant them around the perimeter of your property. Harvest them in the summer months and freeze for year round use.
This is a great way to reduce kitchen [...]

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Recently someone told me that they “don’t have time to eat breakfast”.
I replied “you don’t have time to NOT eat breakfast. Not eating breakfast is killing you slowly. Your lifespan will be shortened by not taking care of yourself properly, therefore if you don’t eat breakfast you will REALLY be short on time.”
As much [...]

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In honor of Memorial Day, I decided we should talk about memory related alternative health topics this week.
Rosemary is a great herb for memory.
Rosemary is often added to recipes dedicated to those that did not survive breast cancer for “remembrance”.
William Shakespeare even wrote in the play Hamlet, “There is rosemary, and that is for remembrance”.
Not [...]

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If I can make this recipe, then ANYONE can make this recipe. Combining the simple whole foods ingredients of salmon with rosemary is not only great for the cardiovascular system, but memory and concentration as well.
The omega-3 oils combine nicely with the anti-oxidant and circulatory properties of the rosemary to give your brain a [...]

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Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!
Since many of you are going out for Mexican food today, I thought I would talk about all the great super foods abundant in traditional Mexican fare.
Mexican food can be extremely healthy if prepared properly, try to avoid the greasy dishes in lieu of the lighter ones with veggies.
Fajitas and [...]

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Anyone with arthritis, chronic pain, chronic disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or sjogrens, as well as those looking to slow the aging process and disease prevention will benefit from an anti-inflammatory eating plan. Eating healthy is the gift that keeps on [...]

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So, I had basically banned juice in our house for years either because of its high-fructose corn syrup content or because it is always a better idea to just drink water and eat a piece of fruit. However, this has changed recently in regard to one particular fruit: the pomegranate. The pomegranate, when transformed [...]

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So by now everyone knows that blueberries are good for you. In fact, not only are they good for you, they have been found to be the fruit highest in antioxidant activity in a recent research study done at Cornell University.
Why is antioxidant activity important to you?
Well, one of the main ways in which our [...]

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Coenzyme Q10 or “CoQ10”, also known as ubiquinone, is an anti-oxidant that is essential for mitochondrial energy production and may play a role in cellular defense against oxidative damage. A growing body of research shows that using a coenzyme Q10 supplement alone or in combination with other therapies may be beneficial in the treatment of [...]

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Raw vegetable and fruit juices are said to be the richest available sources of vitamins, minerals and enzymes. They also contain phytochemicals and antioxidants that have significant medicinal value. Drunk as raw juice, they pass rapidly into the bloodstream because they require very little digestion. Juices seem to radiate and transport with them pure life [...]

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Every day we come in contact with air pollution, tobacco smoke, radiation, sunlight, X-rays, herbicides, pesticides, and solvents found in cleaning fluids, paints and furniture polish. These contain environmental toxins that cause damage to cell membranes and make the body more susceptible to diseases such as, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, cataracts, and allergies. Fried, barbecued [...]

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