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Health Tip – Aug. 10 – Your Waist Size and Your...

The body mass index (BMI) is the ratio of your weight in kilos to the square of your height in meters and can be...

Health Tip – July 18 – Lose a Few Pounds to...

Women: if you’re overweight or obese, shedding just 10 percent of your weight might reduce your overall cancer risk. The goal is to lower...

Health Tip – July 9 – Good News for Coffee Lovers

Here’s some good news for coffee lovers - drinking java regularly might lower the risk of death. Results from a recent study indicate that...

Health Tip – June 21 – Berries For the Brain

Eating blueberries and strawberries regularly seems to help protect the brain from the effects of aging. This latest good news about the health benefits...

Health Tip – June 11 – Broccoli and Bok Choy May...

The health benefits of cruciferous vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower, green cabbage, kale and collard greens - are well known: these foods are rich in...

Health Tip – June 7 – Grapes For Your Heart

Can eating grapes mitigate the negative effects of a diet high in salt on blood pressure and, by extension, heart disease? Researchers at Michigan...

Health Tip – June 5 – Yogurt Drink Plus Vitamin D...

Sipping a daily dose of a vitamin D fortified Persian yogurt drink called doogh seems to dial down inflammation in people with type 2...

Health Tip – May 8 – More Good News About Chocolate

If you’ve been looking for solid evidence that chocolate offers health benefits, try this: an analysis of 42 small clinical trials suggest that a...

Health Tip – Apr. 18 – Why Cauliflower Should Be on...

Part of the cruciferous vegetable group, cauliflower is a refrigerator must-have. It is rich in antioxidants, notably indole-3-carbinol (I-3-C), which research indicates may help...

Health Tip – Mar. 22 – Flavonoids Fight Cardiovascular Disease

The more we learn about edible plants - a category that includes nuts and cocoa as well as fruits and vegetables - the healthier...