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Dairy Defends Against Stroke Posted on 2012-05-14 06:00:01 in Functional Foods | Stroke |

In that high blood pressure (hypertension) is a strong predictor of stroke, a number of previous studies have suggested that proteins in milk products help to lower blood pressure, and that Vitamin D present in dairy products may do the same.  Susanna C. Larsson, from the Karolinska Institute (Sweden), and colleagues analyzed data collected on subjects enrolled in the Swedish Mammography Cohort and Cohort of Swedish Men, which both included detailed dietary questionnaire data and long-term follow-up through national healthcare records.  Among the nearly 75,000 men and women free of cardiovascular disease and cancer at baseline in those studies, just over 4,000 had a stroke during the mean 10.2 years of follow-up. I

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What do movie star Natalie Portman, TV host/comedian Ellen DeGeneres, Spiderman Tobey Maguire, Glee star Lea Michele, musician Alanis Morissette, former President Bill Clinton, and the Four Season Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills have in common? They are all Vegan. And… as of last week, I am going vegan too (here’s my favorite vegan breakfast).

Its not just people who are doing it, restaurants and hotels are creating vegan menus to accommodate the growing demand. Were not just talking salads here.

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Here’s Liz Atwood with this week’s Tween Tuesday:

Parents of teens and tweens are learning a whole new language these days. After a decade of learning about muggles, wizards and Death Eaters, we now have to study up on sponsors, Careers and Tributes.

I bet you know what I’m talking about—the newest movie phenomenon, The Hunger Games.

Parents and kids are lining up to watch the heroine Katniss battle for her life. One father I know even resorted to buying tickets from scalpers outside the theater so he could take his kids to see the show.

By comparison, I had an easy time of it. We

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Berries Enhance Brain Signaling Posted on 2012-03-30 06:00:01 in Alzheimers Disease | Brain and Mental Performance | Diet | Functional Foods |

Emerging research has identified neurological benefits associated with the consumption of berry fruits, which as a food group are high in antioxidants – compounds that may help to combat cellular oxidative stress. Researchers from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (Massachusetts, USA) have completed a literature review which reports that consumption of berry fruits has direct effects on the brain. S

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