Get your juices flowing each morning by squeezing a wedge of lemon juice in an 8-ounce glass of water.
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Daily Anti-Aging Tip: Lemon Water
Daily Beauty Tip: Water Your Skin
Drink a glass of water every couple of hours for beautiful skin.
Daily Anti-Aging Tip: Save Your Sight
Eat egg yolks, corn, pumpkin and squash to help prevent your eyes from deteriorating.
The Other Nuts
Health nuts rave about the almond, the walnut and the peanut—but what about the other guys? Brazil nuts, hazelnuts and macadamia nuts are packed with health-promoting nutrients, fiber, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for optimal health.
Overcoming The X Factor
Syndrome X: A perfect storm of four risk factors that mean bad news for your health. Here’s how to deal with it.
Beware the Deadly Quartet
It has many names-Syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, the deadly quartet-but it’s traditionally been called the metabolic syndrome. Regardless of its name, the syndrome refers to a group of four risk factors (obesity, hypertension, elevated glucose and high triglycerides) that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke and type-2 diabetes. “A [...]
Fat to Fit: One Man’s Journey
A lot of sweat and a little surgery gave Peter Ajello a much-needed—and well-earned—second lease on life. WORDS Ivette Figueroa There comes a time where every life experiences a crisis. It’s in these moments that a person truly reflects on the choices that led them astray, but more importantly, they find whether or not they [...]
Pyramid vs. Plate: The Shape of Things to Come
If you missed the official launch a few weeks back, we’re bringing it to your attention now. The colorful food pyramid taught in grade school as a guide to a healthy diet has given way to MyPlate. The new symbol, unveiled by First Lady Michelle Obama, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin and Secretary of Agriculture Tom [...]
Redefining Detox
By: Ivette Figueroa More than just a diet, ‘detox’ is a multilevel approach to living longer. The average person is exposed to hundreds of chemical substances every day. On top of that, poor choices in diet, lack of exercise, insufficient nutrition and lack of water overloads the liver and affects its ability to detoxify our [...]