Studying the relationship between food and life, and thus health and disease, is the science of nutrition. Though we have only managed to scrape the surface of this exceedingly deep subject, science is giving us new knowledge every day that will help all of us live long, healthy, and happy lives. Here are just a few of the latest findings…..

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The top five American favorite fruits and vegetables are potatoes, bananas, iceberg lettuce, apples, and onions.   Here’s how much of these foods you’d need to eat EVERY DAY to get a healthy amount of carotenoids such as alpha-, beta-, cis-beta-, gamma-, zeta-carotenes, lycopene, cis-lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, alpha- & beta-cryptoxanthin, violaxanthin, canthaxanthin, capsanthin, and cryptocapsin:

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Ask yourself these twenty questions whenever you feel upset, behave undesirably, or show stress:

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Every so often the “latest and greatest” supplement hits the market and promises to cure everything from arthritis to premature balding.    And the winner is…..

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I like to add recipes here occasionally and here is a great one for breakfast…..

Barbara Karafokas’ Favorite Winter Breakfast

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Zinc is often an under-rated mineral and often overlooked.   Zinc works as a partner to Vitamin C for treating flu and colds and for boosting immunity.   But that is not all it is used for…..

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It is appreciated far & wide that increased & regular consumption of fruits & vegetables is linked with noteworthy anticancer benefits.   Extensively consumed as a spice in foods and beverages worldwide, ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is an excellent source of several bioactive phenolics.

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For desert drunks, the Prickly Pear is a morning option that will help take the edge off the hurt of a hangover.  The extract from the Prickly Pear cactus can help reduce nausea, dry mouth, and loss of appetite.   But does it really work?

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LEBANON, PA, November 16, 2011 (Water Tech) — There have been reports of high levels of tetrachloroethylene in the West Lebanon Township’s water system, according to the Lebanon Daily News.

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Dandelion juice once enjoyed considerable popularity as a diuretic, laxative, and remedy for rheumatism.   It can be used in other recipes as well…..

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November 18, 2011 – In the last 12 months, FDA has seen an increase in the number of complaints it received of dog illnesses associated with consumption of chicken jerky products imported from China. These complaints have been reported to FDA by dog owners and veterinarians.

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FAYETTEVILLE, NC, November 7, 2011 (Water Tech) — State officials have known about the groundwater contamination beneath a storage tank for over a decade now and have still not taken action because there isn’t enough money, according to the Fayetteville Observer.

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Writing in the May 19, 2011, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, US National Institute of Health Director, Dr. Emily Chew (MD), summarized her review of scientific literature by concluding that for age-related eye disease (age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy), taking a natural omega-3 supplement (containing all eight omega-3s) to prevent the disease or slow its rate of progression may prove a better course of action than the current, often painful, therapies.  [1]

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The stubborn and ubiquitous Dandelion has been used for medicinal purposes since the 10th century.   It shows proven value as a diuretic, flushing excess water from the body.   Dandelion also promotes the flow of bile and stimulates the appetite.   Dandelion juice once enjoyed considerable popularity as a diuretic, laxative, and remedy for rheumatism.   The entire plant is considered medicinal.

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For more than a decade there has been a revolution in our understanding of the broader connection of nutrition to lifelong eye health and visual acuity.    It is now well accepted and understood that the eye is a unique organ face with challenges that no other organ faces.

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