The Remarkable Health Benefits of the Humble Pomegranate

The Remarkable Health Benefits of the Humble Pomegranate

The humble pomegranate is yet further proof of why the Mediterranean diet is being hailed as the healthiest diet in the world. For many centuries these rather unexciting and overlooked fruit have grown on fences all around the Mediterranean area and have been a...
The Fountain of Youth: Human Growth Hormone (HGH)

The Fountain of Youth: Human Growth Hormone (HGH)

HGH promotes a number of biological functions most of which are associated with the vitality of youth. HGH is responsible for the rapid growth and high metabolic rate we experience as teenagers. As we age past our thirties, there is a significant decline in the body’s...
Nutrition Rx for Injury and Rehab

Nutrition Rx for Injury and Rehab

Nutrition plays an essential role during an athlete’s rehabilitation period, especially for wound healing.  The key nutrients involved in wound healing include protein, carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, and a variety of vitamins, and minerals. If one of these...
Celebrate Sensibly!

Celebrate Sensibly!

Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season. This is the time of year filled with festivities, family gatherings, and parties – and along with all of these comes the inevitable eating, eating, and more eating. Some use the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day as...
Can Exercise Reduce Your Risk of Catching a Cold?

Can Exercise Reduce Your Risk of Catching a Cold?

Sir William Osler, the famous Canadian medical doctor, once quipped, “There’s only one way to treat the common cold—with contempt.” And for good reason. The average adult has two to three respiratory infections each year. That number jumps to six or seven for young...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Inflammation is the immune systems way of defending against infection and disease. Sometimes your body can be thrown-out-of-balance by the foods we consume, pollutants or the lifestyle you lead. This can cause the immune system to produce excess inflammation and...
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