Tag: Wellness Tue, May 21, 2013
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The Truth About Spirulina
NewsEnvironment May 14, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas 2 Comments
On a recent layover in Chicago, I found myself standing in the smoothie line at the airport, dazed, jet-lagged, and craving kale. Or anything green. I’d been away from California too long.
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Local Author Takes on Cancer Fight
NewsCommunity Apr 30, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas 2 Comments
I haven’t even known Fred Reiss for a full minute, and I’m running my hands through his hair. To my surprise, it really is “baby soft.” And with a mind of its own, like dandelion fluff drifting atop his six-foot frame. If it wasn’t attached, it would surely float away.
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The Truth About Hangovers
NewsCommunity Apr 16, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas 3 Comments
One drink to remember, another to forget. And the next thing you know, you’re waking up on a floor somewhere at 2 p.m., with a crinkled Taco Bell wrapper in your pocket and no recollection of how it or you got there.
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Biochemist Pushes for New Approach to Autism
EnvironmentLocalCommunity Mar 06, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas 2 Comments
By asking the question ‘what are we eating?,’ Reid claims she’s been able to completely manage her daughter Brooke’s autism.
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Chocolate: “Crack for Nice People”
NewsEnvironmentCommunity Feb 19, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas
Chocolate is loaded with flavonoid antioxidants—more than green tea, red wine, or an apple. This justification alone seems to defend the private euphoria of a square (or entire bar) here and there, right?
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How to Combat Chronic Inflammation
NewsEnvironmentCommunity Feb 12, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas 1 Comments
Chronic inflammation is strongly correlated with a myriad of health problems, from allergies and depression to the three main killers of Western society: cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. It may sound overwhelming, but according to licensed naturopathic doctor Aimee Shunney, there’s a lot we can do about the chronic inflammation problem.
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The Joy of Zumba
NewsBusiness Jan 22, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas 1 Comments
It all started by accident. Alberto “Beto” Perez showed up to teach an aerobics class in Cali, Columbia, and forgot his traditional aerobics music. So he improvised with some mix tapes of salsa and merengue music he had in his backpack. The class went wild for the resulting workout, and Zumba was born.
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How Fermented Foods Keep Us Healthy
EnvironmentLocalCommunity Jan 08, 2013, by Maria Grusauskas
Fermented foods have been part of the human diet since long before we discovered the microscopic bacteria responsible for their production. But just how crucial is incorporating fermented food into our diets?
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Going Gluten-Free
Community Dec 25, 2012, by Maria Grusauskas 2 Comments
I’ve never been one to ignore the bread basket. On the contrary, I’m usually the first to dive, shamelessly, to uncover the warm and satisfying lumps swaddled inside. The height of irresistibility, for me, lies in the chewy, dark-crusted loaves of New York City’s East Village restaurants—sliced, steaming, into thick and spongey slabs to be dabbed with butter or pushed through a drizzle of olive oil.
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Essential Oil Therapy Can Reduce Stress
NewsEnvironmentBusiness Dec 18, 2012, by Maria Grusauskas 2 Comments
The philosophy of Christine Nickell’s practice, Botanical Reflexology, grounds itself in the fact that, in some estimations, 75 percent of diseases are caused by stress. She uses a harmonious blend of two healing modalities—essential oil therapy, or plant medicine, and reflexology, which can be traced as far back as 2033 B.C.
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