health benefits

Power Eating: Food Combos Magnify Health Benefits

by Ashley Staker on August 16, 2010

There are many creative ways to mix foods so that they interact synergistically with one another while also delivering more flavor and health benefits.  Here are some of Dr. Rubman’s favorite one-two food punches: Tea with Lemon Made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, tea contains powerful catechins that improve digestion and reduce [...]

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Are There Health Benefits to Vitamin Water?

by Ashley Staker on August 7, 2010

If you are reading this website, then you are most likely not one of the millions of people who have been conned into thinking that Vitamin Water (and other similar “enhanced water” products-seriously, what’s wrong with just water???) is good for you; so here is a quick summary of what you are about to read [...]

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Does Coconut Water Have Magical Health Powers?

by Ashley Staker on March 3, 2010

Whenever a new food, drink or supplement hits the market with great fanfare about its health benefits, I’m suspicious… but I’m also curious. Recently, I have been seeing more and more people sipping coconut water out of bottles and boxes and sometimes even from straws stuck right into the fruit. I’ve seen health claims tout [...]

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Chinese Red Yeast Rice, Good for the Heart and Maybe More

by Ashley Staker on January 6, 2010

There are many studies done each and every year trying to show the world healthy alternatives. Now Chinese red yeast rice is becoming something that many include into their diets. Discover the benefits of Chinese red yeast rice and how it can improve your health. A new study has revisited a very old remedy, red [...]

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