We’re celebrating National Healthy Aging Month with a highlight of the best anti-aging tips for younger looking skin. By now you’ve probably heard us talk about the importance of foods to fight aging, but you may be wondering: does it really work? The answer is a resounding, YES! It just makes sense that if… Continue Reading
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7 Dark Greens for Extraordinary Health
According to the latest health statistics, most of us need to increase our fruit and vegetable intake, and dark leafy greens in particular. Far from just a cliché, dark leafy greens are true superfoods that pack a powerful nutrient punch. 3 Reasons to Add Dark Greens to Your Diet While celebrating all things… Continue Reading
How to Prevent Age-Related Vision Loss
Are you squinting while trying to read labels at the store? Do you strain your neck and eyes to see what’s on the screen? When we think of anti-aging, a lot of us think of covering grays and getting fillers for wrinkles, but what about other age-related concerns, like protecting our diminishing eyesight? … Continue Reading
Why We Love Lutein For UV Protection (And You Should Too)
Be honest. Do you apply sunscreen every day to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays? As you head out to the beach, lake or pool this summer, will you be doing what dermatologists recommend in terms of how much and how frequently to apply sunscreen? If you’re like most of us, chances… Continue Reading
5 Common Nutrients that Protect Against Skin Cancer
Do you apply sunscreen each day before you head outdoors or to work? If you’re like most people, you know your best defense against skin cancer is protecting your skin topically with sunscreen. But, did you know that an often-overlooked way to prevent skin cancer is by fighting it from the inside with… Continue Reading
All About Eyes: How To Keep Aging Eyes Healthy
They say the eyes are the window to the soul, and in many ways, the saying is true. Eyes can show intelligence, emotions, and even give us clues about our health. But as we age, our eyes change in appearance as well as function, and we find ourselves struggling to look and see like… Continue Reading
Anti-Aging Nutrition – What You Need to Know (INFOGRAPHIC)
Professional skin care products, treatments and nutritional supplements can help slow down the aging process. But what you EAT is just as important! Eat these foods to build, hydrate and protect healthy skin cells. … Continue Reading
Best Anti-Aging Skin Supplements – What to Look For (INFOGRAPHIC)
While aging is inevitable, you may be able to slow the process by ensuring that the nutrients your body needs are available to reduce damage and support tissue repair. Ideally, you want to obtain these nutrients from the foods you eat. However, since the standard American diet is lacking in fruits and vegetables – a… Continue Reading
Nutritional Supplements and Diabetes
This month, we feature a three-part series on diabetes to observe American Diabetes Month. This article reviews the role nutritional supplements play if you’ve already been diagnosed with diabetes. Because diabetes is a disease inherently tied to nutrition, nutrition is an important factor in managing diabetes. While it may not be replacement… Continue Reading
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(Beta vulgaris) The beet is perhaps best known for its numerous cultivated varieties. Most of us are familiar with the purple root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet. Other varieties include the leaf vegetables, chard and spinach beet, as well as the sugar beet used in the production of table sugar. … Continue Reading