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What can the power of tomatoes do for you?

Luckily, there’s a lot you can do. First of all, many studies have found daily exercise an effective tool in preventing type 2 diabetes. While your weekend warrior ways can have a significant benefit–any exercise is better than none–adding just 10 minutes of activity 2-3 times a day will help even more. Walk your children [...]

Develop your own free diet plan by following our 5 steps to a great free diet plan.
When developing a free diet plan there are some important points to consider. A free diet plan should include these basic diet plan steps:

Estimate calorie requirements for your present weight
Roughly calculate your present calorie consumption by recording food consumed [...]

The glycemic index is a ranking of carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. It compares foods gram for gram of carbohydrate. Carbohydrates that breakdown quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic indexes. The blood glucose response is fast and high. Carbohydrates that break down slowly, releasing glucose gradually into [...]

Can you hear the silence? We’re in a lull between diet fads. Enjoy it while it lasts, because the next hot diet will probably appear within months, killing off the previous rage and, unfortunately, any sound nutritional advice it might have contained.

In the wake of fat, carbs, proteins, and zones, the next contender is likely [...]

Expert: Michael Tierra, LAc, OMD, founder of the American Herbalists Guild and author of numerous books, including Treating Cancer with Herbs (Lotus, 2003) and The Natural Remedy Bible (Pocket, 2003)
Favorite pick: Albizia (Albizia julibrissin)

What it is: Albizia comes from the flowers and bark of the mimosa tree. This beautiful plant grows throughout the temperate [...]