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A Salad a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: The Health Benefits of Green Salads

Eating a green salad every day is one of the healthiest habits you can get into. Green salads are bursting with vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegetables. Eating two cups of Romaine lettuce alone...

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Magnesium for Menstrual Health

Magnesium is an extremely important nutrient in the body that is involved in more than 300 known interactions. Among the many health problems magnesium plays a role in curing are menstrual cramps and some...

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The Benefits of Green Smoothies for Women

A green smoothie is a smoothie made with a mix of fruit, water or yogurt, and leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale, and Romaine lettuce. Although the combination may sound strange, green smoothies are...

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Health Secrets of the Plains Indians

Despite the wars and hardship they experienced, and the constant threat of smallpox and other epidemics, the nutrition of the nomadic Plains Indians tribes was among the very best in the world. Average height...

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Treating Heavy Periods with Vitamin K

Menorrhagia, excessively heavy or long-lasting periods, is a common problem among women and girls. It is commonly treated with the use of birth control pills, and in severe cases, sometimes even hysterectomy....

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Healthy Gardening: Top Five Easy To Grow Sources of Iron

Iron is one of the body's most important nutrients, especially for women and girls. Iron plays a major role in the body's production of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying part of red blood cells. Iron is...

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Reducing Exposure to Xenoestrogens

Excessive levels of the hormone estrogen, also known as estrogen dominance, are associated with many health problems. One of the most common causes of estrogen dominance is a class of compounds known as...

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Dietary Fiber for Menstrual Health

Dietary fiber is an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. Though fiber is best known for its role in preventing constipation, heart disease, and diabetes, it also provides many benefits for women who...

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Butter or Margarine: Which is Healthier?

The question of whether it is healthier to eat butter or margarine is a confusing one. One day research comes out proving that butter is a healthier choice, the next day another set of research proves that...

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Why Grassfed is Best

Eating meat, dairy, and eggs from animals that have been exclusively grassfed is more nutritious, more humane, and better for the environment. The American Grassfed Association defines grassfed products from...

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