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Strawberry: 8 reasons to appreciate this nutrition powerhouse 
You probably know these berries pack a vitamin C wallop, but there's a wealth of other good stuff inside. Like strawberries? If youre like the average consumer of this fruit which is actually a member of the rose family you consume about 5 pounds of strawberries each year. How are strawberries, which are second only to apples in fresh-fruit popularity, doing your body good? Lets review some strawberry nutrition facts.

Top food choices for avoiding and beating cancer 
The right food choices can greatly increase the odds of beating cancer. Fortunately, nature offers a multitude of foods which have great cancer fighting and immune boosting properties.

What Are the Benefits of Kerala Ayurveda? 
You may have heard of Ayurveda at some point in the past, and you may also think that you even know a thing or two about this kind of alternative treatment. You should realize that there are actually many different types of ayurvedic treatment, including Kerala Ayurveda that originated in the country of its namesake.

Cocoa products show consistent blood pressure benefits: Study 
Daily consumption of flavanol-rich cocoa products consistently show blood pressure benefits, according to a new analysis of four meta-analyses.

New Study: Yogurt Boosts Sex Drive and Enhances Fertility 
Scientists examining the effects of yogurt on obesity have received some unanticipated findings in an investigation. In their quest to explore the results of a Harvard study suggesting yogurt is superior to any other food in preventing age-related weight gain, they discovered that aside from its slimming effect it might also enhance several aspects of sexuality and fertility.

Natural Medicine For The Recovering Addict 
The term "addiction" encompasses almost all imbalanced and self-destructive behavior. Substance abuse can create an illusory sense of well-being, but in the end it severely damages physical, psychological, and spiritual health. In this article we will focus on substance addictions and the various remedies which can be used to allay some of the common problems associated with recovery.

Scientists Identify Protein That Stimulates Brown Fat to Burn Calories 
Scientists have identified a protein which regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain and the body's tissues. Their research, which was conducted in mice, was published May 11, in the journal Cell.

Eating this humble food may prevent breast cancer 
A new study suggests that eating garlic often may help prevent breast cancer which is diagnosed in about 200,000 women in the United States each year and kills about 50,000 women annually in the country.

Vitamin K2 May Bring New Hope to Parkinsons Patients 
A Belgian neuroscientist has succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinsons using Vitamin K2. It appears from our research that administering Vitamin K2 could possibly help patients with Parkinsons. However, more work needs to be done to understand this better, said Patrik Verstreken, who is associated with The Flanders Institute for Biotechnology and KU Leuven.

Vitamins for Health and Performance? 
If the sheer size of the vitamin department at your local Tom Thumb pharmacy or Whole Foods Market counts for anything, Americans must be among the best-nourished people on earth. Scan the shelves and youll see bottle after bottle filled with tablets, fruit-flavored chewables, red pills, purple pills, and little Freds and Barneys. Your original intent may have been to make sure your exercise performance didnt suffer because of your less-than-perfect eating habits. But suddenly youre confronted with general formulas for men, energizers and stress reducers, sexual performance enhancers and even brain power supplements.