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Red Beans and Rice Soup

Serves 8 Here’s a healthy soup based on a Mardi Gras favorite in which traditional red kidney beans and Cajun flavors meld with hearty red rice and dark, leafy greens. Don’t forget hot sauce for the table! Our Health Starts … Read More

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Massage Benefits

The benefits of massage are reflected in your Circulatory System by: helping to develop a stronger heart improving oxygen supply to cells improving the supply of nutrients to cells elimination of metabolic wastes decreasing blood pressure decreasing circulation of lymph … Read More

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10 Foods that Fight Fat and Keep You Healthy!

Battle the bulge and ward off disease with the foods in your kitchen! Americans spend an estimated $42 billion a year on weight loss foods, products and services, many of which don’t even work.  And with the endless number of … Read More

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6 secrets of successful exercisers

Use these sart strategies to achieve your workout goals — and get better pain relief.  by Liz Neporent The key to achieving your workout goals – and better pain relief may be simpler than you think.  Just believe in yourself, … Read More

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Award Winning Toastmasters Speech

How I Regained my Health and Started a Revolution How it all started Flashback to 5 years ago….The decades were catching up to me. Slowly I had gained 10 pounds of weight each decade from my 20’s on a steady … Read More

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Waist Circumference

Another way of determining if you’re at a healthy weight is to measure your waist circumference.  If you carry most of your weight arouhnd your waist or upper body, you have an apple shape.  If you carry most of your … Read More

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Body mass index

Your Body mass index helps you determine if you need to lose weight. Body mass index (BMI) is a measurement based on a formula that takes into account your weight and height in determining whether you have a healthy or … Read More

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Do you need to lose weight?

Before figuring out if you’re overweight by medical standards, keep in mind that many fashion models and celebrities are unrealistically thin, and you shouldn’t expect to look like them.  Your goal is to achieve a healthy weight — one that … Read More

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Healthy– Nutty Brown Rice Tabbouleh

This Middle Eastern dish is typically salad consisting of bulgur (dried and ground or crushed wheat berries that are parboiled). Here, instead of bulgur warm brown rice takes its place. You can serve the bright, colorful salad with pita wedges … Read More

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TO LIVE LONGER, Eat Pizza?

… and oatmeal-apricot cookies… strawberry tarts… chocolate mint pudding cake… raisin coffee cake… whole wheat pancakes… and lots of other heavenly delights you’ll discover in The Doctors Book of Healing Foods! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, in The Doctors Book of … Read More

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