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October 25, 2015

Eating sugar may fuel cravings by quieting stress

Eating sugar may quiet stress signals in the brain, leading some people to seek comfort by consuming more sweets and making the habit very hard to break, a small study suggests.

October 25, 2015

5 gluten-free holiday pasta dishes

As winter rolls around, everyone loves curling up with a blanket – and some hearty comfort food.

October 25, 2015

5 high-fiber foods that help lower breast cancer risk

A high fiber diet is great for weight control and for promoting overall good health, but did you know that for women it can help reduce the risk factors for breast cancer?  

October 25, 2015

Birth order peril: Firstborn women more likely to be obese

Second-born siblings may argue that firstborns get all the glory, but there may be a health benefit to coming in second: Firstborn women may be more likely to be overweight or obese than their later-born sisters, according to a new study in Sweden.

October 25, 2015

Small changes in kids' fast food meal cut calories

Changes made last year to McDonald's Happy Meals selections for children may be helping kids to cut calories, according to a new study.

October 25, 2015

Scientists about to test 'super banana' on humans

Vitamin A deficiency kills hundreds of thousands of children worldwide; hundreds of thousands more go blind, says a researcher.

October 25, 2015

Dark chocolate’s benefits released by ‘good’ gut bacteria

Dark chocolate has long been praised for its health benefits, but now scientists know exactly how it’s heart-healthy properties are released in the body, Medical News Today reported.

October 25, 2015

Salad mix linked to virus outbreak no longer served at Olive Garden, Red Lobster

A salad mix linked to a severe stomach virus that sickened more than 200 people in Iowa and Nebraska has not been served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants there for about a month, a spokesman for the restaurants said on Saturday.

October 25, 2015

Healthy holiday cocktails

Once again it’s the holiday season, and for the fourth year in a row, Dr. Manny Alvarez and I have decided to ring in the season with healthy cocktails. Manny and I try to find cocktails that offer some sort of health-redeeming value in addition to the mood-modifying effects of the alcohol - and we definitely met our objective

October 25, 2015

What is soda doing to your skin?

We all want to look good as we get older, and for the majority of people, the signs of aging are most obvious on our face.