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7 Essential Nutrients for Women’s Health & When You Need Them Most
The top 7 essential nutrients for women's unique health needs, how to get them, and when you need them most.
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Black Beans
(Phaselous vulgaris) Black beans are about the size of a pea with a black skin, a creamy white flesh and a sweet, rich flavor often compared to that of mushrooms....
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Quinoa
(Chenopodium quinoa) Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is an ancient grain. Although recently rediscovered in the U.S., quinoa has been cultivated in the Andean mountains of Peru, Chile and Bolivia for over...
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Kidney Beans
(Phaseolis vulgaris) Kidney beans are legumes which are plants with seed pods that split into two halves. Some of the more common legumes are beans, lentils, peanuts, peas and soybeans....
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Beets
(Beta vulgaris) The beet is perhaps best known for its numerous cultivated varieties. Most of us are familiar with the purple root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet....
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Sweet Bell Peppers
(Capsicum annuum) Sweet peppers, also known as bell peppers, are members of the nightshade family, which also includes potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant. It’s easy to see why sweet peppers acquired...
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Folate/Folic Acid
Folate gets its name from the Latin word folium for leaf because this B-vitamin is found in high concentrations in green leafy vegetables. Folate is necessary for cells to divide...
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Wilted Spinach
Serves 2 - 3 Ingredients:1 large bag of spinach (pre-cleaned and dry)Olive Oil2 cloves of garlic, cleaned and diced1 lemon, cut into quarters with seeds removedSalt, black pepper, cayenne pepper...
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Eating a Heart Healthy Diet
To recognize the Go Red Campaign, this month we offer a series of articles to increase your understanding of heart disease. In this article, we review the foods to eat...