We’re celebrating National Healthy Aging Month with a highlight of the best anti-aging tips for younger looking skin. By now you’ve probably heard us talk about the importance of foods to fight aging, but you may be wondering: does it really work? The answer is a resounding, YES! It just makes sense that if… Continue Reading
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Anti-Aging Nutrition – What You Need to Know (INFOGRAPHIC)
Professional skin care products, treatments and nutritional supplements can help slow down the aging process. But what you EAT is just as important! Eat these foods to build, hydrate and protect healthy skin cells. … Continue Reading
Best Anti-Aging Skin Supplements – What to Look For (INFOGRAPHIC)
While aging is inevitable, you may be able to slow the process by ensuring that the nutrients your body needs are available to reduce damage and support tissue repair. Ideally, you want to obtain these nutrients from the foods you eat. However, since the standard American diet is lacking in fruits and vegetables – a… Continue Reading
18 Tips for Healthy Skin at Any Age
With November marked as National Healthy Skin Month, now is a great time to learn more about the foods and nutrients that support healthy-looking skin at any age. Over the years, we often get asked whether diet and nutritional supplements benefit the skin. The answer is a resounding yes! It makes sense that what… Continue Reading
5 Phytonutrient Color Groups to Target
Summer is in full swing and that means plenty of fresh, ripe produce at the grocery store, farmer’s markets and on the dining room table. Yet, over the last few years, researchers and government organizations have been reporting that Americans are not eating enough fruits & vegetables. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) cites… Continue Reading
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 and supplements to take that support heart health. In the companion article, Living a Heart Healthy Lifestyle, we offer tips on how to modify your… Continue Reading
Grapefruit
(Citrus paradisi) Proclaimed as one of the “seven wonders of Barbados”, the grapefruit is a hybrid between a Jamaican sweet orange and an Indonesia pomelo. Legend tells of a 17th century English ship captain who brought seeds across the ocean to breed this tart beauty. Botanists spin a likelier tale of a naturally occurring… Continue Reading
Watermelon
(Citrullus Lanatus) Looking for a way to quench your thirst on a hot summer day? Watermelon is the healthiest way to do so. Unlike most fruits, watermelon has a high water content – about 92 percent. So it’s no coincidence that this juicy fruit was named watermelon. Part of the Cucurbitaceae family, watermelon is… Continue Reading