To Your Health Newsletter: Eating Green: Kathy Freston Dishes on the Benefits of Going Vegan - August 13, 2013

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August 13, 2013 - Volume 7, Issue 17

Embracing a Plant-Based Diet:
Tips From Expert Kathy Freston

When it comes to adopting a plant-based diet, experts point to the health benefits a vegan diet can offer, such as lower cholesterol, reduced heart-disease risk and overall weight loss. New York Times best-selling author Kathy Freston answers common questions about the vegan diet. Freston, who has focused her entire career on healthy living and conscious eating, shares the myths, benefits and transition into green eating.

Staying Healthy & Fit - 6 Essential Minerals for Women's Health
What to Do About Whiplash - Prevention and Treatment Strategies
Modifying Your Diabetes Risk - How to Keep Your Blood Sugar Balanced
Whole-Body Health - A Healthy Body Depends on a Healthy Spine

Four Great Exercises You Can Do at Home

Turn off the infomercials, ditch the gym membership and put down the get-fit-quick gadgets; it's time to get in the best shape of your life the old-fashioned way, right from the comfort of your own home. Believe it or not, some of the best exercises can be accomplished using household "equipment" commonly used for other purposes. Here are a few to get you started.

Baby Wearing: The Best Way to Carry Your Child

The benefits of baby wearing are vast. For instance, research has shown that babies who are carried cry 43 percent less than those who aren't and 54 percent less during the evening hours, when colicky babies may be the most fussy. What's more, babies who are worn while awake also spend much more time in a quiet and alert state, which is ideal for learning.

Time to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia

Dementia is a group of symptoms that affect your ability to think and to accomplish regular social goals. Common symptoms include memory loss, difficulty communicating, difficulty with complex tasks, and difficulty planning and organizing. Some risk factors you can't change, but fortunately, other risk factors are definitely modifiable. Here's what you can do to reduce your risk.

Diet Plans With a Purpose

The media has shed light on many fad diets in recent years, including the Atkins Diet and the South Beach Diet. But do you know about how the proper diet strategy can help target specific health conditions that go beyond the goal of losing weight?

Pay Attention to Your Thyroid

The thyroid gland is essential to our everyday health and function. That's because it is a part of our endocrine / hormone system, and our endocrine system is intricately linked to almost every organ in our body. So, how healthy is your thyroid?

This issue features a number of articles you will want to share with your family, friends and co-workers. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to them via e-mail.

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