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Benefits of Dark Chocolate Omega Passion
The Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate for Breakfast
May 13, 2020
For the past two years, I’ve started every morning with two chocolate Omega Passion® bars and a strong cup of coffee. It sounds strange, I realize, for an old doctor…
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Microbiome Basics: How to Nurture Your Gut Bacteria
Mar 12, 2018
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about the microbiome -- you know, the 1.5 kg community of microbes living in and…
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Carbo-Confusion: Reexamining the Benefits of Carbohydrates and Fiber
Mar 8, 2013
I love it when people read nutrition labels. But when I overhear people say, “I can’t eat that, it has too many carbs,” I get concerned that – just like…
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Count Quality Calories, Not Total Calories Says Harvard Study
Jul 28, 2011
It's hard not to let the words, “I told you so” bubble up inside me as I read the latest results from Harvard’s Nurses’ Health Study II. The findings concur…