12 of the Best Health Promoting Summertime Treats to Cool You Off
Nutrition Nancy Smith Nutrition Nancy Smith

12 of the Best Health Promoting Summertime Treats to Cool You Off

Summertime and the living is easy! This blog post is a summer food fun post because I love summer! When I started my healthy lifestyle, I realized how often I felt deprived of eating yummy food. So often we are bombarded with sugary, processed, or otherwise unhealthy treats. It seriously does not have to be that way! We can eat healthy treats without feeling cheated! We can even eat sweet treats! We can even thrive on these foods, as each ingredient I have chosen is health-promoting.

Besides plain fruit or veggies, there are some really refreshing and tasty treats that we can have.

In this post, I have added both sweet and savory treats to keep the oven off and keep you cool this summer!

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Empower Your Health Journey Today with These Innovative Lab Tests
Prevention, Health Guides Nancy Smith Prevention, Health Guides Nancy Smith

Empower Your Health Journey Today with These Innovative Lab Tests

Throughout your health journey, you’ve probably gone through some lab testing. Lab testing is a crucial part of healthcare, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Unfortunately, lab testing can be expensive and time-consuming. Due to insurance, regulations, and hospital protocol, your doctor may not always be able to offer you the lab tests you need right away.

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Learn About Aloe Vera's Amazing Health Benefits and How to Use It

Learn About Aloe Vera's Amazing Health Benefits and How to Use It

What is Aloe Vera?

Aloe vera has been used for centuries for its healing properties. Aloe vera contains over 200 active components, including vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antagonistic polysaccharides. These properties make aloe vera an effective treatment for various conditions, including cancer, burns, and wounds. Aloe vera is also known to boost the immune system, improve digestion, and reduce inflammation. In addition to its many health benefits, aloe vera is also incredibly easy to use. The gel can be applied directly to the skin or consumed in juice form.

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How Phytoestrogens Behave in Estrogen Positive Breast Cancer
Cancer Nancy Smith Cancer Nancy Smith

How Phytoestrogens Behave in Estrogen Positive Breast Cancer

What are Phytoestrogens

Phytoestrogens are estrogens that are derived from plants and have a structure similar to human estrogen. Phytoestrogens can bind to estrogen receptors (ERs) in the body. Because of this, there is interest in using them as cancer preventives and therapies, particularly for estrogen-positive breast cancer. There are three main types of phytoestrogens: isoflavones, lignans, and coumestans. Isoflavones are found in soybeans and soy products. Lignans are found in flaxseed and flax oil and some fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Coumestans are found in alfalfa and clover.

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