Apr

3

Truvia Trivia

Posted by Sarah R

April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I recently saw an advertisement in Shape magazine for “truvia” that caught my eye.
“Our new sweetener is born from a leaf, not in a lab. Meet the leaf of the stevia plant. The proud parent of our new natural sweetener. We just give it water. We give it sun. Next, we steep it in a [...]

Oct

27

Vitamin D and breast cancer connection

Posted by Sarah R

October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

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A new study led by Blackmore KM & colleagues from Mount Sinai Hospital in Ontario, Canada shows that vitamin D reduces the risk of breast cancer.
The study showed that by increasing your vitamin D intake (through both diet and exposure to sunshine) is associated with a “24% reduced risk of estrogen-receptor- [...]

Oct

15

Doubling the Vitamin D recommendations

Posted by Sarah R

October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Just recently, the vitamin D supplementation for children has been doubled
“The leading children’s medical organization in the United States on Monday announced that it has doubled the amount of vitamin D recommended for infants, children and adolescents.”
Instead of 200 international units (IU), the recommendation has been increased to 400 IU/daily. [...]

Aug

15

Friday 5 - 8/15/08

Posted by Sarah R

August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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photo credit: isaac bowen
On Fridays, I am going to encourage you to do five different things in the next seven days. Those things may range from small to big, but I’m going to try to challenge my readers. If you’re up for taking the challenge, leave me a comment and I’ll [...]