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Tomato soup is a comfort food for many people. It is comforting as well to know how nutritious and wholesome it is, particularly when prepared with soy milk. A good, creamy tomato soup is a must in everyon’e recipe box. If you can’t find juicy, ripe Italian or Roma tomatoes, use a high-quality organic tomato (in jars) instead. The addition of sun-dried tomatoes adds a rich depth to your everyday tomato soup! Often served with a grilled cheese sandwhich, Dr. Weil finds a good shar...

Pink Himalayan salt is a type of rock salt from the Punjab region of Pakistan, near the foothills of the Himalayas Pink Himalayan salt is chemically similar to table salt. It contains up to 98 percent sodium chloride. The rest of the salt consists of trace minerals, such as potassium, magnesium, and calcium. These give the salt its light pink tint. These minerals also explain why Himalayan salt tastes different from regular table salt. How is it used?
People use this type of salt and comm...

For most of us, the "best" time of day to work out is simple: When we can. That's why we call it a "routine." And if the results are the same, it's hard to imagine changing it up. But what if the results aren't the same? They may not be, according to a new study from a research team at Skidmore College. The results of a 12-week exercise program were different for morning vs. evening workouts. Women who worked out in the morning lost more fat, while those wh...

What are cancer treatment mouth sores? Mouth sores can be a common side effect of cancer treatment. The condition, known as mucositis, is an inflammation of the tissues inside your mouth. Whitish, ulcer-like sores can form on your cheeks, gums, lips, tongue, or on the roof or floor of your mouth. Even if you don’t develop mouth ulcers, you may have patches that feel inflamed and painful, as if they’ve been burned. Anyone who is receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy c...

Hot flushes are reported by over 80% of women taking tamoxifen and other hormonal blockers. Causing distress and impacting quality of life, they may last the duration of the treatment and beyond. This level of discomfort causes many women to take holidays from, or stop taking altogether, their hormonal treatments and complicate their treatment plan. Research shows that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), the main treatment for symptoms of natural menopause, is contraindicated for breast ...

A large Danish study published by the Molecular Metabolism in Cancer and Ageing Group at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, has found that cancer increases the risk of new-onset type-2 diabetes lung, pancreatic, breast, brain, urinary tract, or uterine cancers. Type 2 diabetes, which typically develops after the age of 40, is usually due to a combination of the pancreas failing to produce enough of the hormone insulin, and the cells in the body failing to adequately respond to insul...