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Way back in 1998 Dr. Dean Ornish published the results of his randomized controlled Lifestyle Heart Trial which demonstrated that intensive lifestyle changes could reverse coronary artery disease (narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart with blood) after one year without using drugs or surgery. The lifestyle modifications included a low-fat (10% of calories…
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It’s a win-win situation! A new study, published June 10, 2024, examines the health effects of the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) which was developed in 2019 as a part of the EAT-Lancet Commission. The goal of the EAT-Lancet Commission is to achieve planetary health diets for the projected total population of the earth by 2050,…
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Were you disappointed to hear the results of a recent study that discovered that bananas in a smoothie can result in an 84% loss of the polyphenols from the berries that you were hoping to benefit from? We certainly were. Yes, we thought, we could leave the bananas out of our smoothies. We experimented with…
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A comprehensive review of meta-analyses that were published between 2000 and 2023 was released in May 2024. It evaluated the impact of vegan and vegetarian diets on the risk factors associated with the development of cardiometabolic diseases and cancer in adults, children and pregnant women. (1) This review was a joint undertaking between researchers from…
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This recipe has been a long time in the making. My husband, Rob, had an idea in mind for a delicious tomato soup and many versions of it have been produced in the last few years. This year, though, he declared himself satisfied. Here is his recipe. Roasted Creamy Tomato Soup 3 lbs Roma…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
