Better Nutrition back issues from November 2005:
WHAT'S NEW: ready, set, shop
Nov 01, 2005; ... FILL YOUR BASKET WITH OUR NOVEMBER PICKS Fight your dry lips with the planet in mind. ECO LIPS' lip balms are made in an environment-friendly, solar-powered facility. Organic herbs and vegetable oils heal and moisturize dry, cracked lips. Their Earth-friendly ways can benefit you too ....
liquid GOLD
Nov 01, 2005; ... BEFORE BUYING YOUR NEXT BOTTLE OF OLIVE OIL, FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH ITS COMPLEXITY AND NUANCES Just as more people are developing a nose and palate for international wines, many health-conscious food lovers are becoming more sophisticated about which olive oils they dip ...
shine a light on the season
Nov 01, 2005; ... The weekend before we started producing this issue, I sat watching the Weather Channel, tracking Hurricane Katrina's path. It isn't normal for me to be on storm watch, especially since I live in the land of perpetual 70-degree weather, but there was something about this hurricane. Eventually, ...
naturalize your medicine cabinet
Nov 01, 2005; ... PREPARE FOR COLD AND FLU SEASON BY STOCKING UP ON THESE 5 NATURAL REMEDIES By Heidi Hoff Pulling your sweaters out of storage and putting your garden to bed aren't the only things you should be doing to prepare for winter. It's also a good time to stock your medicine and kitchen cabinets ...
give thanks
Nov 01, 2005; ... These holiday recipes won't keep you kitchen-bound so you can spend your day where it counts-with your family and friends stuffed turkey breast with pine nuts, raisins and apricots Serves 6 3 lb. boneless turkey breast ½ cup pine nuts ½ cup ...
st. john's wort
Nov 01, 2005; ... WHEN YOU'RE FEELING BLUE, THIS YELLOW-FLOWERED HERB JUST MIGHT BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY. HERE'S HOW. By Maureen Meyers Farrar Are you sad? Feeling down? You're not alone. Approximately 118.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the US population aged 18 and older, have symptoms of ...
SAMe
Nov 01, 2005; ... BRIGHTEN YOUR OUTLOOK WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE TO ANTIDEPRESSANTS Europeans experienced the sunny side of life by taking St. John's wort before anyone on this side of the Atlantic had heard of the mood-boosting flower, and now we have to give them credit for mining the benefits V of SAMe ...
vitamin D
Nov 01, 2005; ... WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING PMS, TRY THIS: UP YOUR INTAKE OF VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM Listen up, ladies. Mother Nature is out to prove that she really is one of us. It turns out that she's provided a natural way to help prevent premenstrual syndrome (PMS). High calcium and vitamin D ...
red yeast rice
Nov 01, 2005; ... LIFESTYLE CHANGES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL LEVELS-BUT SOMETIMES THAT ISN'T ENOUGH By Maureen Meyers Farrar If you think only middleaged men with beer guts are affected by high cholesterol, you're in denial. According to the American Heart Association, 102 million adults (way ...
WHAT'S NEW: ready, set, shop
Nov 01, 2005; ... FILL YOUR BASKET WITH OUR NOVEMBER PICKS NATURAL FACTORS' OSTEOSENSE PLUS is specifically formulated to provide nutritional support for healthy bones. And if you have food allergies, consider that it contains no dairy, wheat or yeast. Arm yourself this cold season with NATROL's ...
wild yam
Nov 01, 2005; ... INTRODUCING THE ROOT THAT MAY HELP LOWER BLOOD SUGAR, CHOLESTEROL AND EVEN A BIT MORE HERB: Wild Yam AKA: Dioscorea villosa, Dioscorea opposita, Mexican yam, colic root PART USED: Root, rhizome WHAT IT DOES BEST: Wild yam is known as an anti-inflammatory, a pain ...
pomegranates
Nov 01, 2005; ... THE DEEP-COLORED POMEGRANATE IS TRULY UNIQUE. HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ENJOY THEM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. Fertility Symbol. Persephone's forbidden fruit. Fruit of the Israelites' promised land. Etymological root of both Grenada in Spain and grenade, the French explosive device. The ...
frozen Pizza
Nov 01, 2005; ... USE THESE SMART-SHOPPING GUIDELINES WHEN CHOOSING AMERICA'S FAVORITE PIE The next time you need a quick-and-easy dinner for your busy family, take a second look in the freezer section-specifically at frozen pizzas. No longer is this junk food. Many manufacturers are now making tasty ...
tress transformation
Nov 01, 2005; ... CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL HAIR DOESN'T REQUIRE CHEMICALS, HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD SWITCH TO A NATURAL SHAMPOO. Shampoos seduce us with their scents and their promises of more volume or voluptuous curls. But what about the ingredients that help create these illusions? Check the label, and you'll ...
when it's all in your head
Nov 01, 2005; ... EASE THE TENSION THAT HARBORS HEADACHE PAIN It begins when the muscles in your head, neck and upper back constrict. Next comes the pain that invades your forehead, temples, the nape of your neck and the top of your head. It is a tension headache, and the result can be a few hours or even ...
no magic bullet
Nov 01, 2005; ... AFTER A DECADE OF ANTIDEPRESSANT USE, ONE WOMAN DISCOVERS THAT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS FOR COPING WITH DEPRESSION FOP years, I tried prescription antidepressants-more than a dozen in all. If I could only find the right medicine, I thought, my life would change. The heaviness would lift ....