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Foods That Are Fulfilling

Q:  With as little as 5 or 10 pounds of weight gain, health problems can increase significantly. What are some foods that are fulfilling but won't pack on the pounds?

A: Here are my top five fulfilling foods that won't pack on the pounds

Keep Healthy When Caring for Young Kids

Q: What are some easy tips for women to compensate through diet when they have young families and no time for personal fitness?

A:  There are a number of tips to keep you healthy when taking care of young kids.

Healthy Choices On The Go

Q: What are some quick lifestyle tips and smart snack choices that will help women "on the go" make healthy choices?

Pistachios and Reducing Stress

‘GO GREEN’ AND GET SERENE DURING NATIONAL STRESS AWARENESS MONTH

Leading Nutrition Expert Alyse Levine Teams Up with TheGreenNut.com to Ease Your Stress with Healthy Choices

Anti-Inflammatory Properties

New Study Reveals Pistachios Have Anti-Inflammatory Properties

New research published online, December 10, 2009 indicates that bioactive compounds in pistachios, and molecules present in pistachios, have anti-inflammatory properties.

Overall Health Benefits

NATION’S LEADING NUTRITION RESEARCHERS PROMOTE TWO NEW STUDIES LINKING TREE NUT CONSUMPTION TO OVERALL HEALTH BENEFITS

Experimental Biology Meeting in Anaheim, CA, Features Presentations on the Positive Effects Eating Nuts Like Pistachios Play in Diabetes and Weight Management

Pistachios Rich in Antioxidants

NEW RESEARCH UNVEILED IN THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION REVEALS PISTACHIOS PROTECT THE HEART IN A NEW WAY

Pistachios: Heart Health and Nutrition Benefits

MOST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY TO DATE SHOWS ADDING TREE NUTS TO DAILY DIET CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL HEART HEALTH

New Study Further Confirms Eating Tree Nuts, Like Pistachios, Lowers Risk of Heart Disease

Eat Brazil Nuts for a Healthier Heart

One serving of Brazil nuts offers a whopping 780 percent of your daily selenium needs. The mineral was found to reduce the risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD), which has been linked to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), in a study at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Those with the highest selenium levels in their blood were 33 percent less likely to have PAD.

Eating Almonds Can Reduce Your Blood Lipids

We know that eating nuts can reduce your reduce your cholesterol but researchers wanted to know if there are other heart healthy benefits of eating nuts as well. In a study of middle-aged men and women with hyperlipemia (high levels of lipid in the bloodstream), researchers found that those who ate about 2/3 cup of almonds daily had lower levels of lipid oxidation.