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Experts suggest cut meat out of diet slowly

By Leslee Jaquette According to a recent article in the ACE fitness newsletter, more people than ever are moving away from a meat-heavy diet and making the switch to a plant-based eating style. I am one of those people.  Growing up as a Missouri girl, I was fed a strict diet of fried meat and […]

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Article Lists 9 Secrets to Long Life

By Leslee Jaquette Not that long ago the Today Show hosts would read a list of people reaching their 100th birthdays. We all thought it was amazing and wonderful – and it was. But these days it’s not unusual to hear about people living well beyond the centenary mark. Still, we are all interested in […]

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MIND over Mediterranean: Which Diet Works Best?

By Leslee Jaquette In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (April 21, 2015), writer Sumathi Reddy explains how the new MIND diet compares and contrasts to the popular Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet, which is supposed to help control high blood pressure. It seems that the MIND diet is similar to these […]