Stress Cookie Special!

Happy Holidays! Just a quick note to let you know that we’re offering a very special deal of Stress Cookies and Stress Tea for the next TWO WEEKS (until Jan 1). Buy our most popular “Tea & Cookie Combo” (2 dozen Stress Cookies + 2 dozen servings of Stress Tea) – and get 8 servings of

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Probiotics Reduce Stress…

Recent meta-analysis shows a dramatic reduction of stress, depression, and anxiety with probiotic consumption… J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] Probiotics and Subclinical Psychological Symptoms in Healthy Participants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. McKean J1, Naug H1,2, Nikbakht E1,2, Amiet B1,2, Colson N1,2. Author information Abstract INTRODUCTION/AIM: Interest in the gut-brain axis and emerging evidence that

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Stress/Depression Predict Sleep Quality

This new study outlines precisely what we are addressing with our upcoming Sleep Cookie (sleep “quality” versus sleep “quantity”)! Chronic stress leads to depression and poor sleep quality – which leads to more stress and more depression and even worse sleep quality – in a vicious cycle that keeps repeating and is very hard to

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Fat as Endocrine Organ – Inflammation & Metabolic Syndrome…

Exp Gerontol. 2016 Dec 9. pii: S0531-5565(16)30579-4. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.12.007. [Epub ahead of print] Changes in adipose tissue cellular composition during obesity and aging as a cause of metabolic dysregulation. Martyniak K1, Masternak MM2. Author information Abstract Adipose tissue represents complex endocrine organ containing several different cellular populations including adipocytes, pre-adipocytes, mesenchymal stem cells, macrophages and lymphocytes. It

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Metabolic Stress & Diabetes…

Biochem J. 2016 Dec 15;473(24):4527-4550. Molecular mechanisms of ROS production and oxidative stress in diabetes. Newsholme P1, Cruzat VF1,2, Keane KN1, Carlessi R1, de Bittencourt PI Jr3. Author information Abstract Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are known to be associated with the development of metabolic diseases, including diabetes. Oxidative stress, an imbalance between oxidative and antioxidative systems of cells and

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Tea Polyphenols for Weight Loss – Green or Black?

Molecules. 2016 Dec 7;21(12). pii: E1659. Mechanisms of Body Weight Reduction by Black Tea Polyphenols. Pan H1, Gao Y2, Tu Y3. Author information Abstract Obesity is one of the most common nutritional diseases worldwide. This disease causes health problems, such as dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension and inflammation. There are drugs used to inhibit obesity. However, they have serious side

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Fat-Burning Zone?

From the “Worst Weight Loss Advice Ever” article…some good tips! http://www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/worst-weight-loss-advice-ever.html/3/  

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Definitive Superfood Ranking

Here is a recent article from Outside magazine where I help “rank” some of the top “Superfoods” that should be part of your diet. The article was written by AC Shilton – who is a fantastic writer and who did a terrific job sifting through much of the hype around so many of the “not-so-superfoods” that

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Unexplained Fatigue May be Depression…

Feelings of tiredness – especially for no apparent reason – is one of the most common complaints that stressed out patients make to their doctors. A recent meta-analysis (see abstract below) found that depression was the most common cause of fatigue (almost 20% of cases). This analysis looked at 26 studies covering nearly 15,000 patients

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Reduce Depression to Lose Weight…

Transl Behav Med. 2016 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] Lower depression scores associated with greater weight loss among rural black women in a behavioral weight loss program. Carson TL1,2,3,4, Jackson BE5,6, Nolan TS7, Williams A5, Baskin ML5,6,8,9. Author information Abstract Depression and stress have been associated with less weight loss among some participants in behavioral weight loss (BWL) programs.

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