| Thumbs Up on Omega-3!
The news just seems to get better and better when it comes to the benefits of fish, in particular the omega-3 fatty acids (LNA, alpha-linolenic acid) that we find in many types of fish and fish oil supplements (fish oil is not to be confused with cod-liver oil, which contains a much lower concentration of omega-3 fatty acids).
Last month in the journal Circulation, the American Heart Association (AHA) pointed out that omega-3 fatty acids lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). More...
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Lara Hassan MS, RD, LD, CDE
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Healthy Holiday Eating:
The Strategies for Survival
The holiday season is a time to enjoy friends and family and to participate in giving and sharing, but is also the time of year when we have a tendency to overeat. Weight gain over the holidays is typically an accepted consequence for most Americans because it is often accompanied by a New Year's resolution to lose weight. It is possible to prevent or limit this predicted weight gain, by implementing some healthy holiday eating techniques. More...
Visit our Nutrition Library to discover some of the latest information on healthy weight loss, heart healthy eating, and much more from the Cooper Clinic dietitians.
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| THE ACTive GIVING
The average individual only gains a little over one pound during the holidays. Although not as much as once believed, that one pound or so you gain over the holidays is usually not lost over the next year. That means ten years from now you could be 10 pounds heavier. So, let's do something different this year. Let's exercise through the holidays not after the holidays. Need some motivation? Active volunteerism might provide the right mix of incentive and inspiration. More...
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Angela Marks
Cooper Concepts, Inc.
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A Focus On Vitamin Supplementation:
What About Vitamins for Kids?
As adults, we know the importance of vitamin supplementation, but what about our youth? As we become more technologically advanced, a large percentage of our children are not only not getting enough exercise, but due to the poor quality of soil and environmental factors, their diet may be lacking in some key nutrients. In fact, according to one source, less than 70 percent of American children and less than 90 percent of American teenage girls get enough calcium. More...
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A message from the women physician of Cooper Clinic
During the last several weeks, it has been hard to miss all of the news coverage about C-reactive protein. You probably already know that high levels of C-reactive protein are linked to the development of coronary heart disease. What you may not know is that the link between C-reactive protein and coronary heart disease may not be the same in women and in men. More...
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Right Start!
$100.00
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Cooper Complete "Right Start" Package
Do you or someone you know want to make a healthy lifestyle change, but just do not know where or how to begin? Well, now you can be equipped with the insightful informational and proven tools that are bundled in the Cooper Complete Right Start package.
This package includes:
- The Cooper Clinic Solution to the Diet Revolution
- The Cooper Institute Walking Handbook
- Controlling Cholesterol the Natural Way
- A bottle of Cooper Complete multivitamins
- A bottle of Cooper Complete Advanced Omega-3
- A Cooper Aerobics Center pedometer
All of these items are shipped in a custom box with the Cooper Complete Right Start seal, along with an accompanied letter describing the use of each item and how it can help contribute to a healthy new lifestyle. What better gift could you give to yourself, a friend, or a loved one besides a gift of health?
It's easy...
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Holiday Gelatin Dessert
Ingredients:
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 small package fruit-flavored sugar-free Jello (orange, apricot, ect.)
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
Directions:
- Bring orange juice to a boil.
- Add package of Jello to boiling juice and stir to dissolve.
- Add buttermilk and blend well.
- Pour into prepared gelatin mold; chill until firm.
Yield: 4 servings
Per Serving:
59 calories, less than 1 gm of fat, 4 gm protein, 10 gm carbohydrates, 1 mg cholesterol, 145 mg sodium, 0 gm dietary fiber
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