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  • What We’re Reading 11/06/09
    Tea, naked mole rats, cleaning with lemons, and Ikigai are just some of the things we’ve been reading this past week here at WellWire. Teaspoons and petals documents one woman’s obsession with tea. She writes...
    by at November 6th, 2009 at 08:11 am
  • Alternative Sweeteners 101
    In 2003, the average American consumed 44 teaspoons of sugar a day. That translates to 142 pounds of sugar annually. That’s more than 7 times the recommended maximum intake of 6 teaspoons daily. Chronic ailments like...
    by at October 30th, 2009 at 08:10 am
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    What We’re Reading 10/23/09
    October is almost over which means its time for one of our favorite holidays, Halloween! Prepare yourself for the long night with some of our recent reading: Still looking for a costume idea? Making your own Halloween costume...
    by at October 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 am
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    What We’re Reading 10/09/09
    Photo by Gibsonclaire The weekly What We’re Reading series is a place for you to keep up with what our WellWire team is reading about on blogs and news sites across the Internet. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness...
    by at October 9th, 2009 at 05:10 am
  • Vaccinations 101
    The H1N1 virus has led to the death of 28 pregnant women and 60 children in the U.S. so it’s no wonder the topic of vaccination is on everyone’s mind. This year’s influenza is virulent and should be considered...
    by at October 8th, 2009 at 05:10 am
  • What We’re Reading 10/02/09
      Hey folks! Welcome to the start of our weekly What We’re Reading series, a place for you to keep up with what our WellWire team is reading about on blogs and news sites across the Internet. Halloween is less than...
    by at October 2nd, 2009 at 07:10 am
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    Is Exercise Killing You? Be Still!
      We have some very healthy areas in the U.S. but after reading Dr. Nishant’s article on the Blue Zones I started to wonder why we don’t have more (areas where the population often lives past 100). There are many regions...
    by at September 30th, 2009 at 07:09 am
  • Beautiful Skin Starts Inside
      You already know that beauty is more than skin-deep. Skin health and appearance depend on much more than what fancy lotions, latest “age-defying” cream or organic make-up you might be using. Beauty begins on the inside…with...
    by at September 10th, 2009 at 06:09 am
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    Why Slow Food Equals Good Health
    From a health perspective, slowing things down when it comes to consuming food is very important. It brings more consciousness to growing, processing and ingesting food and makes it more nourishing. Slow Food International...
    by at August 27th, 2009 at 02:08 pm
  • 8 Ways to Maximize Your Immunity to the Flu
    I’m not being dramatic: we are on the verge of what could be a terrible flu season, fighting a strain of flu virus that has the potential to be very infectious and strong. So don’t wait for that first sniffle!...
    by at August 16th, 2009 at 09:08 pm