Alternative Medicine - January/February 2015

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EAT CLEAN, STAY GREEN, AND MIND YOUR BUDGET ALTERNATIVEMEDICINE.COM

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Reasons You Shouldn’t Skimp on

SUNCREEN

Eat to Beat

HEART DISEASE NEW RESEARCH: THE LINK BETWEEN AUTISM AND VITAMIN D

Gateway to

8 HEART HELPERS

Gut Health 4 RECIPES TO BALANCE YOUR BODY

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Mark Your Calendar! JANUARY New Year’s Day – Jan. 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Jan. 19 FEBRUARY American Heart Month Valentine’s Day – Feb. 14

Alternative Medicine Cabinet Aged garlic extract (AGE) is the featured supplement in our Alternative Medicine Cabinet this issue. Page 60 has all the information you need to harness garlic’s all-over health benefits.

Get your gut on the track to optimal health by trying the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet. Authors Hilary Boynton and Mary G. Brackett offer four delicious recipes on page 28 to get you started.

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Features: 32 START HELPING YOUR HEART

Most patients do not realize that looking old (having wrinkles, etc.), stroke, impotence, most memory loss, and heart attacks are part of the same process: arterial aging.

38 HEART-HEALTHY HERBS

This list of herbs will have you on the right track to a healthy cardiovascular system.

40 THE LINK BETWEEN AUTISM AND VITAMIN D

Evidence that vitamin D is involved in the autism epidemic is mounting. But how can the vitamin help?

44 VARICOSE VEIN PAIN

Walter W. Tom, MD, FACS, addresses the condition and teaches you how to prevent and treat it successfully.

48 SUN SAFETY TIPS FOR WINTERTIME

Tips to prevent, minimize, and repair sun damage— even in the winter months.

50 FOODS THAT HEAL OUR HEALTH

See how eating a plant-based diet can help you dismiss our culture’s deadliest diseases from your body.

54 OMEGA-3S FOR BETTER HEALTH

Shopping for fish oil? Learn what to look for in a brand, how much to take, and why it should be on everyone’s list of daily supplements.

58 EAT AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE

Come out a winner with your wallet and still fill your body with prime nutrients by using these pointers from Kathie Swift, MS, RDN.

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