PULSE.HEALTH BITES: Learn how to eat well and feel better with 14 ``Super Foods,'' including blueberries, broccoli, pumpkin and walnuts. These foods, combined with exercise, more sleep, less stress and portion control, can improve and safeguard your health, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the new book ``SuperFoods Healthstyle: Simple Changes to Get the Most Out of Life for the Rest of Your Life'' by Dr. Steven Pratt and Kathy Matthews (William Morrow
n. A white sauce made by cooking together a mixture of flour and butter with milk or cream. Noun 1. cream sauce - white sauce made with cream and Cedar Plank Salmon. It explains how garlic and onions are thought to fight cancer and how kiwis combat cell damage. -- Simone Schramm Trimm PHARMACY FOR THE PEOPLE: The high cost of prescription medications and constant updates in health headlines are enough to overwhelm even savvy consumers. Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and medical anthropologist Dr. Teresa Graedon offer objective evaluations of popular treatments in their latest book, ``Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy'' (Rodale; $29.95). The book identifies the best treatments available for many medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. , from insomnia to arthritis. It lists the best prescription drugs, tackles long-standing health myths and describes cost-effective home remedies. In one example, it recommends vinegar and water or a coat of Vicks VapoRub for nail fungus. The book is available at www.amazon.com and bookstores nationwide. -- S.S.T. DANCE IT OFF: Put some rhythm in your workouts with Stella Sandoval's new fitness DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ``Dance Off the Inches: Sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. Salsa.'' Due for release Feb. 6, the disc features three dance-party-like workouts: Spicy Salsa Mix, Latin Lime Twist and the Mucho Mambo Combo. It also includes a 17-minute Step Guide that breaks down the basic dance moves to make you a salsa, merengue merengue Couple dance from the Dominican Republic or Haiti, danced throughout Latin America. Originally a folk dance, it has become a ballroom dance, where it is danced with a limping step, the weight always on the same foot. Varieties include the jaleo and juangomero. or cha-cha expert. The DVD is priced at $14.98 and will be available at Target, Kmart and online at www.anchorbayentertainment.com. -- S.S.T. SEEING `GREEN': A new self-proclaimed eco-friendly yoga studio called TRYOGA has opened in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . With countertops made from recycled newspaper pulp, the 2,100-square-foot studio is offering a free workshop, Gravity and Grace: Finding the Voice of Your Inner Teacher, noon to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17-18. The workshop will be led by yogi-in-residence Peter Sterios Manduka, the founder of San Luis Obispo-based yoga mat maker Manduka Inc. TRYOGA Studio, part of the TRIFIT Studio at Yahoo Center, is located at 2425 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica. Register by calling (310) 829-2227. -- S. Debessai CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (fruit) (2) no caption (``Dance Off the Inches: Sizzling Salsa'') |
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