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Look out Tasti D-Lite. Dubbed “crackberry” in LA (where in the past two years it has become a quickly growing small chain with lines out the door), this sleek modern frozen yogurt shop recently made its way east where New Yorkers are also crowding in for a feeding frenzy. Pinkberry’s real frozen yogurt (20 calories per ounce) comes in only two flavors, plain and green tea, and customers choose from a large assortment of toppings that include everything from fresh fruit to Fruity Pebbles. While there is much debate over its mysterious fat content (is it high or is it low?), even if it is as bad for you as ice cream, it’s so good that it doesn’t really matter. Look out for more locations slated to open soon in Nolita, Chelsea, and on the Upper East Side.
Pinkberry
7 West 32nd Street
New York, NY
ph: 212. 695. 9631

Put your hands in the air, and wave ’em like you just don’t care; after all, your deodorant is good for another seven days. That’s right: a single nighttime application of Lavilin, according to its manufacturer, will keep you odor-free for a week. The product was created by Israeli researchers more than 20 years ago as an alternative to antiperspirants made with aluminum, a metal that has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Lavilin is nontoxic and contains antibacterial agents like arnica and calendula oil. Participants in clinical trials reported that they smelled fresh despite excessive physical activity and extreme temperatures. Lavilin is sold at health-food stores across the country for $15. Call (800)528-4546.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/22/style/tmagazine/22tmakeup.html

Here are the top twenty foods highest in antioxidants:
small red beans, kidney beans, blueberries, cranberries, artichokes, blackberries, prunes, raspberries, strawberries, delicious and granny smith apples, pecans, cherries, plums, russet potato, beans, black plums, gala apples, and walnuts.

Labels: anti-aging, health food, nutrition

Probiotics are the healthy bacteria found among the intestinal microbiota, the living microorganisms in the intestinal tract necessary for proper digestive health. They are responsible for protective effects including healthy turnover of cells in the intestinal tract, production of essential nutrients such as short-chain fatty acids and amino acids, stimulation of intestinal immunity and prevention of overgrowth of harmful organisms. Probiotics can also be found in fermented food products such as yogurt and in supplements.
....."A host of influences including genetics, environment, diet and disease can dramatically offset this balance of microbiota in the GI tract and affect our health."
Simin Meydan, DVM, PhD, also of the HNRCA at Tufts, reviewed the research on probiotics and suggested that probiotics consumption may positively enhance the immune response and allow for improved resistance to infectious diseases.
Yet, researchers are still unclear on the method of action behind probiotics' benefits. Robert Clancy, PhD, of The University of New Castle, Australia, suggested that there will be "Immunobiotic Evolution," stemming from the growing body of research demonstrating that probiotics have immune system benefits. In reviewing the research on the method of action, he said, "Research on probiotics is moving rapidly to identify the mechanism by which probiotics can stimulate the intestinal lining, how that function can lend benefit for protective immunity, diminish allergic hypersensitivity in the digestive trace and reduce cancer risk."
... Quigley offered several proposed methods of action including probiotics' anti-inflammatory properties, as well as displacing harmful bacteria and replenish the balance of healthy flora along the digestive tract.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061009/nym032.html?.v=67

Labels: Health, nutrition, Probiotics