Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) April 20, 2012
In a recent interview, eye health and water advocate Sharon Kleyne noted that the delicate tear film covering the eyes’ exposed portions is 99% water. When dry eye symptoms are experienced, according to Mrs. Kleyne, the initial steps should always be to make sure you drink enough water and are eating eye healthy foods.
Sharon Kleyne is host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio show, and founder of Bio-Logic Aqua Research.
Mrs. Kleyne is concerned that the importance of water in any medical treatment, including dry eye, tends to be either minimized or overlooked. She advocates the inclusion of water on the list of necessary nutrient that are fundamental to all life.
According to Mrs. Kleyne, the human body is 60% to 70% water, the brain is 80% water, lean muscle is 75% water, blood is 70% water and body fat is 10% water (ChemCraft, 1998). Skin is 68% water and the ocular tear film, which protects eyes and vision in the absence of skin, is 99% water, making eyes especially vulnerable to dehydration.
“From the moment of birth,” says Mrs. Kleyne, “when an infant first opens its eyes to the world, the body begins losing water, beginning with the eyes. Research could discover that because eyes are closely connected to the brain, tear film dehydration could cause anxiety, stress and depression.”
Mrs. Kleyne believes that eye hydration ? the addition of natural water to the tear film ? is systematically overlooked in dry eye treatment around the world. She notes that on the majority of websites dealing with dry eye and computer eye strain, there is no mention of natural tear film moisture (water) supplementation. Mrs. Kleyne advocates the inclusion of eight to ten glasses of water per day, as a basic nutritional requirement for eye and body health, on the official U.S. Government ?Food Pyramid? (now called the “Food Plate”).
The ocular tear film, Mrs. Kleyne explains, lubricates the eyelids, refracts and transmits light, protects the eye from disease and supplies water and oxygen to live corneal cells. Insufficient tear production, or too rapid tear film water evaporation, are responsible for tear film dehydration, dry eye symptoms, eye allergies, computer eye strain and many other eye problems. Dry eye symptoms include itching and burning eyes, blurred vision, eye strain and fatigue, headache, increased stress levels and disturbed sleep (Mathers, 2005).
A fundamental step in assuring a well hydrated tear film is to drink eight to ten glasses of water each day. Also important are eye-healthy foods such as dark green leafy vegetables and omega-3 fatty acids. Sleep is vital because tear film water is restored while you sleep. Knowing how to protect the tear film in high risk situations (or knowing how to avoid such situations) such as wind, extreme heat or cold, solar radiation, extensive computer use, sports participation, fluorescent lighting, exposure to forced-air heating and cooling, etc., is also critical (more dry eye prevention tips).
The only all-natural, all-water, hand-held eye humidifying device with the patented technology to supplement natural tear film water, is Nature’s Tears
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 16, 2012
Polaris Marketing Research Inc. announced today findings from their most recent survey of 1,228 online Americans, supported by Research Now for data collection and analysis. Confirming media coverage and our widespread suspicions, in the past three years, 70 percent of online Americans have tried to lose weight. Not surprisingly, women are significantly more likely to say they have tried to lose weight than men (76 percent for women and 63 percent for men).
?And perhaps even less surprising, these efforts have not been widely successful. Only 6% of online Americans report having successfully lost their extra weight and kept it off. On the other end of the spectrum, 14 percent of respondents report they have not been successful at all in losing weight,? said Polaris Marketing Research President Jan Carlson.
Eating less (83 percent) and exercising more (8 percent) are the most commonly used approaches to weight loss. Eating special combinations of foods (24 percent) and pre-packaged meals (17 percent) are also popular. Only 3 percent of online Americans have seriously considered or have actually had weight reduction surgery.
Unfortunately, our lifestyles put many obstacles in our path to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. ?While lack of exercise (56 percent) and not wanting to give up our favorite foods (46 percent) top the list, stress (34 percent), eating bigger portions (31 percent), eating out (29 percent), eating too fast and eating on the run (both 20 percent) all play a role in our challenge to lose weight,? reported Carlson.
About Polaris Marketing Research
Founded by Jan Carlson, Polaris Marketing Research is a full-service firm that provides state-of-the-art online interactive marketing research reporting, interviewing and data collection, quantitative and qualitative research expertise and personalized project management.
Atlanta-based Polaris Marketing Research is affiliated with the Council of American Survey Research Organizations, the American Marketing Association and the American Society for Quality.
About Research Now
Research Now is the leading global online sampling and online data collection company. With over 6 million panelists in 38 countries worldwide, Research Now enables companies to listen to and interact with real consumers and business decision makers in order to make key business decisions. Research Now offers a full suite of data collection services, including social media sampling, and operates the Valued Opinions? Panel and e-Rewards
Jacksonville, FL and Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 15, 2012
U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc., the leader in preventive medicine, today announced that Macaw? from The Prevention Plan?, its mobile health and fitness app, is now integrated with the Withings WiFi Body Scale. This convergence of technology will provide users with a revolutionary way to manage their health.
Macaw is a full-feature app that assesses an individual?s health risks and will serve as a hub to track health metrics and activity, as well as integrate information from other health and fitness apps, lab results and wireless devices. Using this wireless technology, the Withings scale will seamlessly integrate with the Macaw app.
The Withings WiFi Body Scale is the world?s first WiFi-connected personal weight scale, which automatically records the user?s body weight, lean and fat mass, and calculated body mass index (BMI) and automatically integrates that data with Macaw. Users of the mobile app will have a complete picture of their health, be able to track fluctuations in in the scale measurements over time, and track healthy activities and diet that correspond to those weight fluctuations.
For members of U.S. Preventive Medicine?s The Prevention Plan, Macaw will also integrate this data between the mobile app and the Plan?s online health management platform using technology and services provided by Qualcomm Life, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Macaw can be downloaded for free on the iPhone and Android devices.
?U.S. Preventive Medicine plans to integrate Macaw with dozens of health devices, monitors and mobile apps in the coming months,? said Christopher Fey, founder, CEO and chairman of U.S. Preventive Medicine. ?By combining the paradigm shift of technology and the clinical discipline of preventive medicine, we hope to transform the way people think about, engage in and manage their health.?
“We developed our WiFi Scale knowing that monitoring your weight on a daily basis is the key to reaching and maintaining a healthy lifestyle,? said Withings Co-Founder Cedric Hutchings. ?By partnering with U.S Preventive Medicine, our scale makes the tracking of weight for their users easy in an effort to support their global initiative in preventive health.”
About Macaw?
Unlike other available health and fitness apps, Macaw is based on the clinical science of preventive medicine and is universally designed for people who exercise regularly as well as those who are novices when it comes to physical activity. By leveraging Qualcomm Life?s expertise in wireless technology, Macaw has been able to transform a smartphone into the ultimate personal health monitor, connecting an individual?s health apps and wireless devices for tracking weight, fitness, overall activity and biometrics ? including pedometers, glucose meters, activity armbands, scales, labs, sleep managers, mobile weight loss apps and blood pressure cuffs ? into a single app for complete tracking. Macaw currently allows integration with the Fitlinxx Actiped+ all-day activity monitor, and WorkSmart Labs? weight loss and fitness app Noom Weight Loss and Withings WiFi Body Scale. Macaw users are able to track their physical activity, nutrition, progress and health knowledge while engaging in games that unlock prizes.
Macaw is available for download on the iPhone App Store and Android Market. You can also stay up-to-date by following Macaw on Facebook (Facebook.com/ThePreventionPlan), Twitter (@MacawApp) and YouTube (YouTube.com/MacawApp). View the video at http://www.youtube.com/macawapp.
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British Columbia, Canada (PRWEB) April 30, 2012
Despite attempts by the modern world to exercise and eat carefully, the general population constantly faces the daunting task of unloading unwanted, extra fat. More people are overweight or obese today than in any other time in human history. Diets promising weight loss don?t offer long term results… And exercise, while of great benefit, can?t control the battle of the bulge on its own.
The reason for the ongoing struggle against weight gain lies in the habits surrounding our cultural and lifestyle practices. According to Program Director at Mountain Trek’s Kirkland Shave, ?We are currently living in the the most unnatural socio, economic and cultural time in the last 150,000 generations.? Specifically, the natural design of the human body and it?s metabolism works completely opposite to the lifestyle practices chosen by most people today. These choices negatively affect how the body uses or stores energy and instead of muscle, you get fat. ?It?s not just what you shouldn?t eat so much as when you eat it and what you?re eating at the time that has the biggest impact on your blood sugar balancing hormones.?
There are two metabolic phases in the human body. The first is the anabolic or ?growth? phase and the second is the catabolic or ?decay? phase. The human body has been genetically designed to shift from growth to decay and back seasonally, like most animals, for survival. However, with the onset of agriculture, and finally refrigerators, humans changed how and what they consume. ? We have learned, over the last 10 years in our Program at Mountain Trek, that if we provide a steady intake of food over the active day, and reduce calories in the inactive evenings, our participants not only stop storing fat, but a metabolic shift happens that switches bodies to a fat burning mode.
Mountain Trek employs practices that follow the Paleolithic Diet or Stone Age Diet, which involves dramatically reducing or removing the consumption of sugars entirely. A number of studies offer positive results in combating chronic diseases including high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome and type 2 diabetes simply by changing the diet, not dieting per se. A study by the NCBI for the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health shows metabolic and physiologic improvements from consuming a paleolithic, hunter-gatherer type diet.
?How we live in our recent, urban industrial world is the root cause of our fat storage epidemic,? says Shave. We are primarily sedentary in our modern lifestyle while having access to more food and calories year round than in any other time in human evolution.? The result is fat storage, muscle loss, bone density depletion, tissue inflammation, fatigue and systemic chronic stress. On a whole, humanity has been left with less vitality and premature aging.
To offset the many hours spent sitting at a desk or in front of the television, it is necessary to incorporate practices that shift the way we move through the world. ?It is possible to control and maintain a healthy weight and fitness level,? says Shave, but diets alone are not the answer, it?s a complete overhaul of your lifestyle that ultimately makes the difference in losing weight and keeping it off.? Adopting daily habits like walking to work, gardening or yoga and fundamental changes to what and when we eat help combat the effects of a sedentary lifestyle.
Mountain Trek will begin this season?s program on May 5. Under Shave?s guidance the boot camp style fitness and weight loss program at Mountain Trek uses formulas that boost the Human Growth Hormone (HGH) and helps participants reclaim muscle and bone density naturally. Mountain Trek uses methods that lowers cortisol, raises DHEA and melatonin in a whole body, lifestyle altering, approach to fitness and weight loss. While the core of program participants come for the weight loss benefits, the methodology of the program focuses on sustainable lifestyle changes that ensure the benefits of proper exercise and a healthy diet are realized. Cutting edge lectures on nutrition, fitness, stress and detox ensures participants return home with the knowledge and ability to ensure continued weight loss and increased fitness and health.
Evansville, IN (PRWEB) May 14, 2012
ProRehab and the University Of Evansville Aces Men?s Soccer Team teamed up to address childhood health and wellness at the local level with the HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS program. The successful program ran from February 1, 2012 to April 15, 2012 and helped 489 students in the Evansville area complete goals in eating healthier foods, exercising, and reading.
The HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS program is a by-product of the successful reading program, Score With The Aces, which is also the result of a collaborative effort between ProRehab and the University of Evansville. The HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS program fits into school wellness programming and creates a user-friendly approach for teaching healthy lifestyle strategies to elementary school students.
During the three-month-long program, students were rewarded for reaching daily goals that related to diet, exercise, and reading. Meeting specific goals offered unique prizes: members of the Aces visited the classroom to discuss good lifestyle habits; students received HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS t-shirts; and students were able to participate in healthy lifestyle activities with Aces players and staff at their respective schools.
?The first HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS program was met with resounding success!? states Andrea Baumann, ProRehab Physical Therapist and co-owner. ?Students were energized by reaching goals and will now be able to make healthier decisions in the future. We hope to make this an annual event and include even more students next year to continue to spread wellness throughout Evansville and beyond.?
About ProRehab:
ProRehab is a private physical therapy practice with locations in Evansville, southwest Indiana and western Kentucky. Known for teaching and training physical therapists throughout the region, ProRehab physical therapists are proud that patients ask their doctors to send them to ProRehab for orthopaedic care. They deliver hands-on physical and occupational therapy based on the newest research to achieve the best results for patients with bad backs, achy joints, wounded hands, and sports and work injuries. Along the way, the ProRehab family has fun and makes friends with their patients; patients are actually sad to leave after their treatment is over! Find ProRehab on Facebook, @ProRehab on Twitter, and FourSquare.
Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 14, 2012
The Los Angeles times reported in April 2012 about an incidence of “Mad Cow Disease” at a California meat processing plant. The discovery is a troublesome reminder that food safety risk still exist in the food distribution system. Everything from ground beef to vegetables have been recalled in recent years and processed food products add to a growing concern to parents. It is increasingly difficult to know the composition of the foods fed to children. Though many shop the aisles of grocery stores with good intentions, they can be hard-pressed to make informed decisions.
Labeling laws help to inform about the makeup of a product, but laws can also limit the detail provided in the labeling of processed foods. Product labeling is tightly controlled in regards to genetically modified ingredients and unless a product label specifically indicates that a food item does not contain GMO additives, there is no requirement that GMO additives be listed. As a shopper strolling the canned food aisle, it can be challenging to examine every product label and make on the spot determinations about the quality / safety of the product.
Children clamor for everything sweet, and loving parents aim to please. But they know that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, and so finding pleasing alternatives that are both healthy and safe for our children is a top priority. Recently, a new wave of health-conscious food products have come to market which are worthy of consideration for children and adults. One new company is leading the way with a healthy ?Greens? line of 100% certified organic greens food products.
SevenPoint2 bills itself as ?The Alkaline Company,? leader of the Alkaline Movement. SevenPoint2 provides products that are organic, vegan, kosher, sugar-free, non-GMO, and that contain no gluten, soy, whey or dairy ingredients. The proprietary Shake formula is an excellent, high-quality, low-carbohydrate protein source. The 7.2 Shake product is high in fiber and provides an extensive array of naturally-occurring amino acids. For diabetics, this low-glycemic, high-performance vegetarian super food provides an excellent alternative to the mainstream processed food products filled with sugar and carbohydrates. For children, it is the perfect supplement.
Parents know that children can be picky about taste. And healthy does not necessarily mean tasty (at least that is the common perception). But SevenPoint2 has a growing following of parents who have found that children love the taste of their products. Though it does not contain sugar, sucralose, or aspartame, it is naturally sweet. The use of plant-based Stevia as a sweetener makes for a tasty drink kids just love.
Check out the YouTube videos of kids drinking the shake – not a drop left behind. And if this great tasting alternative is healthy for them (and for you), all the better. These days, a parent?s first concern shouldn?t have to be about the safety of the food supply, it should be more about the healthy choices that children will like, and clamor for more.
To learn more about SevenPoint2, visit http://www.sevenpoint2.com and be sure to checkout the videos of happy healthy kids enjoying the product at http://www.youtube.com/user/SevenPoint2.
About SevenPoint2
“The Alkaline Company making it Simple & Easy to Alkalize Your Body”. SevenPoint2 shares knowledge about and creates products for our most precious resource, our health. With great health, we actively enjoy each day. SevenPoint2 educates people on the high value of a balanced 7.2 pH body and creates the foundation for anti-aging and optimum health through an Alkaline Diet. SevenPoint2 leads the ?Alkaline Movement? with the safest, most satisfying health products available to the public today.
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Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) April 17, 2012
In a recent interview, eye health and water advocate Sharon Kleyne encouraged the medical and pharmaceutical communities to pay more attention to the frequently overlooked wisdom that natural water is essential to health and healing ? especially in the treatment of dry eye and dry skin.
Sharon Kleyne is host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio show, and founder of Bio-Logic Aqua Research.
According to Mrs. Kleyne, the common sense wisdom of dry eye and dry skin is this: If a patient experiences dehydration symptoms (defined as a “loss of water”) in the eyes or skin, any therapy to relieve those symptoms must involve replacing the lost water.
“People instinctively understand the importance of water,” explains Mrs. Kleyne. “The ancient Greeks and Romans, with their spas and public baths, knew this. Hippocrates, the founder of medicine, preached the importance of natural living water. Recent research confirms that replacing lost natural water in the eyes’ tear film (if done correctly) will benefit most dry eye symptoms (Mathers, 2005).
Our bodies are 60% water (this varies from 40% to 75%) (Chemcraft, 1998). The tear film covering the eyes’ exposed portions is 99% water. The tear film lubricates the eyelids, refracts light, protects the eye from disease and supplies water and oxygen to live corneal cells. Eyes could not function without natural water. Insufficient tear production, or too rapid tear film water evaporation, are responsible for dry eye, eye allergies, computer eye strain and other eye problems (Mathers, 2005).
And yet?natural water with no added ingredients, the basis of life, is frequently forgotten in dry eye treatment.
And yet?the need to drink eight to ten glasses of water per day is not mentioned on the official U.S. Government ?Food Pyramid? (now called the “Food Plate”).
And yet?on the vast majority of websites dealing with dry skin, dry eye and computer eye strain, you won?t find a single word about moisture (water) supplementation.
And yet? no pharmaceutical product for dry eye or dry skin contains only natural water with no added ingredients.
In Sharon Kleyne’s experience, pharmaceutical companies make many excellent and life saving products and are genuinely concerned about health. Most pharmaceutical companies have been genuinely supportive of Mrs. Kleyne’s views about water, dehydration and the health of the eyes and skin.
Mrs. Kleyne’s message to them is this: With dry eye, dry skin and other dehydration diseases increasing worldwide, those responsible for eye and skin care ? which is every one of us ? might benefit from a fresh look at the “wisdom of the water.”
The only all-natural, all-water, eye humidifying device that supplements natural tear film water is Nature’s Tears
Coppell, TX (PRWEB) May 09, 2012
It?s easy to count the number of people who get sick each year with a foodborne illness, and you can even use your fingers?1 out of every 6 Americans.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that adds up to over 48 million people. Of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 people die as a result of foodborne pathogens such as salmonella, listeria and E. coli. Those that are at the greatest risk include older adults, pregnant women and young children.
?Foodborne illnesses and deaths are preventable, and as such, unacceptable,? said FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. ?We must do better by intensifying our efforts to implement measures that are prevention-oriented and science-based.?
Teaching the basics of food safety to your children is not only important to their health, but it can also be fun and rewarding. Start with these prevention tips while empowering kids to keep a watchful eye on food safety practices at home.
Ask the kids to follow the ?A-B-C? rule, which stands for ?always be clean!? Here?s how:
Hartford, Conn. (PRWEB) May 09, 2012
The 2012 Connecticut Business Expo is set for June 7, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Come ready to connect, learn, grow and prosper at this year?s event, produced by Hartford Business Journal. With hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees in 80,000 sq./ft. of show floor space , the 2012 Connecticut Business Expo will boast 25 free educational seminars, two keynote speakers and the return of the Business Author Series.
The 2012 Connecticut Business Expo will begin by showcasing Hartford Region’s fastest growing private companies who have experienced phenomenal revenue or job growth year-over-year with a Business Champions Awards Breakfast from 7:15-8:45 a.m. Immediately following, attendees will have the opportunity to visit more than 180 exhibits, attend both a morning and afternoon keynote address, listen to a series of business authors and explore 25 educational tracks covering a variety of topics within sales, marketing, social media, technology and entrepreneurship/management. Throughout the day, Constant Contact will be providing professional development opportunities in their social media education hub. The event will conclude with a meet and greet at the ‘Commissioners Reception’ with honorary chair Commissioner Catherine Smith, from the Department of Economic and Community Development, held at the State of Connecticut Corridor and a networking event from 5 p.m. ? 7 p.m.
The Expo will also feature two keynote addresses at Business in the Round. Mike Michalowicz, author of The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, will speak from 10:30 a.m. ? 11:15 a.m. and Daymond John, Founder & CEO of FUBU, Star of ABC’s Shark Tank and CEO of Shark Branding will be addressing the crowd from 2:30 p.m. ? 3:30 p.m. Seats are limited for both sessions that are sponsored by the Center for Research, Cox Business and The Pita Group. To register, visit: http://www.ctbexpo.com/show_schedule.php.
?We are thrilled to deliver what we believe is our most comprehensive and interactive Connecticut Business Expo yet,? said Gail Lebert, publisher, Hartford Business Journal. ?This year?s event will showcase some of the region?s most successful and innovative companies complemented with a day of unmatched networking opportunities for individuals and businesses.?
There are also several new additions to this year?s event. SmallTalk, the winning idea from Startup Weekend Hartford 2011, will debut as the Expo?s official app. This free, web-based app will help connect users at the Expo through shared interests allowing them to meet up in real time. In celebration of their 100th anniversary, the Better Business Bureau will host a pavilion where like-minded and BBB Accredited Businesses can exhibit alongside each other. Finally, WNPR?s John Dankosky will be live broadcasting ?Where We Live? from the Expo?s show floor theater, Business in the Round, from 9:00 a.m. ? 10:00 a.m. This interactive and intimate location will also host a handful of other entrepreneurial and well-known speakers throughout the day.
Leading up to the 2012 Connecticut Business Expo, Hartford Business Journal will be offering a series of free exhibitor eMarketing & Sales Workshops. On Tuesday, May 15 from 8:30 a.m. ? 10:30 a.m., Corissa St. Laurent, a public relations and marketing expert with Constant Contact, will host a seminar on using email and social media marketing to cost-effectively build booth traffic. On Wednesday, May 23 from 8:30 a.m. ? 10:30 a.m., David Greco, President and CEO of SalesPreneur, who was recently featured on ABC?s hit show, Shark Tank, will speak about driving traffic, engaging attendees and provide tips about booth set up at the Expo. To register for these workshops contact Moira Rosek at 860-236-9992 x22 or email mrosek(at)Hartfordbusiness(dot)com.
Admission to the CT Business Expo is FREE and open to the public. Attendees can pre-register at http://www.ctbexpo.com or at the door. Online pre-registrants will have the ability to print out name badges ahead of time and reserve their seats in educational seminars, show floor theater programs, and will not have to wait in line the day of the show. To exhibit, sponsor or attend the 2012 Connecticut Business Expo visit http://www.ctbexpo.com. For more information on the Business Champions Breakfast, visit http://www.metrohartford.com. Winners will be featured in a special award supplement published in the Hartford Business Journal and honored at the breakfast event the morning of the expo.
The 2012 Connecticut Business Expo is sponsored by: Comcast Business Class (presenting sponsor); COX Business, First Niagara, Pro Systems (platinum sponsors); University of Hartford, The Pita Group and SBDC (gold sponsors). Media partners are NBC Connecticut and WDRC; Supporters are Better Business Bureau and The Perfect Promotion. Event partners include: Co-Communications, Rider Productions, Keep In Touch Media, J. Fiereck Photography, Metropolitan Exposition and New Wave Industries.
About Hartford Business Journal
Hartford Business Journal is the only audited weekly, subscription-based business publication in Connecticut. Whether it?s market trends, the latest merger news or an update on state government, this award-winning weekly is the ?must read? for area business leaders. Hartford Business Journal has a total readership of 25,000 affluent and educated business decision makers in the 61 towns that make up Metro Hartford. For more information, please visit http://www.hartfordbusiness.com or call 860.236.9998.
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Hathorne, MA (PRWEB) May 09, 2012
For millions of years, human ancestors thrived mostly on nuts, long before fish was introduced into our diet. Nuts have been a food source during human evolution and our bodies have adapted to their nutritious benefits.
The American Medical Association and the United States Department of Agriculture recommends a handful of nuts every day. There are numerous health benefits to eating nuts every day. The health benefits include, but are not limited to: