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DrKarenV

  1. I was interviewed yesterday about blood tests: why they are important, which tests are most important and more. Replay: goo.gl/pBWsO 8:32 AM May 9th via web
  2. A healthy dessert or after dinner treat: a handful of dark chocolate covered almonds. Sweet and healthy plus will keep you full longer. 4:28 PM Mar 24th via Twitter for Android
  3. Since coffee helps prevent Alzheimer's, diabetes and obesity, why not have another cup of it now? :-) 8:11 AM Mar 21st via web
  4. A new study found that dieters eating a big breakfast with a dessert lost 40 lbs more over 32 weeks than dieters eating a small breakfast. 10:24 AM Mar 9th via web
  5. I just had the most amazing guided meditation from @lightweaver7 via a conference call from @adoleyodunton. Thanks and blessings! 5:41 PM Feb 20th via web
  6. Hungry? You may think so, but you are probably thirsty and mistaking the signal for hunger. Drink water and wait 20 minutes to see for sure. 9:16 AM Feb 15th via web
  7. To hydrate our body daily needs 8 glasses of pure water with nothing dissolved in it...not soda, not flavored water, not juice. 8:48 AM Feb 9th via Sony Ericsson Xperia™
  8. Animal study shows: high fructose corn syrup causes salt overload that starts a cascade of changes that leads to hypertension. Not good! 10:34 AM Feb 7th via web
  9. Most weight loss, diet or exercise resolutions are already forgotten and it's only 36 days into 2012. Pick up where you left off-keep going. 10:41 AM Feb 6th via web
  10. Eating healthy at Subway: salad with lettuce, spinach, tomato, onion, green pepper, cucumber (optional: tuna, cheese, oil, vinegar). 8:53 AM Jan 23rd via web
  11. Parents give kids unhealthy foods cause they won't eat healthy ones. Set a good example. Keep trying & they will grow 2 like healthy foods. 1:07 PM Sep 20th, 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  12. Best way to get in shape is to 1st figure out what you want to accomplish (lose weight overall, lose weight in 1 area, tighten up, etc) 9:58 AM Aug 21st, 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  13. Most pregnant women eat everything in sight rather than giving their baby a good start with fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds. Eat healthy! 5:37 PM Jul 25th, 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  14. A handful of nuts can be a healthy snack if raw and unsalted, but nuts cooked in vegetable oil and loaded with salt isn't healthy at all! 6:33 AM Jun 7th, 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  15. @diesel_geek BPA free plastic bottles are supposed to be safe. I still prefer stainless steel or glass though cause I don't trust plastic. 3:28 PM May 16th, 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to diesel_geek
  16. Healthy dinner idea: sauteed meat, onions and peppers wrapped in lettuce leaves. It's like fajitas but yummier and healthier! 3:25 PM May 16th, 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  17. Also for depression: licorice tea or capsules, Siberian ginseng called eleutherococcus, tryptophan (taken on an empty stomach with juice). 12:20 PM May 7th, 2011 via HootSuite
  18. Natural depression treatment: B vitamins, liquid magnesium, iodine, selenium, zinc. Most are in a good multi like http://ow.ly/4NfTw 12:15 PM May 6th, 2011 via HootSuite
  19. @diesel_geek When you microwave food in plastic/drink from plastic, chemicals like hormones get into the food/drink & can cause weight gain. 12:10 PM May 5th, 2011 via HootSuite
  20. Vitamin B5 powder (2.5g 4 times a day used for acne or weight loss) tastes horrible in just water, so try it in juice instead. 11:04 AM May 4th, 2011 via web
  • Name Dr. Karen Vieira
  • Location West Palm Beach, FL
  • Web http://themedwrit...
  • Bio PhD scientist, medical writer & health coach with advice on nutrition, supplements, exercise & natural cures - not to replace your doctor's advice, of course.
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