Paint Your Plate With Purple Produce For American Heart Month

American diets aren't colorful enough, according to a new survey from Welch's

- In honor of American Heart Month, Welch's is reigniting the conversation about the role of
colorful fruits and vegetables in supporting a healthy heart. New survey¹ data announced by
Welch's today reveals Americans' confusion about the benefits of incorporating colorful produce
 into their diet. Almost half of consumers (44 percent) don't know or aren't sure that specific
colors of fruits and vegetables offer unique health benefits. And, though 63 percent of Americans
know that they should eat colorful produce, only 32 percent often make an effort to include it in
 their diet.

A colorful diet helps ensure you're getting the broadest possible range of vitamins,
 minerals and beneficial plant nutrients, like polyphenols. A perfect example is the
Concord grape, a dark purple powerhouse that delivers many of the same polyphenols
and heart health benefits as red wine, while promoting healthy circulation to keep your
 blood pumping and energy flowing. But, for many consumers, fruits and vegetables
 in the purple category remain an untapped opportunity. While 73 percent of Americans
 know purple fruits and vegetables are an option, only 18 percent of Americans can
 name more than three. Currently, only three percent² of Americans' produce
 intake is from the purple and blue category.
"Colorful produce supports a healthy lifestyle, and my goal is to encourage more
 people to eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. This research shows that
 Americans need help learning about their options, especially when it comes to purple
 produce," said Amber Pankonin, MS, RDN, LMNT and consultant to Welch's.
 "Taking a proactive approach to nutrition doesn't have to be complicated.
 In the purple category, 100% grape juice made with Concord grapes is a simple
 way to add healthy polyphenols into your diet."

Additional findings from the survey include:

• While 53 percent of Americans acknowledge that they like 100% fruit juice
•  and 93 percent state that heart health is important to them, more than half 
• (57 percent) don't realize that 100% grape juice helps support a healthy heart 
• and contributes purple fruit to their diet.
• Red wine and 100% grape juice made with Concord grapes share many of the 
• same polyphenols. Of the 65 percent of Americans who drink red wine, more
•  than two-thirds (67 percent) are willing to swap a glass of wine for a glass of 
• 100% grape juice every now and then, since it offers many of the same
•  heart-health benefits.

More than 40 dark purple Concord grapes go into each 8-ounce glass of Welch's 100%
Grape Juice, which counts as two servings (1 cup) of fruit. It contains no added sugar,
color, flavor or preservatives, and serves as an excellent source of the antioxidant vitamin C.
And, because fresh Concord grapes are only available during a short time in the fall,
Welch's 100% Grape Juice is the best way to enjoy their delicious taste and heart-health
benefits all year round.

"During American Heart Month, we encourage people to paint their plates with color,
 including purple. Concord grapes are dark purple with a purpose, delivering beneficial
polyphenols that give them their signature color and heart-health benefits," said Casey
Lewis, MS, RD, Welch's Health & Nutrition Lead. "Whether enjoyed in a small glass
or used in your favorite recipe, 100% grape juice made with Concord grapes can be
one tasty way to add more purple fruit to your diet."

To learn more about the research-backed benefits of 100% grape juice made with the
 Mighty Concord grape and get easy, heart-healthy recipes and resources, visit www.welchs.com.

About Welch's
Welch's is the processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative.
 Located across America and in Ontario, Canada, the cooperative's approximately
1,000 family farmers own the company and grow the delicious and inherently healthy
 Concord grapes used in Welch's juices and other grape-based products. Welch's is
committed to research and development that will meet the growing demand for
products that address consumers' health and nutrition needs. Welch's products are
sold throughout the United States and in approximately 40 countries around the globe.
 Welch's is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Minorities/Female/Disabled/Veterans

. www.welchs.com
Contact: Caroline Gould 
PadillaCRT for Welch's 
804-675-8156 
Caroline.Gould@padillacrt.com

[1] Welch's Heart Health Survey, fielded December 19- 21, 2016 by ORC International

[2] Produce For Better Health Foundation. State of the Plate Study on America's Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables. Wilmington, Delaware. 2003.

Twisted Tales Cosmetics | A Daring New Twist on Matte Lipsticks

Daring and outrageous matte lipsticks developed exclusively for women who embrace exactly  who they are, Twisted Tales and all. Vancouver, Canada, February 15, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Women will be inspired to celebrate their womanhood thanks to Twisted Tales Cosmetics and their daring new point of view. Twisted Tales Cosmetics  is excited to launch a new line of Matte Lipsticks specifically branded for women who want to shed outdated social ideologies and embrace experiences and products that allow them to express exactly who  they are, Twisted Tales and all. Attitudes regarding self-image and the manner in which we express ourselves have shifted. Research shows that more than 50% of women  between ages 18 to 24 claim that their most recent intimate partner  was casual - not a serious lover. Cosmetic manufacturers today focus their marketing efforts towards women who are looking or searching for love and romance, however for half of today’s young women, that just isn’t the case. “Twisted Tales suggests that as women, we all have our own unique quirky, playful, sensual qualities,” says founder Samantha Melnyk. “I created the Twisted Tales Matte Lipstick line because I wanted to wear something that  made me feel edgy, yet fun and uninhibited. Wearing a lipstick that suggests  glamour or romance just doesn’t cut it when I’m in the mood to let loose. Society tells us we're supposed to repress certain qualities, but life is too  short. When you’re feeling a little risqué, sometimes your story conflicts with society’s norms - and that’s okay! I want women to embrace, love and accept themselves as they are. Living authentically is the only way to be!” Make no mistake, this brand is about pushing social boundaries as made  evident by colour labels with names such as “Monthly Bleed,”  “Deviant Desires,” “Pumpkin By Midnight” and “Walk of Shame.” Controversial names such as these are enough to toss aside the archaic notions that women have to repress their "twisted" side because of social judgments and biases. Twisted Tales Cosmetics' full coverage Matte Lipsticks contour to the shape of your lips with an ultra-lightweight, creamy texture that glides  on effortlessly. The extreme pigment, long-lasting formula is packed  with the antioxidant Vitamin E and contains natural vanillin extract leaving  your lips with a soft, hydrated finish that doesn't dry out. Non-comedogenic and paraben-free the products are manufactured 100% in Canada and are cruelty-free. The New Matte Lipstick Line is now available to order! Visit TwistedTalesCosmetics.com to pick a colour shade that matches your hidden truths. RRP $22 in Canada / $16 in USA (International orders welcome) For further information, please contact: E-mail: Contact@TwistedTalesCosmetics.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/twistedtalescosmetics

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This Valentine’s Day, fitness experts say you can experience all the 'feel-good' sensations of falling in love...just by working out.

When we meet someone we find attractive, our hearts race, our palms sweat and our faces flush. Sound familiar? These are the same physical reactions most of us have when we work out. That’s because falling in love and exercising release many of the same chemicals, including

• Oxytocin: Known as the 'cuddle hormone', our bodies release oxytocin to give us a feeling of well-being when we fall in love. Exercise triggers the body to release oxytocin and studies show professional athletes produce more oxytocin when they compete with their teammates. 

• Endorphins: The brain releases endorphins during sustained, vigorous exercise. Endorphins cause feelings of euphoria, decreased appetite and can help boost the body’s immune response. When two people fall in love, the body will release a mix of endorphins, the body's natural morphine, accounting for the pleasure we feel when we’re in love.

• Adrenaline: Adrenaline (also known as epinephrine) is responsible for an increase in heartbeat, restlessness, and preoccupation many experience in the early stages of romance (or beyond). The initial stages of falling for someone activates your stress response, increasing your blood levels of adrenalin and cortisol. Adrenaline is also responsible for kick-starting cardiorespiratory activity when you exercise and contributes to a higher metabolism and a better mood. Even the anticipation of exercise can spark a rush of adrenaline. 

Want to experience the sensations of falling in love, but not interested in the emotional requirements? Exercise physiology expert Marc Ikin, operations manager for the GoodLife Fitness Personal Training Institute, says regular workouts are your best bet. He suggests building in cardio, as well as some strength training to activate the feel-good hormones. 

Local personal trainers are available to talk more about the physical and mental effects of fitness and to suggest the right workout moves that will fill your Valentine’s Day with endorphins, oxytocin and adrenaline….almost like being in LOVE.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Men's Health Names Eggland's Best Eggs Among "Best Foods for Men"

Eggland's Best Recognized as "Best Eggs" for the twelfth time by Men's Health Magazine

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- After reviewing thousands of
packaged food and drink products, Men's Health has once again awarded Eggland's Best Eggs
 with the title of "Best Eggs" in the 2017 Men's Health Best Foods for Men Awards.
The Men's Health Best Foods for Men list includes healthy, flavorful and easy-to-prepare
products that were taste-tested by the team at Men's Health with the goal of helping consumers
select the most nutritious products. This year Eggland's Best eggs have been honored by
Men's Health for their superior quality, freshness, nutrition and taste.

"Our goal at Eggland's Best is to consistently provide our customers with a nutritionally s
uperior egg that has the best quality, taste, and freshness," said Charlie Lanktree,
President and CEO of Eggland's Best. "We are again honored to be named to Men's
Health's prestigious list of Best Foods for Men."
Compared to ordinary eggs, Eggland's Best eggs contain five times more vitamin D, 25
 percent less saturated fat, more than double the Omega-3s, ten times more vitamin E,
and three times more vitamin B12.  Eggland's Best's superior nutrition is due to its
proprietary all-vegetarian hen feed that contains healthy grains, canola oil and a
wholesome supplement of rice bran, alfalfa, sea kelp and Vitamin E.  In addition,
 independent testing has revealed that Eggland's Best eggs have stronger shells than
 ordinary eggs, which leads to less breakage and helps them stay fresher longer than ordinary eggs.

"It's no surprise Eggland's Best eggs once again made the Best Foods for Men list since
 they provide a nutritionally superior product," said Registered Dietitian Lyssie Lakatos.
 "I always feel confident recommending Eggland's Best Eggs over ordinary eggs to
 my clients since they will benefit from more nutrients like vitamin D and omega-3
fatty acids – which are crucial for both men and women."

Eggland's Best Eggs is celebrating 25 years of providing a better egg with superior
quality, freshness, nutrition and taste. Visit Egglandsbest.com for 25th anniversary
 inspired recipes and more information.  Eggland's Best eggs are available in Classic,
Cage Free, Organic, Hard-Cooked and Peeled and Liquid Egg White varieties.
To view the full list of the 2017 Men's Health's Best Foods for Men,
please visit www.menshealth.com.

About Eggland's Best Eggs

Eggland's Best (EB) is the No. 1 branded egg in the U.S. and is an excellent
 source of Vitamins D, B12, and E, and a good source of Vitamin B5 and
 Riboflavin. EB eggs have five times more Vitamin D, more than double the
Omega-3, 10 times more Vitamin E and 25 percent less saturated fat than
 ordinary eggs. Independent testing has also confirmed that Eggland's Best
eggs stay fresher longer than ordinary eggs.

The distinctive "EB" stamp on the shell assures consumers and food service
 customers that the eggs meet the highest production and safety standards.
 Eggland's Best was voted "America's Most Trusted Egg Brand" by American
shoppers in the 2016 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards, "America's Most
 Recommended™ Eggs" by women in the 2016 Women's Choice Awards,
 and has received numerous awards from Prevention Magazine, Men's Health,
Men's Fitness, Taste of Home, Women's Health, and many others. 

In 2014, Eggland's Best was also awarded "Product of the Year" in the egg
 category by Product of the Year USA. Eggland's Best's hens are fed a strictly
 controlled, proprietary, high-quality all-vegetarian diet, which results in a better
tasting, more nutritious egg that stays fresher longer. EB eggs are available in large,
 extra-large, jumbo, cage free, organic, hard-cooked, cage free hard-cooked,
liquid egg whites, and are certified Kosher. For more information, visit www.egglandsbest.com.

CONTACT: Colleen Imler, Coyne PR, (973) 588-2000, cimler@coynepr.com

Closing the 17-year gap between research and patient care

That's the time it takes for practitioners to apply the results of research by health scientists that could help in patient care 

By Daniel Niven
Expert Adviser
EvidenceNetwork.ca

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CALGARY, Alta. /Troy Media/ - Not many patients would be happy to hear there's a lag of about 17 years between when health scientists learn something significant from rigorous research and when practitioners change patient care as a result.

But that's what a now famous study from the Institute of Medicine uncovered in 2001.

The study reflects a major problem that has plagued health care for decades: the timely integration of high-quality scientific evidence into daily patient care.

If you knew there was research available to guide the health care you required, wouldn't you want your care provider and the system to use that research in relation to your care? Wouldn't you want to receive care that's scientifically proven to be of benefit, rather than care that's proven to be of no benefit?

Although it's been clear for centuries that science contributes to advancing medicine and improving disease-specific survival rates (for example, the discovery of penicillin and its effect on infection-related mortality rates), this concept only became popularized within the medical community toward the last quarter of the 20th century through the evidence-based medicine movement.

More recently, those who work in the field of 'knowledge translation' have been working hard to close the gap between research and practice. For the most part, they've been successful by making the abundant research findings more accessible to policy-makers, professional societies and practitioners, and nudging them to adopt more timely evidence-based practices.

Their methods have largely focused on the adoption of new beneficial practices - drugs, tests or interventions with substantial evidence behind them. But a pattern has emerged from the scientific literature: new is not always better and too much health care can be bad for your health.

Owing to the recognition that unnecessary practices may negatively affect patient outcomes - and contribute to burgeoning costs within health care - there is now a movement to promote the discontinuation of practices used in patient care that research finds to be of no benefit or potentially harmful. Initiatives such as the Choosing Wisely campaign, the Less is More and Reducing Research Waste have sprung from medical professional societies and high-ranking medical journals to help reduce the practice of too much health care.

It turns out that cervical cancer screening in women under 30 years old is not beneficial and may cause unnecessary follow up testing; the use of bone cement to treat painful spine fractures among patients with osteoporosis doesn't improve pain any more than usual care; and placement of stents in the coronary arteries of patients with narrowed arteries but minimal symptoms is no better than treatment with medications alone.

Other examples include reducing the use of a sophisticated monitoring device (pulmonary artery catheter) to obtain frequent measures of heart function in patients with heart failure and tightly controlling blood sugar using intravenous insulin in patients admitted to intensive care units.

For each of these examples, new research demonstrates that they don't improve patient outcomes, yet each persists to some degree in clinical practice.

The 17-year gap between research and practice traditionally refers to the time required to adopt new practices. Unfortunately, new research shows it may take even longer to abandon unnecessary practices. Shortening the gap between research and practice has been a long time coming, and can only help improve outcomes for patients and control health spending.

How do we get there?

Shortening the time between research and practice will require an increased understanding of what it takes to implement new research and a reduction in the time new research is reflected in professional guidelines.

Guidelines also need to be less cumbersome and directed more toward use at the point-of-care rather than simply a reference document. Health-care systems also need to be engineered so frontline providers have a greater likelihood of providing care congruent with current science. This is likely best facilitated by using comprehensive electronic medical records. Given that many health-care systems still employ the traditional paper-based charting and order system, this will require considerable financial commitment.

Moving from research to improved practice more rapidly will also take an engaged group of stakeholders - professional societies, health-care providers, patients and their family members, medical administrators and governments - who appreciate the long-term benefit possible from such considerable initial investment of time and money.

A health-care system that enables providers to consistently deliver care that aligns with recommended best practice should be a national priority.

Daniel Niven is an expert adviser with EvidenceNetwork.ca, an intensive care physician and assistant professor in the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary.

© 2016 Distributed by Troy Media

Globe Doctor Limited to Add New Features to Its Website

Globe Doctor Limited is a multilingual online medical portal that helps/assists the patients to find  affordable yet good quality medical facilities located anywhere in the world. Limited, an online portal of medical facilities worldwide announces addition of some very useful and advance features to its website. These features would help them to serve their customers in a better manner. Globe Doctor Limited is a multilingual online medical portal that helps/assists the patients to find affordable yet good quality medical facilities located anywhere in the world. Over the last few years of its existence it has gradually gained popularity among the online searchers, all thanks to its easy site layout, comfortable usage and far fetching reach. To increase the ease and convenience for its visitors, Globe Doctor Limited is adding the following features to its website: · For a global portal like Globe Doctor Limited, it becomes necessary to make their website and its content available at least in major languages of the world. Currently, the website is available in English, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Turkish and Hungarian language. In addition to these languages, Globe Doctor Limited is soon going to make the website available in German language too. This will also  cater to the German visitors and help them to easily search the medical facilities and know their services in their mother tongue. · Globe Doctor Limited has also announced the addition of clinic reviews to their  respective profile from November 2016. After the implementation of this feature, every medical facility listed with Globe Doctor Limited will showcase some genuine reviews from their visitors. This would help the visitors of Globe Doctor Limited in deciding, whether to choose a particular medical facility or not. · Visitors will also be able to get a complete guidance, for the website will provide accurate information like the amount required to be invested in a certain operation or diagnosis at a particular clinic. To give a thorough hand holding the site has  upgraded the information standard and has included such minute and important details like the amount. Thus, giving the patient an idea of the budget they need to fix. The portal will be up and ready for the patient to refer to from coming November. Globe Doctor Limited will then be able to assist you more smartly in your quest for a good and affordable medical treatment abroad. To get more detail about Globe Doctor Limited and their portal, one can log on to their website or email them with their queries at info@globedoctor.com. About the company: Globe Doctor Limited is a multilingual online portal of medical facilities providing users the facility to search for the right treatment they necessitate and the right doctor in the right country on a single portal.

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Globe Doctor Limited David Fiala 353 85 749 49 08 Contact 6 – 9 Trinity Street, Dublin, Ireland, 2