More questions on the value of nutritional supplements – this article focuses on fish oil.  Read more on the caveat from Consumers Reports published in the Baltimore Sun.      

Flavonols—the antioxidants found in dark chocolate, may actually help boost circulation according to YouBeauty – an online health and beauty resource founding by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen. Kristin Kirkpatrick, R.D., M.S., Wellness Manager for Cleveland Clinic’s Lifestyle 180 program, and YouBeauty Nutrition Advisor explains, “cocoa contains naturally occurring plant substances called flavonoids [...]

This video shows off the new look for these toasty indoor/outdoor heated slippers and how easy they are to operate.   For more information on the product, see our Product Review.

Ford has created a car just for us Frosties! We love it not for its green hybrid features, not for its smart systems that self-adjust the handling or music to keep us from sleeping at the wheel, and not for its social network cabilities for friends to help find us quicker routes on the road… [...]

Recently we’ve seen some pretty alarming headlines in the news regarding herbal supplements suggesting that there’s little scientific evidence to support their claimed health benefits.  Even more alarming, in some cases, dietary supplements may prove detrimental to our health.  The main issues stem from some basic inaccurate assumptions:

Our Education and Support Conference kick-off speaker, Francesco Boin, M.D., discusses the medical aspects of Raynaud’s and treatment options.   Dr. Boin, assistant professor of medicine and staff physician at the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center in Baltimore, is involved in the clinical care of patients with primary Raynaud’s, scleroderma and other systemic rheumatic diseases.  

Raynaud’s Association members receive a 15% discount on all orders from Agloves, but for the holiday season it gets even better:  Take 20% off your entire Agloves purchase this week only (through December 9th)*. Enter coupon code silverbells at checkout to receive your discount.