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n apple a day may actually keep the doctor away – or even better, keep you from getting a life-threatening blood clot. So might an orange or onion, it turns out. All of these fruits and veggies are high in a flavanoid known as rutin, a natural anti-clotting agent, according to a study published Tuesday. Each year, approximately one third of all deaths in the United States are caused by a heart attack or stroke. “It’s not always fully appreciated that the majority of Americans will die as the result of a blood clot in either their heart or their brain,” said the study’s senior author Dr. Robert Flaumenhaft, associate professor at Harvard Medical School and a researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Even with the use of existing anti-clotting therapies, such as aspirin, Plavix and warfarin (Coumadin), an estimated 1,255,000 heart attacks and 795,000 strokes occur each year.   Flaumenhaft and his research team at Beth Israel were looking for ...

  We all may be guilty of consuming too much food and drink during the holidays – and with the New Year approaching, you may feel it’s time to detox your body. But is a detoxification diet really necessary? “Our bodies (naturally) detox all the time,” Chris Kilham, the Medicine Hunter, told FoxNews.com. “If we didn’t, we’d die.” Kilham explained that after the holidays – or whenever a person induldges in too much of a bad thing, like food or alcohol – it’s the liver and intestines that suffer the most. Some people even develop a fatty liver, he said. “Eat more fruits, like apples, which have powerful antioxidants and pectin – and that cleanses the digestive system. Who doesn't like apples?" - Chris Kilham, The Medicine Hunter “When was the last time you heard someone say, ‘I ate too much salad over the holidays?’” he said. “We take in less fiber and more fatty foods.” So, the New Year is an optimal time to get rid of the ‘junk’ residing in y...

iStock Love your family recipes over the holiday but can’t stand the heartburn? Our bodies take the hardest hit from all the holiday feasting, whether it’s from the butter-braised turkey you just finished enjoying over Thanksgiving or the cookies high in sugar you’ve started giving out around Christmas time. But the holidays don’t always have to be about indulgent eating, and if you follow a few basic tips while cooking and eating this holiday season, you can avoid all the negative effects of your holiday meals. To help you cook and eat a bit healthier, Mom Dishes It Out’s Laura Cipullo, registered dietician, shares seven simple secrets that’ll inject a bit of health into your holiday meals. From simple reminders like why you shouldn’t fry a turkey to easy tips like how to decrease the amount of sugar while baking, Cipullo’s seven secrets will show you how to make your traditional holiday dishes healthy and your body happy....

“People forget that envir onment is incredibly powerful for modifying behavior,” says John C. Norcross, author of Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions , who studies New Year’s resolutions and the ways in which people are motivated to change their lives. MORE FROM REAL SIMPLE: How to Cure a Hangover A Guide to Headache Remedies Easy Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress   Exercising willpower is only half the story; we also need to modify our environment. So if you’re trying to cut back on drinking, avoid situations—like parties or nights out with friends—that may tempt you into over-imbibing. Instead, invite friends to your home for dinner, where you can better control the amount of alcohol you serve (and drink). 1. Visualize the Behavior You Desire Say you do go to a party: How do you stop yourself from overindulging? “Spend a few minutes before the event visualizing yourself acting in the way you ...