Archive for Health
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ADHD: A Deficit and a Doctor Who Cares
Is your child suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? If you’ve answered yes then you’re all too familiar with the countless medications that have failed to unravel the remedy surrounding one of the most challenging childhood epidemics marking our youth today. In fact, AD...
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There Is A Way To Halt Sugar-Induced Cell Aging
Diabetics have long been known to age faster than healthy individuals. The mechanism behind the accelerated destruction of cells, tissues, and organs observed in diabetics is called glycation, the dangerous binding of sugars to proteins. The resulting sugar-protein complex is known as an advance...
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Phosphatidylserine – The Essential Brain Nutrient
Health headlines have preached about the necessity of calcium for bones, folic acid for the heart, and lutein for the eyes. Likewise, a number of nutrients such as ginkgo, SAMe and choline have been deemed helpful for the brain. One that's absolutely vital, though, is phosphatidylserine (PS). What m...
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The American Diet Gets an “F”
Americans are still falling short of national dietary recommendations, eating too much fast food, too many sweets, refined carbs and not enough vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats according to the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). On a national healthy-eating index that m...
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Why Low Fat Doesn’t Work
As we head into a new year, many of us will make the wise decision to start or continue on a healthy diet and lifestyle. Long term, the best way to control your weight is to develop healthful eating habits and eat moderately. Do that, and unless you have a major metabolic disorder and are extremely...
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Green Tea Protects Against Weight Gain in Mice
An article published in Obesity reports the finding of a team from Penn State University of a benefit for epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a compound that occurs in green tea, in reducing weight gain in a mouse model of obesity. Joshua D. Lambert and his associates utilized a breed of mice s...
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Top Stress Fighting Foods and Supplements
Stress management can be a powerful tool for wellness. There's evidence that too much pressure is not just a mood killer. People who are under constant stress are more vulnerable to everything from colds to high blood pressure and heart disease. Although there are many ways to cope, one of the b...
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Canned Soup Can Be Toxic to Your Health
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer that is regarded as an endocrine disruptor that may be linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver abnormalities. Due to increased press coverage, the public is becoming more aware of the dangers of BPA in common plastic items such as water bottles, howev...
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Food Spices May Exert Neuroprotective Effects
Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of progressive neurological disorders that damage or destroy the function of neurons, and include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, and meningitis. It is interesting to note that the incidence of neurodegenerative di...
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This Mineral Will Help You Detox, Fight Stress, Fatigue, and Much More
Methylsulfonylmethane, commonly known by its acronym, MSM, is not a drug. It's an organic form of sulfur and a potent antioxidant, naturally found in many plants. While MSM is an important source of organic sulfur, it also has other unique properties. Common health complaints associated with low ...
