The best therapy for reducing disease-causing inflammation
Posted on: September 21, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The best therapy for reducing disease-causing inflammation

It seems like everyone is trying to curb chronic inflammation nowadays… and for good reason. It contributes to a variety of diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Some of the most popular inflammation-fighting approaches are eating an anti-inflammatory diet and taking anti-inflammatory drugs. But both these tactics come with downsides… There’s no denying eating an anti-inflammatory diet is a great investment in your health. But like any…

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The most important number on your vitamin D test
Posted on: September 21, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The most important number on your vitamin D test

Based on all the latest research, your vitamin D levels seem almost like a window into your future… Got levels that are 30 ng/ml or higher? Great! Your chances of staying healthy and disease-free in the years to come look promising. Are your levels 20 ng/ml or lower? The bad news is, you have a much higher risk for a lot of health problems (like heart disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer,…

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The biggest risk factor for diabetes isn’t your genetics
Posted on: September 19, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The biggest risk factor for diabetes isn’t your genetics

By the time the warning signs of diabetes are evident, much of the havoc the condition wreaks is already been done. In fact, living with diabetes doubles your risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease. It also skyrockets your chances of ending up with Alzheimer’s, nerve damage and kidney disease. This makes preventing blood sugar problems in the first place vital to preserving your health and…

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6 simple ways to keep kidney disease from striking you
Posted on: September 19, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

6 simple ways to keep kidney disease from striking you

I’m sure you’ve heard your share of advice about heart disease — what symptoms to watch out for, the biggest risk factors, steps you can take to prevent it. But do you know what you don’t hear nearly as much about? Kidney disease, even though it’s closely connected to heart disease. People with kidney disease are much more likely to develop heart disease (in fact, heart disease is the No.…

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How to keep pain and the thoughts that worsen it from cramping your style
Posted on: September 19, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

How to keep pain and the thoughts that worsen it from cramping your style

Chronic pain can keep you from doing the things you love. Whether it’s back pain, knee pain or aching and stiffness in your hips, shoulders or other joints, when you hurt, it’s normal to pull back from activities that you worry could make an already bad situation even worse. This can quickly and permanently put the brakes on a once active lifestyle. Yet, according to a new study, the lack…

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Honey beats medications at treating cough and upper respiratory tract infections
Posted on: September 4, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Honey beats medications at treating cough and upper respiratory tract infections

No matter how miserable I am when I have a cold, there’s always one part about being sick that I look forward to — the cough medicine. Now, before you get the wrong idea, I should make it clear that I don’t take those popular drugstore cough medicines that contain dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant that can make you feel loopy and even lead to addiction when used inappropriately… I take…

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Why your hips hurt and the supplements that help
Posted on: September 3, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Why your hips hurt and the supplements that help

If you were to ask me to name the joint in my body that I fear injuring the most, I’d have to say the hip. Without a functioning, pain-free hip joint, we can’t walk, run, dance or even stand. Living with constant hip pain can change your life, making you dependent and immobile. What’s challenging is that there are so many different ways in which the hip can be harmed…

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Daily aspirin almost doubles melanoma risk for men
Posted on: September 2, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Daily aspirin almost doubles melanoma risk for men

Over the last couple of years, the medical community has gone back and forth about the benefits of aspirin as a preventative or treatment for several different health conditions, most recently questioning the decades-old advice that warranted its use as a blood thinner. Well, things are getting stirred up again, but this time, we’re talking about cancer… Aspirin has been reported to reduce the risk of certain cancers (gastric, colon,…

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How a multivitamin could help you through our most challenging cold and flu season yet
Posted on: September 2, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

How a multivitamin could help you through our most challenging cold and flu season yet

I keep hearing from the top health officials in the country and the world that we’re in for quite an autumn. The COVID-19 pandemic combined with our usual cold and flu season is going to make this season one of the most challenging ones we’ve ever faced. If you haven’t already taken practical actions to keep your immune system strong, there’s no better time to start. Supporting a healthy immune…

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Tips that help you kiss unhealthy food cravings goodbye
Posted on: September 2, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Tips that help you kiss unhealthy food cravings goodbye

Have you ever noticed that your diet can be going along just fine? You’re happy, satisfied and not even bothered about skipping the foods you used to crave with a white-hot heat… then something happens to de-rail everything. Maybe it’s a family get together you just can’t miss, a night out with friends or a late night at the office that throws off your dinner schedule and sends you to…

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