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Is there really one simple thing… one simple health fix… that can lower your blood pressure, decrease your resting heart rate, take off body fat and lower your cholesterol so you can bulletproof your heart? Yes. Yes there is. Researchers at the University of East Anglia in England reviewed 42 studies that took a look at 1843 people who all did this one simple thing, and the results were astonishing.…
A new kind of soy is supposed to stop you from worrying about its effects… it even has a new name that’s supposed to sound healthy. Does it work? The newly marketed oil from genetically modified soy is called Plenish and is produced by DuPont Pioneer. It is being touted as high in oleic acid (a fatty acid that is supposed to help keep blood sugar down) and lacking in…
Maybe you like your burger all the way. Maybe you prefer to leave off the onions and pickles. Regardless, when you occasionally allow yourself to enjoy a good old-fashioned juicy hamburger — as we all do now and then — you already know you’re going to be consuming quite a few calories and gobs of grease. No surprises there. But it’s the little ‘extras’ the factory farms are sneaking into…
Everyone respects the good people searching for cancer cures. But the accelerating cost of cancer drugs? Even oncologists are saying enough is enough. In fact a group of cancer doctors put together a report on how drug companies are gouging cancer patients with overpriced drugs. The report, in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, discusses the ways in which these high prices are complicating cancer care in the U.S. The doctors say the pharmaceutical industry’s…
Coffee is one of those ubiquitous beverages. You either love it or leave it, and everyone is specific in how they like it. The purists will tell you it must be black in order to get the full body, aroma and flavor. Others says cream and sugar cut the acidity and make the perfect cup. I love coffee, and as I write this article, I am sitting in Japan’s Narita…
Yale researchers have found one particular problem that’s attacking women’s hearts … This research involved data from a study looking into heart attacks among even younger men and women. This includes women aged 18 to 55 who suffered heart problems and were admitted to hospitals in the United States, Spain and Australia in the years 2008 to 2012. In comparison to men, this problem caused women to suffer higher rates of chronic…
Did you overindulge on BBQ, drink one too many cocktails or stay up at a late night summer party? Whatever the cause, bloating can be much worse in the hot summer weather. Legs and feet can swell, faces puff and pants don’t fit. Not exactly a picture of summer fitness and health, is it? The good news is that we can address summer bloating with natural solutions – including hydrating…
Is “low sex drive” a disease? Big Pharma wants you to think so. They’re calling it “hypoactive sexual desire disorder.” Never mind that nature has provided many ways to boost libido – and that modern chemical toxins are probably to blame in the first place. Meaning that another chemical is the last thing you need as a woman. But, Sprout pharmaceuticals has convinced the FDA that there is a gender…
Doctors and nutritionists are behind the curve on this one. New discoveries you probably won’t hear about from them now show that the signals sent within our bodies are critical for good health. We already know about neurotransmitters, the substances in your brain that send feel-good signals to your body. And hormones play a huge role in dictating how we feel and how our bodies perform each day. But there’s…
Excessive hair loss is an alarming condition. Especially if you don’t understand what is normal versus what needs medical attention. Hair loss can be triggered by many things including recent illness, stress, even a poor diet. Pinpointing the cause is the first step to stopping the loss. Hair growth cycles It helps to understand how hair grows in a cycle. In each cycle there is an initial long growing phase…