Beat inflammation and erase depression for good
Posted on: May 6, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Beat inflammation and erase depression for good

Inflammation … I just mention the word to my patients and they say, “Yuck, I don’t want that.” But besides just being awful-sounding, chronic low-grade inflammation is responsible for all the modern chronic diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer’s, and autoimmune disorders (just to mention a few). And new research now shows that there is a direct causal link between clinical depression and inflammation. Fortunately having this…

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Miracle mushroom beats inflammation
Posted on: May 5, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Miracle mushroom beats inflammation

Your immune system has to behave just right to keep you healthy: dispatching invading disease pathogens before they make you sick while avoiding an attack on the body itself. And there’s an important food that keeps the immune system very strong. Research at the University of Florida shows that natural chemicals in shiitake mushrooms can increase your immune system’s vigilance against infectious disease and keep the system from over-reacting and…

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Say hello to the holistic health cure for just about everything
Posted on: May 5, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Say hello to the holistic health cure for just about everything

Do you know what “holistic” health is? Most people I ask confuse it with homeopathy. But holistic means using a whole body approach to medicine. That the body is an interconnected system. Why do I ask? Well, if you’re worried about cancer, diabetes or heart problems, it turns out that a holistic approach is best. Researchers say that a healthy lifestyle that defends against one of these conditions defends against…

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Blood pressure drugs are a kidney failure
Posted on: May 5, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Blood pressure drugs are a kidney failure

In the quest to control blood pressure, doctors around the world write more than 120 million prescriptions a year for what are called thiazide drugs, medication that takes salt out of the body. But in many cases, these drugs don’t do their intended job. The reason these drugs can fail: They are supposed to move salt through the kidney to relieve the pressure that salt and fluid exert on the…

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Unusual ways to boost your energy
Posted on: May 5, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Unusual ways to boost your energy

How can we get more energy? Personal, physical, vital energy for our bodies? We all know the sensation: we feel run down, lethargic, chronically tired. And we usually just chalk it up to aging. Coffee or other highly caffeinated drinks are one way to deal with it. But when our stimulant of choice wears off, we’re often in worse shape, which drives us to consume more and leads to a…

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Cutting-edge therapy stimulates tissue growth to ease joint pain
Posted on: May 4, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Cutting-edge therapy stimulates tissue growth to ease joint pain

Do you suffer from recurring back pain, joint pain, or other joint injuries that just don’t seem to heal? If this is you, and worse, if you are you take ongoing medications for it, then I want to show you something that could give you a world of relief. It’s not a pharmaceutical drug, it’s not an expensive surgery, and it’s been used in the U.S. for more than 50…

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In the kitchen with Kelley: Spinach with potatoes
Posted on: May 4, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

In the kitchen with Kelley: Spinach with potatoes

In preparation for spring cleaning, I’m letting my food stocks get low. I’m taking a week off work, and I’m going to defrost my deep freezer, scrub my refrigerator from top to bottom and wipe down all my pantry and cabinet shelves. In the meanwhile, I’m having to get creative at mealtime as what I have on hand is dwindling. That’s how I came upon this recipe. I decided to…

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Watch for the habit that ruins your eyes
Posted on: May 4, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Watch for the habit that ruins your eyes

Experts used to think that sharp vision was predetermined by the genes you inherited from your parents. But now we know we’re destroying our eyesight with everyday modern activities. And the worst of those modern activities for your eye health? Staying indoors too much. A wide range of studies show that not getting outdoors enough leads to nearsightedness – myopia. Researchers who study the eyes were initially stunned when they…

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A hidden deadly heart risk for women
Posted on: May 4, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

A hidden deadly heart risk for women

Every year heart attacks kill more women than they do men. And researchers have now identified a heart-risky event that’s a danger for women but doesn’t seem to have the same coronary lethality for men. It’s called divorce. Women who get divorced suffer more heart attacks. Even after they get married again. A study at Duke shows that divorced women suffer heart attacks at a significantly higher rate than those…

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The benefits of eating “spoiled” paleo food
Posted on: May 2, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The benefits of eating “spoiled” paleo food

What do you mean you won’t eat spoiled food? The spoiled food included in the paleo diet may be the healthiest food on your plate. OK, I’m not talking about randomly spoiled food like an everyday piece of fruit with mystery mold emerging from its innards. And not that cantankerous piece of meat in the back of the fridge that smells so questionable your dog wouldn’t touch it. I’m talking…

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