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Walnut packagers cannot tell you this, but walnuts are an amazing superfood. Studies have shown that the omega-3 fatty acids found in walnuts help to lower cholesterol levels; protect against heart disease, stroke and cancer; ease arthritis and other inflammatory diseases; fight depression and mental illness; and provide a host of other benefits. But putting these benefits on the walnut package label is illegal, according to the Food and Drug…
The tricep is the muscle behind the upper arm. And while many people, especially men, work hard on developing their biceps, people need to also develop the triceps for symmetry and proper muscle balance. In today’s video article, my friend Tema Esberg will show you how to do three simple exercises to strengthen your triceps. One will be using a chair and your bodyweight, and the other two will require…
Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! If my boys had their way, we’d have meat with every single meal. But eating too much meat isn’t good for you. And buying too much meat isn’t good for my wallet. So I serve vegetarian meals fairly often. Because this recipe is made…
Tumeric is a sunny-yellow spice used for more than 2,500 years and hailed for its healing properties in Indian medicine and cooking — most often used in Indian curry dishes. Traditionally turmeric’s curative properties have been associated with detoxifying the liver, stimulating digestion and boosting immunity. Lately researchers have been working overtime showing that this antioxidant boosts health in a variety of ways. Below are some of our favorite articles…
If you have a type 2 diabetes, after you eat dinner your blood may contain problematic levels of sugar and fat – raising your risk of heart problems. But a study shows that a particular dessert can offset some of that risk. The beneficial dessert is exercise. Instead of gulping down cookies or cakes at the end of your meals, say researchers at the University of Missouri, you should lift…
Inflammation is a destructive process linked to a large variety of illnesses like heart disease, arthritis and memory loss. But there are three fast-acting methods you can use to start curtailing the damage. Your immune system is designed to fend off invasions by microbes that cause illness. Too often, however, an inflamed immune system attacks the bodily tissues it is supposed to defend. And that kind of long-term, devastating inflammation…
As you age, you may find it harder to sleep soundly. But a relatively uncomplicated change of mental focus that is easy to learn may help you slumber with fewer disturbances. A study at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, shows that practicing mindfulness meditation can improve the sleep of older people who frequently have trouble going to sleep and staying asleep at night. Research shows that about 50…
There are many myths that men commonly regard as fact, as well as some weird sayings that are hard-to-believe yet true. Some common beliefs are fact while others are simply not true. Let’s break down some of the common myths and facts about men’s health so you know where and where not to spend your energy. More men die from prostate cancer than any other cancer This is a myth.…
Americans of all ages suffer heart attacks. But the devastating results of these events are usually worse for women warn researchers at Yale. The factor that complicates women’s heart health: stress. “Women tend to report greater stress and more stressful life events than men, potentially because of their different roles in family life and work, as compared to men,” says researcher Xiao Xu, who is with the Yale School of…
We try our best to eat healthy, even spending a little more to buy organic and non-GMO food. But it seems we live in a time where it no longer matters. We may be doomed to eat what the powers that be want us to eat, no matter what. Why? Because there are too many factors we can’t control. But that doesn’t mean we can’t keep trying and get involved…