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How To Protect Yourself From Sickness? What Is Immune System, And How It Protects Us.

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The immune system defends the body against infection and inflammation. Although it works effectively most of the time, sometimes our immune system fails, and we become sick. Are there ways we can boost our immune system and prevent illness? The immune system is a network of special cells, tissues, proteins, and organs that work together […]

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The Benefits Of Pomegranates

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Are pomegranates really the super food we’ve been led to believe? Will it counteract the aging process? YES! This ancient fruit helps to restore the vitality of damaged and aging cells, seen in degenerative disorders like Alzheimer Dementia and Parkinson disease. [1] The health benefits of pomegranates for treating degenerative diseases are widely recognized in

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Health Benefits of Zinc

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Zinc is an essential mineral required by the body for: maintaining a strong immune system building proteins, muscles, bones facilitating the function of enzymes and hormones controlling insulin activity and promoting conversion of thyroid hormones to their active form maintaining a sense of smell and appetite keeping our DNA healthy supporting fertility improving cardiovascular health

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Link Between Obesity and Cancer

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This is an update to a previous blog, based on the latest published research. For many years, you’ve heard and read that being overweight or obese is not just a cosmetic problem. These conditions greatly raise your risk for multiple health problems. Of course everybody knows about the increased risk for: heart disease, including heart

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Is The Way We Eat Destroying Our Health Permanently?

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Unfortunately our lives are very hectic and we always eat in a hurry! A lot of Americans prefer to eat fast food: it’s easy, quick, tastes good, easy accessible and inexpensive. The Standard American Diet usually consists of a myriad of processed carbs (cereals, breads, pasta, cookies, cakes etc.), processed meat products, high in unhealthy

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Advil: A Lifesaving Drug Or A Dangerous Substance?

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I’m sure you’ve seen multiple commercials on TV that proclaim: “What sinus headache? Stiff joints? Tough cramps? Nighttime pain? Make all your pains a distant memory with Advil®, the world’s #1 choice. Nothing is proven stronger or longer lasting.” [1] Let’s review the latest data on Advil, also known as Ibuprofen, and all other non-steroidal

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Say Cheeese!

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Cheese! Tastes great. Smells good. Could be eaten alone or as a snack or an appetizer. Can be added to sauces, soups, pastries, and many other dishes. There are thousands of varieties of cheese, ranging from mild to mature in flavor, and low-to-high in fat composition. It can be made from the milk of cows,

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Does Keeping Our Mouth TOO CLEAN Contribute To Diabetes?

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One mistake that people often make is believing that oral health has limited effects on our bodies, not extending past the mouth to the rest of the body’s organs and systems. This is a big problem because often the #1 indicator of problems in the body is disease in the mouth. You can think of

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Flu Season Is Here! But the Flu Shot is only 10% Effective. What Can You Do?

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You’ve probably seen the headlines: “After a slow start in October, flu season in the United States is gaining speed, particularly in the South. Flu activity, which has been increasing since the start of November, is now higher than usual for this time of year.” [1] As of December 5th, flu has been widespread in

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Benefits Of High Intensity Exercise

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I’m sure you’ve heard multiple recommendations on what type of exercise provides more health benefits. Recently published data showed that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity resulted in: improved insulin resistance greater weight loss smaller waist circumference better fasting insulin lower 2-hour glucose decrease in triglycerides improvement in C-reactive protein (CRP), which serves as a cardiovascular risk factor

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