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Savor Cherries to Lower Metabolic Syndrome Risk: Reduces Health Threats

Aug 15, 2019 09:20PM

Montmorency tart cherries in juice or capsules lower systolic blood pressure and insulin levels within hours, reducing factors that lead to metabolic syndrome.

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Eat Plants to Live Longer: Diets High in Vegetables Increase Longevity

Aug 15, 2019 09:20PM

At least one-third of early deaths globally could be prevented if people moved to a largely plant-based diet, Harvard scientists have calculated.

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Singing for Children’s Health

Jul 31, 2019 12:17PM ● By Sarah Evans

Singing has always been a natural phenomenon in children. They sing free of physical tension, on the in-breath and out-breath and freely. Vo...

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Qigong and the Subtle Energy Body

Jun 30, 2019 10:04PM

Qigong is a simple life science that moves qi and brings a powerful balance into the body. The movements, breathing techniques and meditatio...

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The Rise of Gut Problems

Jun 30, 2019 10:00PM

Our gut can alter our entire body. It can influence the way we think, sleep, eat and act, as well as the health of our skin. When our gut mi...

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Heal The Brain and Mitochondria with Wahls Protocol

Jun 30, 2019 09:56PM

Those with a neurological disease or autoimmune disorder may want to look into the Wahls Protocol and start choosing foods that may help rev...

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Reflexology Gets On Your Nerves—Literally

Jun 30, 2019 09:55PM

What is it about working on the feet that reduces nervous tension and anxiety? Plenty. The feet contain more nerves per square inch than any...

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Eat Mostly Plants to Ease Gum Inflammation: Oral Health Benefits

Jun 28, 2019 09:38AM

Germans that ate a diet low in meat and carbs and high in plants and vitamins for four weeks had significantly less gum inflammation and bleeding that subjects that did not change their eating habits.

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Get Eyes Checked to Detect Early Alzheimer’s: Optometry's Link to Brain Health

Jun 28, 2019 09:38AM

New infrared technology allows doctors to detect the weakened blood vessels at the back of the eye associated with early Alzheimer’s.

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Take B12 to Help With Parkinson’s: Vitamin Slows Progression

Jun 28, 2019 09:38AM

The common vitamin B12 may help slow the progression of both hereditary and non-hereditary Parkinson’s Disease, new studies show.

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Munch Nuts for a Healthy Brain: Improves Cognitive Functions

Jun 28, 2019 09:38AM

Chinese seniors that ate more than two teaspoons of nuts a day were found to have better thinking, reasoning and memory than those that didn’t eat nuts.

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