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Did You Know… …Running May Make You Less Likely to Have Joint Problems?

Even avid runners often worry that the repetitive motion of running causes excessive wear and tear on their joints, and particularly their knees. This...
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The Obesity-Cancer Link Confirmed

If you carry extra weight, there has never been a better time to take action to shed fat on behalf of your long-term health. In...
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Prebiotics—The Missing Puzzle Piece for Glowing Health

Nearly everyone has heard about the importance of probiotics found in foods and supplements. That’s because over the past 10 or so years, researchers...

Can Cinnamon Blast Fat?

Regardless of what the low-carb craze has tried to tell us, high fat diets are harmful to your health. Too much fat is implicated...
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High-Protein Diet Linked to Heart Failure Risk in Older Women

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart failure afflicts 5.7 million Americans, and accounted for 1 of every 9 deaths in 2009....
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This Weight Loss Herb is Proven By Medical Research

Although gymnema sylvestre has been used in traditional medical disciplines since the 6th century B.C., you’ve probably never heard of it. Those in the...

7 Reasons to Start Bouncing!

For years, the only people who regularly jumped on trampolines were children, elite athletes, and NASA astronauts. But recently, as information about the remarkable...
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Prolonged Sitting May Cause Heart Disease

We’ve got one more study from 2014 proving that prolonged sitting is incredibly detrimental to your overall health, regardless of if you are fit...

Is Your Weight Gain Due to an Iodine Deficiency?

Statistics show that nearly 74% of “healthy” adults consume inadequate quantities of iodine. An estimated 800 million to 2 billion individuals worldwide are affected...