Health Concerns

Health Concerns

5-Minute Health Tip: Eat Your Citrus Fruits

Oranges, limes, and lemons contain three antioxidants that a recent study suggests can help protect against oxidative damage, reduce liver damage, and help manage...
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To Live to be 100 … Eat Like an Okinawan!

Plant-based eating may seem like just another hot new fad. It’s easy to see why, since according to Google Trends, the search term “plant-based”...
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Animal Proteins May Be Shortening Your Life

On August 1, 2016 the journal JAMA Internal Medicine published a study that suggests trading animal proteins for plant-based proteins may help you live...
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Antibiotic Use Linked to Type 1 Diabetes

Could the surging diabetes epidemic stem in part from antibiotics? According to new research, it might. A recent study makes a disturbing connection between...
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Superfruit for Heart Health, Memory, and Vision

Did You Know… …black raspberries are among the most powerful superfruits for heart health?  Black raspberries have been nicknamed the “King of Berries,” and for good...

Fight Cancer with Long Pepper

Did You Know...a spicy plant called long pepper can combat cancer? An estimated 1,685,210 new cancer diagnoses will be made in 2016.  Spurred by the...
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Fact or Myth: Are Reproductive Milestones Determined by Genes?

This is FACT. In part, at least. A recent study shows that while nurture—your environment, upbringing, social network, etc.—plays a large role in shaping reproductive...

Physical Inactivity May Cause Your Brain to Shrink

Why should you get moving? Because according to science, a sedentary lifestyle increases your risk for colds, viruses and infections, heart disease, diabetes, and...

Squatting for Health

Did You Know...that squatting can help you live longer…and increase the quality of your life? Before we delve into the dangers of sitting and the...
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Breathe Yourself to Sleep

Did You Know...you can breathe yourself to sleep using a simple relaxation technique?  According to the Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Sleep Medicine and...