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An Unsung Biological Hero
If I were to offer you an all-natural supplement that helps to prevent undesirable clotting, improves your antibody function and mental processing, increases endurance, reduces skin wrinkling,… more»
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Healing Power from Connectedness
In 2005, both CBS and ABC News reported that according to a 1985 survey done by the University of Arizona and Duke University, individuals were found to have an average of three close… more»
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Managing Stress Successfully
I like to illustrate the sympathetic nervous system by yelling “FIRE” before coming in to teach my physiology students. Yes, indeed, in a one-word definition the sympathetic division yells,… more»
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Are You “D” Deficient?
Studies show that up to 90% of the vitamin D in our bodies is obtained from our skin being exposed to sunlight. Exposure to sunlight converts cholesterol in the skin to vitamin D, which is… more»
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Deep Vein Thrombosis - Are You At Risk?
Each year more people die from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) than the total number who die from AIDS, breast cancer, and motor vehicle accidents combined. What is DVT? It is the formation of a… more»
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Are You Being Short-Changed?
Want something that improves mood, performance, immunity and cardiovascular health? Good sleep will! But only if you get enough good quality of sleep. Sleep expert Dr. James Maas asks these… more»
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The Deadly Epidemic of Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome deserves serious attention, for one out of five adult Americans and one out of eight school-age children has it. This dangerous pandemic pushes millions down the slippery… more»
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How To Keep Your Liver Healthy
Under the diaphragm, in the right upper abdomen is the liver, which receives 20% of the blood, pumped each minute by the heart. All the blood from major abdominal organs must be filtered and… more»
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Natural Ways to Increase Brain Cell “Fertilizer”
Lifestyle habits shape our brain power. How do they do so? Which lifestyle factors boost our brain power and which ones impair our mental functioning? To understand this, we must consider… more»
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The Winning Diet for Type 2 Diabetes
Reducing the Risk: Go Vegetarian Vegetarian and vegan diets offer significant benefits for diabetes prevention, treatment, and reversal of type 2 diabetes,in many cases. In observational… more»
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Boost Your Immunity
Natural killer (NK) cells and killer T-lymphocytes are special immune cells that destroy viruses and combat cancer. They release chemical bullets that perforate the protein coating of viruses… more»
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Lowering High Cholesterol Levels Naturally
Many people think of cholesterol as a villain that damages the arteries. The truth is that we need this waxy, fat-like substance because it helps to form the myelin layer that insulates… more»