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Nervous Neti? Not If It’s Nice!
January 1st, 2013For years we have been reading about and recommending nasal washes for the maintenance of good health. We know that it makes sense to clean the body’s respiratory filter and to keep the cilia healthy so they can function well. Washing with saline solution removes offending particles caught in the nose, helping prevent allergic reactions and respiratory illnesses.
Overcoming fears about nasal washingNot Just for Celiac
January 1st, 2013You’ve probably noticed by now that gluten-free is in. Restaurants are unveiling gluten-free menus and regular grocery stores are stocking gluten-free items. Your friends, your relatives, and your colleagues are talking about avoiding wheat and how they’ve benefited. Gluten-free diets, the “experts” love to say, are the biggest new dietary fad.
Why everyone can benefit from a gluten-free diet
Tongkat Ali
January 1st, 2013Numerous studies indicate that tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) is a good first-line strategy for combating the effects of chronic stress and fatigue, as well as the stresses created by dieting and overtraining.
Help balance testosterone and cortisol
Little Miss Muffett and the Multivitamin
January 1st, 2013French fries. Ketchup. The dreaded chicken finger. They are all staples for most young diets these days. But, hey, even if these novice eaters consume their vegetables fried, carb-loaded, or sugar-heavy, at least they are getting them, right?
Wrong. For children, it’s never too early to integrate a sense of good nutrition—in fact, their growing needs demand it.
Why growing kids need more than curds and whey
Health Tips: Resveratrol May Preserve Effects of Morphine
November 1st, 2012Resveratrol—the same natural polyphenol found in red wine—preserves the potent pain-relieving effect of morphine in rats that have developed morphine tolerance, suggests a study in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
Health Tips: Multivitamins Boost Memory for Older Men?
November 1st, 2012A recent study published in Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental showed that when men took multivitamins over an eight-week trial period their contextual recognition memory performance was significantly better. Test groups were men between the ages of 50 and 74 divided into a double-blind trial.
Health Tips: Exercise Can Help Cancer Patients, but Few Oncologists Suggest It
November 1st, 2012Numerous studies have shown the powerful effect that exercise can have on cancer care and recovery. For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise has been found to reduce recurrence of the disease by up to 50 percent.
Health Tips: Non-Alcoholic Red Wine May Help Reduce High Blood Pressure
November 1st, 2012A new study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research shows that men with high risk for heart disease had lower blood pressure after drinking non-alcoholic red wine every day for four weeks.
Health Tips: Vitamin D Shows Eye Health Benefits
November 1st, 2012Dietary supplements of vitamin D3 may boost visual function in lab mice suggests a new study from the UK with potential implications for the eye health market.
Health Tips: Omega-3s Linked to Lower Heart Failure Risk
November 1st, 2012Consuming fish at least once a month—and thereby increasing blood levels of alpha-linolenic and docosapentaenoic acids—may reduce the risk of heart failure, says a new study that adds to the heart-health benefits of omega-3.
