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Most people make a beeline to their coffee maker after waking. However, what if it was possible to significantly improve your health with a one-minute morning ritual that could be performed while your coffee is brewing? The only caveat is that this ritual may cause you to make some funny, puckered-up faces. Still interested? The Morning Tonic You've Long Desired:We’re talking about apple cider vinegar....
4/27/2022 4:00:00 AM
Anyone who has ever wished they could improve their memory or concentration, or felt they had a hard time learning something new, might shrug it off as a lack of smarts or as part of getting older. However, poor mental performance is also linked to the foods we eat. We can choose to eat foods that will make us smarter, help us process information faster and help us retain what we learn.Can food really...
4/26/2022 4:00:00 AM
Yeowch! It hurts to bend those fingers, that knee, or to get up from the couch these days. Could it be arthritis? And what does that even mean? There are so many types it's confusing. It's confusing because arthritis isn’t a single disease. In fact, it's several different conditions that cause pain and inflammation in the joints in different ways and for different reasons. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid...
4/24/2022 4:00:00 AM
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious and debilitating condition. But new evidence may shed some light on a possible trigger and how we might reduce our risks. It might all come down to the amount of fatty acid in our diets. Let’s take a closer look at the link between fatty acid deficiency and MS. What is Multiple Sclerosis? MS is a condition that affects the central nervous system. It’s an abnormal...
4/16/2022 4:00:00 AM
Does intermittent fasting really help weight-loss efforts? It would seem so. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, those who practiced periodic fasting lost, on average, 7 to 10 pounds in 11 weeks. However, the results were comparable with non-fasting diets that restricted daily caloric intake. In other words, intermittent fasting is no better or no worse than most diets. It’s merely another...
4/12/2022 5:00:00 AM
Not many (if any) people think about their vitamin B12 levels on a regular basis. However, there are significant health risks associated with a vitamin B12 deficiency, including depression, paranoia, delusions, memory loss and incontinence, among others. To make matters worse, a B12 deficiency is quite sneaky. You may not even realize you have it until you’re very sick.Vitamin B12 deficiency is more...
4/4/2022 5:00:00 AM
If you have hypothyroidism, or you’re at risk for it based on family history, some foods can be worse than others in keeping your thyroid levels under control. Yes, there are foods that can make your thyroid even more sluggish. So if you’re feeling like you just can’t seem to get on top of your symptoms, here are 5 of the worst foods that you should consider cutting from your diet.Fast and Fatty Foods:Polyunsaturated...
4/3/2022 5:00:00 AM
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) affects 20% of the population. It is most often treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are medications that block acid production in the stomach. Despite their wide use, however, these drugs only eliminate symptoms in about 60-70% of the people who take them. The rest still experience symptoms. But now there's good news for that 30-40%.New treatment...
4/2/2022 5:00:00 AM
"Healthy" foods such as wheat, barley, oats, canola, flax, honey, corn, soy and legumes could be contaminated with the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product. Even products like Cheerios and Oreos are said to contain the weed-killing chemical. Monsanto and the EPA claim it’s perfectly safe in trace amounts, but some researchers believe it can cause serious...
3/31/2022 5:00:00 AM
Nearly 80% of U.S. adults suffer from foot pain, yet only 1 in 3 adults seek medical attention for their ailments. Fortunately, there is an alternative, even for those hesitant to try prescription drugs. Whether the pain is due to arthritis, blisters or another podiatric ailment, CBD products might be just the thing for many of them.For some people, this extract mimics the performance of prescription-strength...
3/30/2022 5:00:00 AM