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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Good for Your Mental Health, Research Says

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Good for Your Mental Health, Research Says

Eating fruits and vegetable could very good for you mentally, as well as physically. There are many benefits of eating fruits and vegetables that have been cleary shown in research, such as lowering cardiovascular disease risk and lowering the risk of many cancers. Now, newly published research that investigated “mental well being”, found that high […]

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IV Vitamin C May Boost Chemo’s Cancer-Fighting Power

IV Vitamin C May Boost Chemo’s Cancer-Fighting Power

As reported in Web MD this year, laboratory research involving human cells and mice has shown that large doses of intravenous vitamin C have the potential to boost chemotherapy’s ability to kill cancer cells. According to study co-author Dr. Jeanne Drisko, director of Integrative Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, when they infused […]

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Spinach Extract Decreases Cravings, Helps Weight Loss

Spinach Extract Decreases Cravings, Helps Weight Loss

According to research done at Lund University in Sweden, study participants who started the day with a green drink containing a spinach extract experienced less hunger, and increased their weight loss over a three months period. Professor Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson says, “Our analyses shows that having a drink containing thylakoids (in spinach extract fiber) before breakfast […]

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Losing Weight Reduces Inflammation and Prevents Health Problems

Being overweight causes a chronic underlying  inflammation in the body, and  that inflammatory state may explain why obesity has been associated with so many health problems. This explanation for why overweight is harmful has been proposed  by investigators  at the Research Institute for Internal Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway

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FDA Alert: Avoid Lupin if You Are Allergic to Peanuts or Soybean

FDA Alert: Avoid Lupin if You Are Allergic to Peanuts or Soybean

Lupin, an ingredient used in gluten-free products, may be causing allergic reactions in unsuspecting consumers. Lupin is a yellow-colored bean that is widely used in Europe and  Mediterranean countries. In the U.S.  it is  being introduced into gluten free products as a  good source of protein and fiber. However, lupin has the same protein that […]

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Tinnitus Less in Women Who Consume Caffeine

Consuming caffeine appears to lessen the the chance of developing  tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition where a person perceives ringing in the ears or other sounds like buzzing or clicking,  without there being any actual external noise.  This new research published in the American Journal of Medicine  found that the more caffeine women consumed, the […]

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