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Could Zinc Help You Sleep?

Zinc is a powerful mineral found naturally in our bodies. It helps to balance hormones, build up new cells, and is an integral building block for many of our body’s processes. It works to metabolize food and plays a part in cell division. One overlooked function is nervous system suppression. Could zinc help you sleep […]

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Can a Keto Diet Help Fight Cancer?

The most common cancer treatments are currently chemotherapy and radiation, both aggressive treatments that leave patients feeling like a shell of their former selves. So it may sound strange to suggest that a specific diet plan could be used to help fight cancer. Yet research shows that the ketogenic diet can slow the growth of […]

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Excess Weight , Inflammatory Proteins and Colon Cancer Risk

Excess Weight , Inflammatory Proteins and Colon Cancer Risk

 A new study from Tufts University published in the scientific journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention ads to the evidence that obesity promotes cancer through inflammation. Two inflammatory proteins in the colon increase with increasing weight. Two pre-cancerous cellular pathways are activated by these inflammatory proteins. Lead researcher  Joel B. Mason, M.D., a gastroenterologist who studies nutrition and cancer prevention states, […]

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Anti Inflammatory Diet Lowers Cancer and Heart Disease Risk

Anti Inflammatory Diet Lowers Cancer and Heart Disease Risk

A new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine shows that following an anti-inflammatory diet reduces the risk of disease and death from all of the most common health conditions which cause dysfunction and death in our society. This study followed almost 70,000 Swedish citizens between ages 45-83, over a 16 year period. Following a diet that is considered […]

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Healthy Carbs in Moderation May Be Best

Healthy Carbs in Moderation May Be Best

A new study published by the British journal Lancet Public Health suggests that moderate healthy carbohydrate intake may be best for overall health. Another important finding was that animal protein as a replacement for carbs, popular for weight loss dieting, was not as healthy as replacing carbs with plant sourced proteins. This study performed a statistical analysis […]

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Magnesium is Essential To Your Health: Do You Know Why?

Your body relies upon a carefully balanced intake of minerals to maintain the balance required for ongoing health and wellness. A wide variety of nutrients each play vital roles within the body. If your body ever becomes deficient in those nutrients, symptoms of illness begin to appear. Magnesium is one core nutrient that your body […]

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Should You Try a Keto Diet?

Should You Try a Keto Diet?

The way that you eat has a direct and lasting effect on your energy, attitude, and overall quality of life. It’s easy to find crash diet programs and miracle drugs that claim to solve all your health problems overnight, but the truth is that only a strategic and ongoing eating plan will help you reach […]

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