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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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Integrative Oncology Helps Cancer Patients with Safe Non Toxic Treatments

Integrative Oncology Helps Cancer Patients with Safe Non Toxic Treatments

For doctors and patients who wish to explore the effects of nutrition, and natural supplementation for those with cancer, the American Institute of Integrative Oncology suggests an approach to help patients with safe, non toxic treatments. The key is to focus on achieving the following goal: Promote A Micro-environment That Is Not Supportive Of The […]

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A HEALTHY GUT MAY SAVE YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR LIFE

A HEALTHY GUT MAY SAVE YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR LIFE

  As a member of the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine I just attended their 2016 national conference in Las Vegas. I want to bring you crucial information about how the environment of your GI tract, called the Microbiome, may determine whether you are more susceptible to the onset of Alzheimer’s and other Neurodegenerative […]

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Children’s Reading Improved With Omega-3/ Omega-6 Supplementation

Children’s Reading Improved With Omega-3/ Omega-6 Supplementation

A newly published study of 154 Swedish schoolchildren between nine and ten years old showed that three months of supplementation with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids improved reading their reading skills. The children in this study were divided into two groups to receive either capsules with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, or identical looking placebo […]

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Low Vitamin D In The Elderly Associated With More Rapid Development of Dementia, Alzheimer’s

Low Vitamin D In The Elderly Associated With More Rapid Development of Dementia, Alzheimer’s

According to research from the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center, elderly individuals with low vitamin D levels show a decline in cognitive functions a a rate three times faster than those with sufficient vitamin D levels. Joshua Miller, MD lead author of the research  published in JAMA Neurology says, “Independent of race or ethnicity, baseline […]

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Diabetic Neuropathy Treated by Fish Oil Supplements

Diabetic Neuropathy Treated by Fish Oil Supplements

Diabetic neuropathy is a painful condition resulting from the nerve damage which occurs in nearly half of those diagnosed with diabetes.  A research study from the VA Medical Center in Iowa City published  in the Journal of Neurophysiology  shows that fish oil supplements can restore the health of the damaged nerves in diabetic mice. “Diabetic […]

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