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Vitamin D Protects Against Liver Diseases

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Two Israeli research teams have separately become the first to discover two different benefits from vitamin D against common liver diseases – hepatitis C and cirrhosis. One involved the mechanism in human cells in the lab, while and the other proved itself on liver tissue in rats. The two discoveries have not yet been tested [...]

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JJ Virgin’s Top 5 New Year Tips

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I’m really happy to be able to share with you these five smart ideas from my long-time friend and colleague,  acclaimed fitness guru JJ Virgin. JJ is theauthor of “Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy“, the co-star of the TLC reality series Freaky Eaters, and a contributor to the Huffington Post. – Dr. Jonny 5 [...]

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This Diet May Reduce Sleep Apnea By 25%

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(European Respiratory Journal)— Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnea, according to new research. The study, which is published online in the European Respiratory Journal, looked at the impact a Mediterranean diet can have on obese people with sleep apnea, compared to those [...]

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Starch Intake and Breast Cancer

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 8, 2011) — Researchers have linked increased starch intake to a greater risk for breast cancer recurrence, according to results presented at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 6-10, 2011. “The results show that it’s not just overall carbohydrates, but particularly starch,” said Jennifer A. Emond, M.S., a public [...]

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Trans Fats Linked to “Brain Shrinkage”

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Diet, Shrinking Brains and “silent strokes” guest article by CNN’s Azadeh Ansari New findings in Alzheimer’s disease support longstanding notions of what doctors have preached for years. The studies look at associations, not causes, but they further scientists’ pursuit of preventing the fatal brain disease. It’s no secret that healthy diet high in omega-3 fatty [...]

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Cravings: Why They Strike, How to Curb Them

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This excellent article by Katherine Kam was originally posted on WebMD. It’s reproduced here in its entirety. A big thanks to Ms. Kam and to WebMD for letting us share this with you. Almost everyone has hankered after potato chips, ice cream, chocolate, or another beckoning treat. But why? And what do you do when [...]

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Green Tea Extract and Weight Loss

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A fascinating new study adds to the growing body of literature showing that green tea can impact weight gain and be an important tool in the fight against obesity. In the current study, published in Obesity, obese mice that were fed a weight-gaining diet put on significantly less weight when they were supplemented with green [...]

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Protein and Weight Gain

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A new study in JAMA adds to the growing body of literature showing that protein is critical for managing weight.  In this study, the researchers wanted to see what effect (if any) different amounts of protein in the diet would have on weight gain. They started with the basic premise that anyone who overeats—however “overeating” [...]

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Vitamin D Delays Progression of Diabetes

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Guest article by John Cannell, MD, president of the Vitamin D Council Diabetes mellitus type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, is epidemic, according to the CDC. It is a disease of high blood sugar with insulin resistance or insulin deficiency. Insulin resistance is what it sounds like. The cells are resistant to the action of insulin, [...]

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How To Lower Your Risk For Stroke

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2011) — Swedish women who ate an antioxidant-rich diet had fewer strokes regardless of whether they had a previous history of cardiovascular disease, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. “Eating antioxidant-rich foods may reduce your risk of stroke by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation,” said Susanne [...]

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New Study: Curcumin Suppresses Cancer Growth

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ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2011) — Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric used in curry, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The inhibition of the cell signaling pathway that drives [...]

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The Single Most Cost-Effective Medical Intervention!

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More than half of global mortality rates can be accounted for by six diseases: Cardiovascular disease cancer respiratory infections respiratory diseases tuberculosis diabetes What do all six have in common? They are all vitamin-D sensitive. And it’s not just those six diseases… Alzheimer’s meningitis Parkinson’s maternal sepsis pre-eclampsia MS deaths from falls …account for an [...]

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