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Don’t Take Your Vitamins!

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts”. But he didn’t live in the modern age of internet 3.0. Thanks to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, we now have so many facts available to us that anyone with an agenda can carefully select [...]

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High Blood Pressure: The Silent Killer

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The thing about high blood pressure is that at least 25% of folks who have it don’t know they have it. It flies under the radar. No pain, no symptoms, (though it’s often been quipped that the first symptom of high blood pressure is a heart attack). About one out of three adults in the [...]

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Diabetes: Prevention and Cure

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It’s almost impossible to talk about diabetes these days without also mentioning its constant companion: obesity. In fact, the two have become so linked that health practitioners have come up with their own nickname for the pair, a kind of medical version of “Brangelina”-they call it Diabesity. According to Linda Geiss, a statistician with the [...]

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150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: Krill Oil

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Krill Oil is even better than fish oil for lowering blood pressure, boosting mood and memory, and even reducing symptoms of PMS. Tweet

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Simple Solution for Protein On The Go

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I want to tell you about a fabulous new product I have been using  to make sure I get enough protein when I’m on the go. EssentiaMeal is a meal replacement shake… but with a twist. It comes in a little single serving  bottle, with a pre-measured amount of powder on the bottom. All you [...]

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150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: Ginkgo Biloba

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It’s not just for memory! Ginkgo protects brain cells from possible damage from free radicals. This is why Ginkgo is the most prescribed herb in Germany! Watch the video to learn all of the protective benefits of Ginkgo Biloba » Tweet

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Protect Your Brain with… Onions!

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A new study suggests that compounds in onions may protect the brain from additional damage linked to stroke. This is hardly the first good news about onions, which I wrote about in depth in my book, “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth”. In a number of impressive published studies, the consumption of onions (and other [...]

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Does Vitamin C Deficiency Cause Heart Disease?

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I’ve long maintained that government recommendations for minimum daily requirements for most nutrients should be ignored. Frankly, they’re idiotic and reactionary. They were developed with the idea of preventing major nutritional deficiencies in the majority of people, and as such, they represent the pinnacle of what I call “minimum wage nutrition”. Take vitamin C, the [...]

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Ancient Ayurvedic Secret for Boosting Immunity

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A new study in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry found that curcumin could increase levels of an immune-boosting protein that prevents infection. Researchers here looked at the ability of curcumin and omega-3 fatty acids to increase the cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, or CAMP, gene. CAMP helps your immune system fight off bacteria, viruses, and fungi. For [...]

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Burn More Fat? Spend More Time in Bed!

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A study in the journal Sleep found that getting adequate sleep could help you overcome a genetic predisposition towards being overweight. The study looked at 1,088 pairs of twins. Researchers learned those who slept less than seven hours a night had a higher body mass index (BMI), one measure of being overweight or obese. What’s [...]

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Vitamin C Can Reduce High Blood Pressure

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A study in the  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed large amounts of vitamin C could reduce high blood pressure. Researchers here gathered data from 29 randomized, controlled clinical trials that looked at how vitamin C versus a placebo affected hypertension. They found that 500 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C daily – way more than [...]

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The Most Delicious Anti-Inflammatory Drink on Earth

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I’m a big believer in supplementation, but I’m also a big believer in using food as medicine. I also believe inflammation is a significant factor in just about every degenerative disease known to man. So I’m always looking for dietary and supplement strategies to lower inflammation. Foods like wild salmon, grass-fed beef, apples, onions, berries, [...]

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