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Stress Ramps Up Inflammation: Anxiety Affects More than the Mind

Jun 30, 2015 08:14AM

Dwelling on a stressful event—such as a public speaking performance—raises levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammation marker linked to heart disease.

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Eating Peanuts Early On Reduces Allergy Risk: Decrease Chances of Reactions Later in Life

Jun 30, 2015 08:14AM

Scientists have found that letting high-risk children eat peanuts before their first birthday sharply slashes their allergy risk.

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Mindfulness Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure: Reduces Four Markers of Hypertension

Jun 30, 2015 08:14AM

Just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation a day lowered four markers of hypertension in a study of 15 African-American men.

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Social Isolation Linked to Earlier Death: Loneliness Just as Damaging as Smoking, Excessive Drinking and Obesity

Jun 30, 2015 08:14AM

A study of 3 million people concluded that people that are lonely and isolated have as great a risk of early death as heavy smokers, alcoholics and the obese.

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No Worries: Cats Naturally Eat Less in Summer: Take Appetite Swings in Stride

Jun 30, 2015 08:14AM

British veterinarians found that cats do indeed pick at their food in hot weather—eating 15 percent less—and logically eat more in winter.

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The Holistic Value of Allopathic Diagnostic Tools

May 31, 2015 08:35PM

Holistic health practitioners must know the nature of a patient’s problem before they can design a protocol to address it. Advocates of natu...

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Antioxidant-Rich Berries Thwart Alzheimer’s: Berry Good for the Mind

May 29, 2015 08:12AM

All kinds of berries protect brain cells from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

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An Avocado a Day Keeps Bad Cholesterol Away: Reduces Risk of Artery Hardening

May 29, 2015 08:12AM

Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), known as “bad cholesterol”, was reduced by 60 percent when overweight adults added an avocado to a moderate-fat diet.

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Stroke Risk Rises with Two Drinks a Day: Alcohol Increases Chances During Middle-Age Years

May 29, 2015 08:12AM

Having two drinks a day in one’s 50s and 60s increases the risk of stroke by a third and lowers the age at which it occurs, Swedish researchers have found.

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Hatha Yoga Boosts Brainpower: Improve Cognitive Health

May 29, 2015 08:12AM

In just two months of three-times-a-week yoga classes, older adults improved their cognitive functions, reaction times and working memory.

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Acupuncture Treats Prostate Enlargement: Natural Alternative to Treat Symptoms

May 29, 2015 08:12AM

Chinese researchers report that acupuncture and a prescribed heat therapy were 89 percent effective in treating symptoms of benign enlarged prostate.

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Pain and Depression Ebb with Flotation Therapy: Float Your Worries Away

May 29, 2015 08:12AM

After floating twelve times in sensory-deprivation tanks, Swedish subjects reported less depression, lower pain and better sleep.

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Acupuncture Increases Quality of Life for Allergy Sufferers: Alternative Solution for Seasonal Symptoms

Mar 31, 2015 08:22AM

Hay fever sufferers receiving acupuncture plus medication reported a better quality of life than those only receiving drugs.

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When the Body Attacks Itself

Dec 30, 2014 07:24PM ● By Sylvia Haskvitz

Autoimmune disease develops when our immune system, which is in place to protect our body from disease, becomes non-discriminating

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Strategies to Succeed with New Year’s Resolutions

Dec 30, 2014 07:15PM

Ninety-five percent of people that make a New Year’s resolution break it by the end of the first month

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