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Fear Dairy? It’s Actually Good for Us!

For decades we’ve been fed (no pun intended) hard-line recommendations to avoid full-fat foods, regardless of whether or not the fats came from fried foods, red meats or dairy products. It’s been the mantra of the 20th Century for as…

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Secrets to Living to 100!

It is true that more and more Americans are living to 100 years old and beyond. The actor, Kirk Douglas, who is the father of the actor Michael Douglas, just turned 104 this past week. While most of us shake…

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Taking Vitamins: Timing is Everything

Many adults in the U.S. take some form of daily vitamins whether it’s an all-in-one capsule, a powder or a liquid. Some may only take an extra B vitamin complex, a Vitamin C tablet or extra calcium to prevent osteoporosis.…

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Loneliness: Unrecognized and Growing

Did you know that an increasing amount of research is showing that loneliness is as physically dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? The simple phenomenon of being persistently lonely contributes to cognitive decline, including a more rapid advance of Alzheimer’s disease.…

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Should We Worry About Magnesium?

Do you suffer from headaches, high blood pressure, leg cramps, risk of fractures due to osteoporosis? Something as simple as a low magnesium blood level may be the cause of these problems. Unfortunately, many individuals have no knowledge of what…

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Why You Can’t Lose Weight

Weight loss is a sore subject with many Americans and it’s been this way for decades as more and more of us become overweight or obese in spite of our best efforts at losing the extra pounds. Who hasn’t tried…

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The Power of the Humble Tomato

By now everyone is aware to some degree or other of what antioxidants are and how critical these substances are to maintaining health over a lifetime. Unfortunately, as we age the enzymes that are produced by our bodies in response…

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Even a Little Exercise Can Help Prevent Diabetes

A year ago I wrote a blog about the benefits of exercise in helping to control diabetes. Another study done late last year and published in Experimental Physiology, has confirmed that finding. But interestingly enough, this study on mice found that even…

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Healthy Gut: Healthy Body and Mind

There is a universe of bacteria in our guts that researchers and the medical field are just now beginning to come into a more comprehensive understanding of and how this “microbiome” affects everything from how well our brain functions to…

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Sugar: Health Enemy Number One!

We know that dietary fat has been blamed for decades as the primary cause of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. However, research over the past several decades has shown in study after study that sugar is the real danger. The…

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