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Healthy Diet

Not eating your greens? A greens powder could help

Not eating your greens? A greens powder can help
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Less than ten percent of us eat enough leafy greens, and it’s making us sick. We either don’t like the taste, find them expensive and don’t like that they may cause gas and bloating. If you want to make healthier choices about what goes in your crisper — but have an easy option as well, here are the healthiest greens and what to look for in a greens powder.

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Health Conditions

5 symptoms that could signal kidney disease

5 symptoms that could mean kidney disease
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While kidney disease is not reversible, there’s a lot you can do to slow its progression and prevent serious disease or kidney failure. Here are some of the danger signs to watch for, and half a dozen things you can do now to protect your kidneys.

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Blood Pressure Hypertension

When other medications are to blame for your high blood pressure

When other medications are to blame for your high blood pressure
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People with high blood pressure are usually taking some action to bring it under control, including diet, exercise and medication. But what they don’t know is that they could be sabotaging their efforts simply by taking care of other health issues, especially with medication…

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Colon Cancer Healthy Diet

Why red meat causes carcinogenic compounds in the colon

Why red meat causes carcinogenic compounds in the colon
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Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the US. And lifestyle factors play a major role. We’ve long known that red meat and colon cancer can go hand-in-hand, but there have been many questions as to why. Answers have now been found in the DNA of colon cancer cells.

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Blood Pressure Diabetes Healthy Diet Heart Health

The over-50 food for better blood sugar, blood pressure and a slim waist

The over-50 food for better blood sugar, blood pressure and a slim waist
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When it comes to keeping all your bodily systems healthy, the fact that refined grains are “out” and whole grains are “in” is no longer new news. But it turns out, there are very specific benefits for older adults on five major risk factors for heart disease, including waist size…

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Heart Health

Milk may do your cholesterol and heart good

Milk may do your cholesterol and heart good
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Milk has been given a bad rap for a long time. I’m referring to good old-fashioned cow’s milk, blamed for weight gain and heart disease. But a huge study’s found a connection between drinking milk, better cholesterol and keeping your heart strong.

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Health Supplements Healthy Diet

How fortified foods and the breakfast myth make us sick

How fortified foods and the breakfast myth make Americans sick
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The idea of fortified foods was to reduce nutritional deficiencies. But you can’t cut corners, use cheap ingredients, remove natural nutrition and expect that throwing in a few synthetic vitamins will make up for a product that does more damage than any vitamin deficiency…

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Diabetes Gout Healthy Diet Inflammation

4 ways cherries make you feel better

4 ways cherries make you feel better
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It’s no accident that the small, sweet cherry has found its way into idioms that express how good life is. To “put the cherry on top” means to make a good thing even better. That’s because there are few downsides to eating cherries, and a lot of benefits to be had…

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Digestive Health Healthy Diet Healthy Living

Why GERD, acid reflux and indigestion increase in summer

Why GERD, acid reflux and indigestion increase in summer
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To maintain good health, your body must constantly manage the delicate balance that keeps pH levels where they should be. The trouble is that some of our vital functions throw that balance off. And summertime is when they can get really out of whack…

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Healthy Aging Healthy Living Longevity

7 aging myths to stop believing

7 aging myths to stop believing
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Aging is still a difficult subject to talk about. Maybe that’s why the aging process is surrounded by myths that many people believe. Here are seven of them we’d like you to stop falling for. You’ll improve your health, live longer and enjoy life more!

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Health Supplements Heart Health Inflammation

The dirty truth about toxic soil and your heart

The dirty truth about toxic soil and your heart
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Even if you do everything right for your heart in terms of diet and exercise, there’s a vulnerability almost impossible to avoid. The air we breathe and the soil we grow our food in have been found to contain contaminants directly linked to heart problems on a major scale. Give up? There’s always an answer…