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For prostate protection without side effects, try flaxseed

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date July 20, 2018

Are flaxseeds the safer alternative to prostate drugs? Study after study shows it’s not only rich in minerals, but prostate benefits too. If you want to avoid these six scary side effects of prostate drugs, including painful erections, here’s how to use flaxseed and get relief…

Tags Men, Prostate

Brain Health Mental Health

10 raw foods that strengthen your mental health

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date July 30, 2018

Scientific studies keep showing that certain nutrients have the power to improve serious mental health problems like psychosis, bipolar disorder and PTSD–in many cases better than the prescription drugs used to treat them. Here are your top ten…

Weight Loss Women’s Health

4 things holding your weight loss efforts back

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date July 30, 2018

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When you think about weight loss in relation to health, rather than as a way to fulfill an image, the discussion becomes one about disease prevention, rather than ego or appearance. And we need more of that. Because obesity and being overweight are lady killers…

Healthy Aging Healthy Diet

10 anti-aging vegetables you should eat regularly

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date April 3, 2018

It’s become evident that a diet based mainly on plants is a healthy one. That’s why many people have adopted a plant-based diet, consuming more vegetables than meat. But choose your vegetables well to avoid the insidious effects of protein deficiency than many people are not aware of…

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Brain Health Inflammation

Why sugar today could mean Alzheimer’s tomorrow

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date April 27, 2018

Science has long established the fact that inflammation is a problem behind all the diseases and conditions that scare us… cancer, diabetes, even stroke and heart disease. Now, scientists have established inflammation’s role in the development and severity of Alzheimer’s disease.

Tags Alzheimer's

Healthy Diet Healthy Living

10 reasons you need avocados

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date April 30, 2018

Avocados

Did you know avocados help guard against disease in every single organ in your body? Make your hair shine, soften wrinkles, and even treat sunburn? Oh, and fight cancer. But that’s not all! Here are 10 ways avocados can protect your body and boost your health…

Tags Cholesterol, Nutrition, Superfoods, Vision support

Health News Prescription Drugs

Don’t trade high blood pressure for pancreatic cancer

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date May 2, 2018

One in three of us have high blood pressure. If you do, you might treat it with medication, because leaving it untreated has serious consequences, like an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. But what if your blood pressure medication increased your risk for a particularly dangerous cancer?

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Healthy Diet

Lower blood pressure, cholesterol and more with celery

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date May 11, 2018

It seems that many people believe celery to be what’s called a ‘negative-calorie’ food, one that consumes more calories as the body processes it than the food itself contains. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but celery won’t make you lose weight just by eating it. But here are six other ways it can improve your health…

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Healthy Living Mental Health

The pills that make you more depressed

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date May 16, 2018

If you’ve dealt with depression during your life, you’ve probably explored all available options to put your dark days behind you. That may have included trying antidepressant drugs. Maybe they worked for you. But if they didn’t, you’re not alone …

Healthy Diet

7 nutrition-packed veggies for powerful winter soups

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date March 11, 2019

Why is it so hard to “eat your vegetables,” at least for most of us? Sure, I do have friends who would rather eat a giant salad or a plate of sautéed spinach than anything else in the world. But that’s just not me, or most people I know. So, what can we do to get the essential nutrition that can only come from veggies?

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Diabetes

Say yes to cheese for better blood sugar

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date May 9, 2019

No matter how you slice it, cheese is delicious. But cheese is high in fat. It’s high in calories. It’s high in sodium. It causes inflammation. Sure, there are some downsides to going hog wild on a sharp cheddar cheese wheel. But there are upsides too… especially if you have prediabetes or diabetes…

Tags Blood sugar, Insulin resistance

Healthy Diet

The simplest way to supersize the cancer-fighting power of green tea

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date January 23, 2019

For years, green tea was the darling of the hot beverage circle, until coffee’s (and even black tea’s) health benefits became better known. But green tea still reigns as king of one potent cancer-fighting compound. Use this trick to supersize it…

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