All Entries in the "General Health" Category
How To Live Headache Free
Headache misery doesn’t have to ruin your life. Adopt a proactive attitude and take control of the roots of your pain, and you can eliminate headache triggers. That enables you to discover a new, improved, pain-free life.
Arsenic Turns Up In Organic Brown Rice Syrup
Because rice, even organic rice, often absorbs arsenic from soil, products sweetened with brown rice syrup may contain worrisome levels of this toxic, potentially carcinogenic mineral. Researchers at Dartmouth have found that some baby formulas, cereal bars and energy shots do, in fact, contain problematic amounts of arsenic.
Winter Tips For Cardio Health: Protect Your Cold, Cold Heart
Though winter’s best known for colds and flu, it’s also a time to protect your heart. Dim, wintry sunlight means less vitamin D and more depression, risk factors for heart problems. Comfort food, holiday treats and less exercise can lead to heart-threatening body fat. So ’tis the season to melt your cold, cold heart and make simple but powerful lifestyle changes that boost cardio wellness and may save your life.
The Lifestyle Villains That Trigger Headaches
To many headache sufferers, headaches seem an inevitable part of life. In fact, you can take preventive measures to reduce your pain or completely escape it. But first you have to recognize what is bringing on those debilitating aches.
Diet Shift: GMO Food Dangers
A hallmark of our modern times is the fact that too many of us now eat processed, chemicalized, ersatz food. So it’s no wonder metabolic and digestive problems are on the rise, as are food allergies and obesity. There are real dangers in consuming the standard American diet. It’s time to get back to real food.
Surprisingly Healthy Foods
Although the best diets contain a large amount of vegetarian, raw foods, several commonly eaten foods have remarkably robust health benefits. Even if your busy life makes it hard to eat right, simply adding chocolate, coffee and orange juice to your menus can offer a distinct boost to your well-being.
Smoking Marijuana Doubles Your Risk Of Car Crash
Smoking marijuana within three hours of driving doubles your risk of an accident, according to an analysis of marijuana studies.
Do You Really Need a Flu Shot?
The government and pharmaceutical companies relentlessly promote flu shots every year, insisting that supposedly “high risk” groups like pregnant women, children less than 5 years of age (especially under the age of 2) and everyone over age 50 should be vaccinated. But there are serious questions about the advisability of these shots. In some cases, a flu shot may interfere with immunity rather than boost it.
An Entrepreneur In The Neighborhood Improves Your Health
If you live in a town that’s home to many locally owned businesses you have a longer life expectancy, less chance of being overweight and a lower risk of diabetes. Research by scientists at Louisiana State University (LSU) and Baylor shows that communities dominated by big-box stores and national retail chains have poorer health.
Vitamin E Repairs Muscles
Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps eliminate destructive byproducts in the body. And now research at the Georgia Health Sciences University shows that the body also uses vitamin E to facilitate the repair of tears in muscle tissue.
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